shall wante, and for my passage on the water, I say it is nothing in comparison of twoo thousande leagues, which I haue sayled onely to come and visit him. But yet for all this talke, if they had founde him carelesse, they would haue pinched him as some doth say, for he gaue them to vnderstand that he nor his men slept not by night, nor yet vnarmed themselues, yea and also if it chanced thë to find in the night season any that were not of their company, they slew them out of häd, desiring him to aduise his men thereof, least any of them should happen to fall into that daunger, which would much grieue him, and with this talke they went all to take their reste. The next day in the morning he proceded forward and came to _Amaquemecan_ which is two leagues frö thence, & standeth in the prouince of _Chalco_, a towne that cötayneth 20000. householders. The Lorde of that towne presented to _Cortes_ fourtie women slaues, and .3000. Ducats in gold, with meate abüdantly for two dayes, and secretely made complaynt vnto him of _Mutezuma_. And from thence he went to another towne foure leagues from thëce, the one half therof was builte vpon the lake, and the other halfe vpon the lande at the foote of a ragged hill. There went in his company many subiectes of _Mutezuma_ for purueyors, but yet both they and the townes men would fayne haue layde hand vpon the Spaniardes, and euery night would sende their spies to sée what the Christians did, but the watch slew about twentie of them, whervpon the matter stayed and their pretence tooke no effect: sure it is a thing to laugh at, for at euery fancie they woulde proue to kill them, and yet they were not for the purpose. The nexte day in the mornyng came twelue Lordes from _Mexico_, among whome was _Cacama_ Neuew to _Mutezuma_, who was Lorde of _Tezcuco_ a yong man of .xxv. yeares of age, whom the _Indians_ did much honour: he was carried vpon their shoulders, & when they set him downe one went before with a brome to swéep the dust out of his way. These Gentlemen came to accöpany _Cortes_ excusing _Mutezuma_, saying that he was not well at ease & therfore he came not personally to receiue him. And yet they entreated _Cortes_ to returne backe againe, & not to come vnto _Mexico_, gyuing him to vnderstand by signes, y^t they would there displease him, yea & also defend the passage & entrance, a thing easie to be done, but they were either blinded or else they durst not breake the Calsey. _Cortes_ entertayned thë like noble më, & gaue vnto thë of his haberdashe, & departed from y^e towne w^t many graue personages who carried with thë a great trayne, whiche filled vp the way well nigh as they should passe, wödring at their beardes, harneys, apparell, horses & ordinaunce, saying to themselues, these be Gods. _Cortes_ gaue them warning not to come among the horses, nor among his men, for feare they would kil them. This he made them beléeue bicause he would not haue his way stopped, for y^t the number of thë was so great.