They then came to a towne buylte vpon the water of two thousand houses, and before they came thither they had gone more than halfe a league vppon a fayre Calsey, whiche was twentie foote brode: the towne had fayre houses and many towers: the Lord of the towne did receyue them worshipfully, and prouided all things plentifully, desiryng him to abide there that night, and secretly made complayntes against _Mutezuma_, of many wrongs and exactions done by him, and certified him, that from thence the way was very fayre to _Mexico_, and al the like calsey as he had passed. With this newes _Cortes_ was very glad, for he meant to haue stayed there for to haue buylte barkes and foystes, & yet he feared least they woulde breake the calsey, wherfore he had alwayes a care ouer _Cacama_, who with the other Lordes desired him not to abide there, but to procéede forward to _Iztacpalapan_, which was but twoo leagues off, and that the Lorde thereof was another Neuew to _Mutezuma_. To admit their request he wët with them to that towne, and from thence to _Mexico_ was but twoo leagues, the which the next day he might goe at pleasure, and come timely into the Citie, & in this order came to _Iztacpalapan_. Euery two houres came messengers betwixte _Cortes_ and _Mutezuma_: then came _Cuetlauac_ Lorde of that towne, with the Lorde _Culhuacan_ his kinsman to receyue him, who presented vnto him, slaues, garments, and feathers, and to the value of foure thousande Ducates in golde. _Cuetlauac_ receyued al the Spaniards into his own house, whiche hath very fayre lodgings all of stone and Carpenters worke excéeding well wrought, with high & lowe roumes, with all kinde of seruice: The chambers were hanged with cloth of Cotten, very rich, after their maner. There were fayre gardës replenished with many swéete floures, and swéete trées garnished with networke, made of Canes, and couered with roses and other fine hearbes, with sundry pondes of swéete water. There was an other garden very beautifull of all sortes of fruytes and hearbes, with a great ponde walled with lyme and stone, and was foure hundreth paces square, made with fayre steppes to discende vnto the bottome in many places, and was full of diuers kindes of fishes, and many kinde of water birds, which somtimes couered y^e pond, as Gulles, Mewes, and such like. _Iztacpallapan_ is a towne of .10000. households, & is pläted in a lake of salt water, the one half of the towne buylt on the water, & the other on the lande. The Solemne pompe vvherevvith _Cortez was receyued into Mexico_.