_Cortez_ saluted _Mutezuma_ according to his accustomed manner, and began to rest and talke merily as hée was wont to do. _Mutezuma_ béeyng carelesse of the thing that Fortune hadde prepared agaynste hym, was also very merrie, and pleased with that conuersation. He gaue vnto _Cortes_ Iewels of golde, and one of his daughters, and other noble mens daughters to others of his company. _Cortes_ receyued the gift, for otherwise it hadde bin a frent vnto _Mutezuma_. But yet he enformed him, that he was a married man, and that he coulde not marrie with his daughter, for the Christian law did not permitte the same, nor yet that any Christian mought haue more than one wife, vppon payne of infamy, and to be marked in the forehead. After all this talke ended, _Cortez_ tooke the letters of _Pedro Hircio_, and caused them to be interpreted vnto _Mutezuma_, makyng hys grieuous complaynte agaynste _Qualpopoca_, who hadde slayne so many _Spanyardes_ through hys commaundement, yea and that his subiectes had published, that they woulde kill the _Spanyardes_, and breake downe the bridges. _Mutezuma_ excused himselfe earnestly, as well of the one as of the other, saying, the report giuen out agaynste hys subiectes was false and vntrue, and as for _Qualpopoca_ who had slayne the _Spanyardes_, he was innocent thereof: and bycause that he shoulde sée the troth, he called incontinent certayne of his seruauntes, commaunding thë to goe for _Qualpopoca_, and gaue vnto them his seale, whiche was a stone that he ware at his wrest, engraued with the figure of the God _Vitzilopuchtli_, and the messengers departed therewith incontinent. _Cortez_ replyed and sayd: My Lord, your highnesse must goe with me to my lodging, and there abide, vntill youre messengers returne with _Qualpopoca_, and the certaynetie of the deathe of my men: In my lodging youre highnesse shall rule and commaund as you do héere in Court, your person shall bée well vsed, wherefore take you no care, for I will haue respecte vnto youre honor, as to myne owne proper, or the honor of my Kyng, beséeching you to pardon me in this my request, for if I shoulde doe otherwise, and dissemble with you, mine own company would be offended with me, saying that I doe not defende them, according to duetie. Wherefore commaund your householde seruauntes to repose themselues without alteration, for be you assured, that if any hurte come vnto me, or vnto anye of mine, youre person shall pay the same with life, considering that it lyeth in youre hand to goe quietly with me. _Mutezuma_ was sore amazed, saying, Sir, my person is not fytte to be a prisoner, yea, and though I woulde permitte the same, my subiectes would not suffer.