At the time that Cortes departed from _Vera Crux_, he left in cömission to _Pedro Hircio_, to procure to inhabite in that place which is called _Almeria_, & not to permit _Francisco de Garray_ to soiourne there, for so much as once he was driuen frö that coast. Now _Hircio_ to fulfill his cömission, sente to requyre those _Indians_ with peace and friëdship, and to yéeld themselues for vassals of the Emperour. _Qualpopoca_ Lorde of _Nahutlan_, which is now called as aforesaid _Almeria_, sent to aduertise _Pedro Hircio_, that he could not come to yéelde his obedience, for the enimies that were in the way: but if it would please him to sende some of his men, for the securitie of the way, he would willyngly come vnto him. _Hircio_ hearing this answere, sent foure of his men, giuing credite to his message, and for the desire he hadde to inhabite there. When the foure _Spanyardes_ came into the prouince of _Nahutlan_, there mette with them many armed men, who slew two of them, and made thereof a great triumph: the other two escaped sore wounded, and returned with that newes to the Towne of _Vera Crux_. _Pedro Hircio_ beléeuing that _Qualpopoca_ had done that iniurie, armed out agaynst hym fiftie _Spanyardes_, and ten thousand _Indians_ of _Zempoallan_, with two horses, and two péeces of Ordinance. _Qualpopoca_ hearing this newes, came with a mightie power to driue them out of his Countrey, and in that encounter, seauen _Spanyardes_ were slayne, and many _Zempoallanezes_, but at the ende he was ouercome, his Countrey spoyled, and Towne sacked, and many of his army slaine and taken captiues. The prisoners declared, that by the commaundement of the greate Lorde _Mutezuma_, all this vprore was attempted by _Qualpopoca_: it mighte well be, for at the houre of death they confessed the same. But some affirme, they sayde so, but to excuse themselues, and to lay the fault to the _Mexicans_. _Hircio_ wrote these newes to _Cortez_ béeyng in _Chololla_, and through these letters _Cortez_ apprehended _Mutezuma_ (as is afore declared.) Hovv Cortez put a payre of giues _on Mutezuma his legges_. Before the execution of _Qualpopoca_ and hys fellowes, _Cortes_ declared vnto _Mutezuma_, that _Qualpopoca_ and his company had confessed, that by hys aduice and commaundemente, the nine _Spanyardes_ were slayne, wherein he had done very euill, they being his friendes and guestes: but (quoth he) if it were not in respect of the loue I beare vnto you, this matter shoulde not in this sort be shut vp, and then knocked a payre of giues on his legges, saying, he that killeth ought to be killed, according to the lawes of God. These things did _Cortes_, bycause he shoulde occupye himselfe in his owne griefe and sorrow, and to let other mens passe.