_Cortez_ had a greate desire to know howe farre the Empire of _Mutezuma_ dyd extende, and what friendship was betwixte him and other Kings and Princes Comarcans, and also to gather togither a good summe of gold, to send to _Spayne_ to the Emperoure for his custome or fifte parte, with full relation of the Countrey people, and things happened untill that day. Wherefore he prayed _Mutezuma_ to shew him where the mynes were, from whence he and his subiectes had the golde and plate. _Mutezuma_ graunted to his request, and incontinent appoynted eyght _Indians_, of the which four were Goldsmythes, who had knowledge and vnderstanding of Mynes, and the other foure were guydes for the iourney. He commaunded them that by two and two they shoulde goe into foure prouinces, that is to say _Zucolla_, _Malinaltepec_, _Tenich_, and _Tutepec_, with other eyghte _Spanyardes_ whiche _Cortez_ appoynted, to haue knowledge of the riuers and mynes of gold, and to bring a moster of the same. The eyght _Spanyardes_ departed on their iourney, with the other eyghte _Indians_, with tokens from _Mutezuma_. _Zucolla_ is 80. leagues from _Mexico_, and the Lord thereof is subiect to _Mutezuma_, who shewed vnto the _Spanyardes_ thrée riuers with golde, and gaue of each riuer a moster thereof, although it were but little, for with want of knowledge they knew not wel the mäner how to get it out of the riuer. These messengers in their iourney too and fro, passed through thrée prouinces full of people and habitatiö, with good buildings & frutefull ground, and the people of the one of them called _Tlamacolapan_, are of good reason and iudgemente, and better apparelled than the _Mexicans_. _Malinaltepec_ is 70. leagues from _Mexico_, from whence also they brought mosters of golde, the which is had out of a great riuer, by the naturals of that Countrey.