He sente also his seruants by twoo and twoo, and fiue and fiue, ech company with one Spaniarde, to the Lords of other prouinces, fourescore, and a hundred leagues frö _Mexico_, to gather in golde for the accustomed tributes, and newe seruice to the Emperour. Euery Lorde and Seignior payde the quantitie appointed & taxed by _Mutezuma_, in golde, plate, iewels, stones and pearles. The messengers returned, although they had taried somewhat long on their iourney, of whom _Cortes_ receyued all that they brought, and caused it to be molten, out of the whiche was had in fine golde .1600000. Castlins, of the value of seuen shillings and sixe pence the péece, and rather more, and also fiue hundred markes of plate, after sixe Ducates the marke. This treasure was deuided among the Souldiers, but not all: euery man was payde accordyng to his office. The horsemen had twise as muche as the footemen. Also _Cortes_ was payde out of the stocke the money promised him in _Vera Crux_. There came to the kings parte .32000. Castlins and a hundred markes of plate, the whiche was wrought there in platters, saucers, cuppes, ewers and other péeces, according to the _Indian_ fashion, to be sent to the Emperour. Besides this, the present that _Cortes_ layde aside, and takë out of the stocke to send to y^e Emperour, was worth .100000. Ducates, in pearles, precious stones, golde, and feathers, feathers and siluer, and many other iewels, as the gallant tronkes, whiche beside their value were straunge to behold, wrought with the brauery aforesayde. This present appoynted, was not sent, for that and al the rest was afterwarde loste at the troubles in _Mexico_, as hereafter shall more playnly appeare. Hovv Mutezuma required Cortez _to departe from Mexico_.