_Cortes_ seyng himselfe riche and mightie, he occupied hymselfe in thrée things, the one was to sende vnto _Santo Domingo_ and other Ilands, newes of his procéedings and prosperitie, and also money to prouide menne, horses and armour, for his owne company were to fewe for so greate a countrey. The other was, to take fully and wholly the state of _Mutezuma_, hauing him prisoner, and also at his commaundement _Tlaxcallan_, _Coatelicamath_, and _Tuchintlec_, knowyng also that the _Indians_ of _Panuco_, _Tecoantepec_, and _Mechuacan_, were mortall enimies to the _Mexicans_, who woulde ayde and assist him hauing néede of their helpe, his thirde pretence was, to procure all the _Indians_ to be Christened, the which purpose he tooke first in hand, as a thing most nedefull. On the other side, _Mutezuma_ repented himselfe, hauyng newes that _Pamfilo de Naruaiz_ was arriued, who came as enimy to _Cortes_, yea and after all this he was at length driuen out of _Mexico_. These notable things shalbe rehersed in their order. But now _Mutezuma_ came, and desired _Cortes_ to departe out of his countrey, aduising hym that otherwise bothe he and his menne were in perill of killyng, saying also, that thrée especiall causes moued him to this requeste: the one was, the dayly sute of the subiectes, who enportuned him to come out of captiuitie, and to murder the Spanyardes, saying, that it was a great shame for them to suffer theyr Prince to bée in pryson in the power of so fewe straungers, whom they might vse as a footebal: hauing dishonored thë and robbed them of their goodes, gatheryng and heaping vp their gold for themselues, & for their king, who as séemed by their doings, was but a poore fellowe, and if hée would not accept their offer and sute, that then of theyr owne auctoritie they would take the thyng in hande, for so much as he refusing to be theyr king they woulde also refuse to be his vassals, giuyng warnyng and aduice that he should looke for no better rewarde at the Spaniardes handes, than _Qualpopoca_ and _Cacama_ his Neuewe had receiued, although they shoulde flatter him neuer so muche. [Sidenote: A suttle Foxe.]