_Mutezuma_ hearing the newes that this poast hadde broughte, arose from his seate, and tooke _Cortes_ in hys armes, saying, now do I more loue you, than I haue done héeretofore, and will this day dyne with you. _Cortes_ gaue him thankes for the one and the other, and in this sorte wente hande in hand to _Cortes_ his Chamber, who willed his Spanyards not to make any extraordinary ioy, or alteration, but that they shoulde kéepe all togither with vigilant watche, and to giue hartie thankes vnto God for the comfortable newes. _Mutezuma_ and _Cortes_ dyned togither with greate content and pleasure, the one thynking to abide and to enioy the kings state and Countrey, the other thinking that then they woulde auoyd the land. But notwithstanding all these ymaginations, a certaine _Indian_ Captaine importuned _Mutezuma_ secretely to kill all _Cortes_ his menne, being but few in number, and then should he be the readier to dispatch the others that were newly come, and not to permitte them to ioyne one with another: yea and againe, when the newe come menne shoulde knowe of the deathe of their countreymen, they would not presume to abide in the lande. [Sidenote: A drunken reckoning.] With this counsell _Mutezuma_ called many his friends and chiefe estates to counsell, propounding the case and iudgement of the Captaine, whych béeyng among them throughly hearde, there were many of sundrye opinions, but the conclusion was, to permitte the other Spanyards to come, saying, the more enimies, the more gaine, and if we kill but those whiche are héere, then the others wyll returne to their shippes, and so shall we not make the solemne sacrifice of them to the Gods, according to our desire. _Mutezuma_ was occupyed in this counsell with fiue hundred noblemen and Gentlemen dayly, and accordyng to determination, they commaunded to cherish and serue _Cortes_ and his company more than ordinary, saying their ioy was at an ende. Hovv Iames Velasques sent Pamfilo _de Naruaiz against Cortes_.