_Iames Velasques_ béeyng sore agréeued, with desire of reuenge against _Cortes_, not only for his expences at the time of preparation of _Cortes_ his fléete, whiche was but small, but of méere hatred of the present honor & prosperitie of _Cortes_. Wherevpon he inuented greate causes and quarrels againste him, saying and alleaging, that _Cortez_ hadde not giuen accompt of his procéedings vnto him, béeyng Gouernoure of _Cuba_, and _Cortez_ his Deputie, but rather without his consent and knowledge, had sente to _Spayne_ to the King, aduise of his discouery, as who would say, that was treason, or an euill facte: but chiefly his fury was, knowing how _Cortes_ had sent an honorable present, with the Kings parte or portion of treasure vnto _Spayne_, yea and whole relation of the discouery, with _Francisco de Monteio_, and _Alounso Fernandez Portocarrero_, the whiche procéedings _Iames Velasques_ meant to disturbe, for that he hadde layde in ambushe a coupell of caruels, to haue taken _Cortes_ hys presente, and messengers, the whiche his pretence and purpose tooke no place, so that with the prosperous newes of _Cortes_, his furie and madnesse the more encreased, ymagining still his destruction. [Sidenote: A noble Iudge.] And being occupyed in these fonde ymaginations, it happened that his Chaplin, one _Benito Martine_, broughte letters from the Emperoure vnto him, with title and letters pattentes, of Generall and chiefe Gouernour of all that then was discouered, inhabited, and conquered in the land and coast of _Yucatan_. With this newes, _Velasques_ began to triumph, not only so much for the honor, as also to driue _Cortez_ from _Mexico_. Wherevpon, he incontinent prepared this Fléete or Nauie of eleuen Shyppes, and seauen Vergantines, with nine hundred men, and fourescore Horses, and appoynted one _Pamfilo de Naruaez_ for Captayne Generall, and his Deputie in the regiment of the Countrey: and for his more quicker dispatch, he himselfe wente with him throughout that Ilande, till they came to _Guaniguanico_, whiche is the Westermost harbor of the Ilande, and being there _Naruaez_ ready to departe for _Mexico_, and _Velasques_ to returne to _Cuba_, came the lisenciat _Lucas Vasques de Aillon_, a chiefe Iudge of _Santo Domingo_, in name of the whole Chancery, to require _Velasques_ vpon great penalties, that he should not permitte or suffer _Pamfilo de Naruaez_ to procéede on that voyage agaynst _Cortes_, whiche woulde bée cause of Murther, ciuil warres, and other mischiefes among the Spanyards, yea and that _Mexico_ should be in daunger of losing, wyth all the rest that was conquered, and in quiet to the Kings vse, saying vnto him moreouer, that if there were anye discorde betwéene them for goodes, or poyntes of honor, that then it did apperteyne to the Emperoure to iudge, and determine the cause, and not that he himselfe should be iudge in his owne cause, vsing force against the other partie, praying them for