These newes were sorrowfull to _Cortes_, for thereby his pleasure was turned into care, the rather to make hast to succoure his friendes and fellowes, for if he hadde delayed hys comming but a small whyle, he had founde them eyther slayne, or else their bodyes ready to sacrifice: but his greatest comforte was, that _Mutezuma_ remayned styll prisoner. He mustered his men in _Tlaxcallan_, and founde of his Spanishe nation a thousand footemen, and néere a hundred Horsemen. He procéeded forwardes towarde _Tezcuco_, where he founde none of the Gentlemen of his acquaintance, nor yet he there was receyued, as in time past he had bin, but rather he found a great alteration in the Coütrey, and also many townes without people, or else rebelled. In _Tezcuco_ met with him a _Spanyarde_, whome _Aluarado_ had sente to desire him to come vnto them, and to certifie hym of all the premisses, saying moreouer, that with his comming their furye woulde be pacifyed. With this messenger came another from _Mutezuma_, who declared vnto _Cortes_, that hys Lorde was innocent of all that was done, praying hym, that if he had conceiued any euill opinion agaynste hym, to putte away the same agayne, and that it mighte please hym to goe directly to hys own house, where hée abode hys comming, wyth the Spanishe guarde that he hadde lefte with him, who were aliue and in good healthe as he hadde lefte them. With thys message, _Cortes_ and hys companye reposed all that nyghte, and the nexte daye, béeyng Midsommer daye, he entred into _Mexico_ at dynner tyme, with hys hundred Horsemen, and the thousande footemen, with a greate companye of theyr friendes of _Tlaxcallan_, _Huexocinco_, and _Chololla_, but he saw but few folke in the stréetes, and small entertaynement, with manye bridges broken, and other euill tokens. He came to hys lodgyng, and all those of his companye whyche coulde not well bée lodged there, hée sente them to the greate Temple. _Mutezuma_ came forth into the yarde to receyue hym, full heauie and sorrowfull, as it séemed, of that offence whiche his subiectes had done, excusing hymselfe: and then euery one entred into hys lodgyng and Chamber: but the ioy and pleasure of _Pedro de Aluarado_ was incomparable, saluting the one the other, with demaundes and questions howe they fared, yea and how much the one company declared of prosperitie and pleasure, the other againe replyed as muche of sorrow and trouble. The causes of the Rebellion.