These _Indian_ Gentlemen being occupied in their daunsing and ceremonies, it fortuned that _Pedro de Aluarado_ went to the Temple of _Vitzilopuchtli_ to beholde theyr doings, and whether his goyng was of his owne accorde, or by the consent of his cöpany I am not certaine, although some saye that he was aduised howe the mutinie was there conspired, as after did follow: others holde opinion, that their onely goyng to the Temple was to beholde the maruaylous and straunge daunce. And then seying them so richely attyred, they coueted their Golde and Iewels whiche they were, and besieged the Temple with tenne Spaniardes at each dore, & the Captayne entred in, with fiftie men, and without any Christian respect slewe and murdered them al, and tooke from them all their treasure. Although this facte séemed odious vnto _Cortes_, yet he dissimuled the mater, for feare least he shoulde hurte his owne procéedings, as time did then require knowyng not, what néede he might haue of them, but especially to auoyde contention among his company. The threatenings of the Mexicans _agaynst the Spaniardes_. The cause of this rebellion, beyng well knowen, _Cortes_ demaunded how theyr enimies fought, mary (quoth they) after they had taken weapon agaynst vs for the space of ten dayes arew, they neuer seased with great fury to assaulte and cöbat our house, and we with feare least _Mutezuma_ shoulde escape and flée vnto _Naruaez_, durst not goe out of dores to fight in the streate, but onely to defende the house with especiall care of _Mutezuma_, accordyng to your charge giuen vnto vs. Also we being but few and the _Indians_ many, who still refreshed their men, they did not onely wery vs, but also put vs in great feare and cleane out of courage, yea and if at the greatest brunt, _Mutezuma_ personally had not ascended to the toppe of our wal, commaunding them if euer they meant to sée him aliue, to stay and cease from their enterpryce.