After the death of _Mutezuma_, _Cortes_ sente vnto his Neuewes, and to the other noblemen who mainteyned the warres, desiryng thë to come and speake with him, and they came, vnto whome _Cortes_ spake from the wall where _Mutezuma_ was slayne, saying, that it were méete that they should ceasse from warre, and to chose another king, and also to burie the dead, and that he woulde come to his buriall as his friende: likewise he signified vnto them, that for the loue he bare vnto _Mutezuma_ who had intreated for them, he had stayed from the finall spoyle of the cittie, & correction of them for their rebellion and obstinacie. But now that he had not vnto whome to haue respect, he woulde bothe burne their houses, and chasten them, if that they submitted not themselues to his friendship. They answered, that they woulde neyther leaue the warres, nor yet estéeme his friëdship, vntill they saw thëselues in their libertie, and their wrongs wholly reuenged, yea and that without his counsell they coulde elect the King vnto whom of right y^e kingdome did apertaine. And sithens the Gods hath taken our welbeloued _Mutezuma_, we will giue his body a Sepulchre, as vnto such a King doth apperteyne: yea and if he would goe and beare his friend _Mutezuma_ company to the Gods, that then he should come forth, and they would quickly dispatch him: and as for the residue, they would haue rather warre thä peace, yea and that they were not menne that did yéelde with wordes. Also séeing their King was dead, for whose respecte they ceassed to burne their houses, rost their bodyes, and eate their fleshe, but nowe (quoth they) if ye depart not, we will not dally long time with you. [Sidenote: A valiant man.]