Being day, they iourneyed in plaine and straight way, directly to the Mountaynes and Prouince of _Tlaxcallan_, they passed by a swéete foütaine of water, where they wel refreshed themselues, and after they came to _Huazilipan_, a towne of _Tlaxcallan_, of .4000. housholdes, where they were louingly receiued & abundantly prouided for thrée dayes, whiche they abode there refreshing & curing their weary bodies. Some of the townes men would giue thë nothing without payment, but the moste parte did vse them very gently: Vnto this Towne came _Maxixca_, _Xicotencatlh_, _Axotecalth_, and many other principall persons of _Tlaxcallan_, and _Huexozinca_ with .50000. men of warre, who were going to _Mexico_ to succour the Spaniardes, knowyng of their troubles, but not of their hurte and spoyle, yet some holde opinion that they hauyng certayne knowledge of all theyr mishappes and flight from _Mexico_, came only to comforte them, and in the name of all theyr communaltie and state, to offer them their Towne, in conclusion, they séemed sorrowfull for their misfortunes, and agayne ioyfull to sée them there: Yea some of them with anguishe of harte wepte, and sayde, wée did aduise and warne yée, that the _Mexicans_ were Traytours and wicked persons, and yet yée woulde not beléeue vs: wée doe pyttie and bewayle your troubles, but if it please you, lette vs goe thither to reuenge your iniuries, and the death of your Christians, and our Citizens: and if now ye will not, that then it may please you to goe with vs home to our houses, for to recreate youre persons, and to cure your woundes. _Cortes_ did cordially reioyce, to heare and finde such succour and friendship, in such good men of warre, whereof he stoode in doubt as he came thitherward. He gaue them most hartie thankes for their louing offer, curtesie, and good will. He gaue vnto them of such Iewels as remayned, and sayd vnto them, the time will come, that I shall desire your helpe against the _Mexicans_, but now presently it is néedefull, to cure my sicke and wounded men.