building, but they founde no creature therein, yet in some houses they foüd cloth made of cottë woll, and certaine Iewels of gold. Also they entred into a high tower made of stoneworke, néere the sea side, and there they founde nothing but Idols of earth and stone. With this newes they returned to _Cortez_, and enformed him what they had séene, and also many faire sowë fields of _Maiz_, and great store of hiues of Bées, and many trées of fruites, and also presented vnto him the gold and other things that they had foüd. _Cortez_ reioyced with y^e newes but yet maruelled that the people were fledde, considering that when _Grijalua_ was there, they had not so done, wherby he iudged, that his nauie béeyng greater, caused them to feare and flie, and likewise he feared least a snare were prepared for him. Then he cömanded to vnship his Horses for thrée causes: the one to discouer the Countrey: and the other to fight if néede were: and also to grase thë, hauing there abüdance. Also he vnshipped his më of warre, and sent them to discouer the land. And in the thickest of the Mountaynes, they found four women, and thrée childrë, whome they brought to _Cortez_, so that not vnderstanding their language, by signes & tokens they ymagined that one of thë was the mother to the children, & mistresse to the other women. The pore creatures bewayled theyr captiuitie. _Cortez_ made muche of them, & apparrelled the mistresse as wel as he might with Spanish attire: and to hir seruants he gaue loking glasses and sissers: and to the little children other toyes to play withall, vsing no dishonestie towards thë. And thë he determined to send one of the wenches to call hir maister, and to enforme him how well they were intreated. In this meane season came certaine spies lurking a farre off, by the cömandement of their Lord, who was called _Calachuni_, to bring newes of his wife, & what else passed. _Cortez_ receyued them gëtly, & gaue vnto them certayne trifles, and sent others to their Lord, and returned thë w^t embassage on his behalfe & his wiues, to desire hym to come vnto him, and to sée those folke from whome he had fledde, promising, that neyther his person, nor none of his countrey should receyue anye molestation of him, nor of any of his company. _Calachuni_ vnderstäding this friendshippe, and also with the loue hée bare to his wife and childrë, came the next day following with all the Townesmen, in whose houses y^e Spanyards were lodged, who woulde not permitte that their guestes should giue place. And the Lorde commaunded, that they should be wel entertayned, and frö that day forward prouided them of bread, fishe, honey, & fruite. _Calachuni_ spake and saluted _Cortez_ with greate humilitie and ceremonie, and euen so was he louingly receyued, & wel entertained. _Cortez_ did then declare vnto him the commoditie that would ensue vnto him by that nation. And also presented vnto him & his cöpany many toyes, which were vnto thë of small valewe, but