_Quahutimoc_, _Coacnacoijo_ and other magistrates of _Culhua_ sente to rayle vppon those townes, for yéeldyng themselues to the Christians, but they layde hold vpon the messengers, and brought them vnto _Cortes_, of whome he enformed himselfe of the state of _Mexico_, and sent them backe againe, requiring their Lords of peace and friendshippe: but it preuayled not, for they were fully armed for the warre. [Sidenote: A good correction.] At this instante certaine friendes of _Iames Velasquez_ went vp and downe the Campe, procuring secretly a mutenie among the souldiers, to haue them to returne to _Cuba_, and vtterly to destroy _Cortes_ his procéedings. This thing was not so secretly wrought, but that _Cortes_ had knowledge, wherevppon he apprehended the doers thereof, and by their confessions the matter did plainely appeare, whervpon he condemned to death one _Antonio de Villafania_, who was natural of _Samora_, and forthwith executed the sentence, wherwith the punishment and Mutinie was ended, and ceassed. The Spaniardes vvhich vvere _sacrificed in Tezcuco_. Dayly increased _Cortes_ in strength and reputation, and many townes as wel of the partes of _Culhua_ as others came vnto his friendship and obedience. Within two days that _Don Hernando_ was made king, came certayne gentlemen of _Huaxuta_ and _Quahutichan_, to certify vnto him, how al the power of the _Mexicans_ was comming towardes them, and to knowe if it were his pleasure, that they should carry their wiues, children, and other goods into the Mountaines, or els to bring them where he was, theyr feare was so great. _Cortes_ made vnto thë this answere, saying: be ye of good courage, and feare ye not. Also I pray you to cömaunde your wiues & families to make no alteratiö, but rather quietly to abide in your houses. And cöcerning the enimies, I am glad of their comming, for ye shal sée how I will deale with them. But the enimies wente not to _Huaxuta_, as it was thought: neuerthelesse _Cortes_ hauing intelligence where they were, wente out to encounter them, with two pieces of Ordinaunce, twelue horsemen and two hundred Spaniardes, with many _Indians_ of _Tlaxcallä_. He fought with the enemie, and slew but few, for they fledde to the water. He burnt certaine townes where the _Mexicans_ were wonte to succour themselues. The next day came the chiefest men of thrée townes to craue pardon, and to beséech him not to destroy thë, promising neuer to harbour nor succour, any of _Culhua_. The _Mexicans_ hearing what these townes men pretended, with greate yre made a foule correction among them, as dyd appeare by many of them, which came vnto _Cortes_ with broken heads, desiring reuengement.