_Calachuni_ and all his subiectes were full of heauinesse (as it semed) with the departure of the Christians, bycause they were wel vsed at their handes. From _Acusamil_ the fleete sayled to get the coast of _Yucatan_ to the cape called Womens point, with prosperous weather, & there _Cortez_ came to an Anker, desirous to sée the disposition of the lande, and the manner of the people: but it liked him not, so that y^e next day folowing being shrouetuisday, he departed, meaning to double the sayde cape, and so to passe to _Cotoche_ and to viewe it. But before they hadde doubled the poynte, _Peter de Aluarado_ shotte off a piece, in token that hee was in great peril, wherevppon the other shippes drewe neare to knowe what hadde happened: And when _Cortez_ vnderstoode that _Aluarados_ shippe was in so great a leake that with two pumpes they mighte not emptie the water, he found no other remedy but to returne backe again to _Acusamil_ with al his fléet. The _Indians_ of y^t Ilande came incontinent to y^e water side very ioyfull, and to knowe whether they had left any thing behind thë. The Christiäs enformed thë of their mishap, and came a shore, & in short time found the leake & amended it. The Saterday following they toke shipping again, al the army excepte _Hernando Cortez_, and fiftie of his company, then the wind arose contrary, and so much, that they could not departe that day: & the furie of the winde endured al that night, but in the morning it waxed calme, so that they myghte proceede on their voyage. But for as much as that was the Sabboth daye, they determined to heare diuine seruice, and after dinner to make saile. When their seruice was ended, and _Cortez_ sitting at his meate, there was newes brought him that a little vessell called a _Canoa_, came vnder saile toward the shippes, whiche seemed to come from _Yucatan_: with that newes _Cortez_ arose from his meate, to behold whether the _Canoa_ went, and perceiuyng that she left the way toward the shippes, he sente _Andrew de Tapia_ with certaine others, as secrete & closely as might be deuised, to lye in ambushe for their comming a shoare. The _Canoa_ arriued in a calme place, out of the which came foure men all naked, except their priuie members, and the heare of their heades platted and bound aboute their foreheades like vnto women, with bowes and arrowes in their hands: three of them which were _Indians_, wer afraide when they saw the Spaniards with their drawen swordes, and would haue fled againe to their _Canoa_, but the Christian feared not, and desired his fellowes in the _Indian_ tong to abide with hym. And then he began to speake in the Spanish tongue in thys wise: Maisters are ye Christians, yea (quoth they) and of the Spanish nation. Then he reioyced so much, that the teares fell from his eyes, and demaunded of them what day it was, although he had a Primer wherein he dayly prayed. [Sidenote: The cöming of Aguilar to Cortez.]