_Cortes_ pretended to recdifie againe the Citie of _Mexico_, not onely for the scituation and maiestie, but also for the name & great fame thereof, and also to builde vp that which he hadde beaten downe, by reason whereof he trauelled to make this Citie greater, better, and to be more replenished with people. He named and appoynted Iudges, Aldermen, Attourneys, Towneclearke, Notaries, Skauengers, and Seriants, with all other officers, necessarie for the common weale of a Citie. He deuided the Citie among the Conquerors, hauing first taken out places for Churches, market places, townehouse, and other necessarie plottes to builde houses, profitable for the common weale. He also separated the dwellings of the _Spanyards_ from the _Indiäs_, so that the water passeth and maketh deuision betwixt them. Hée procured many _Indians_ to come to the building of the Citie, for auoiding charges, although therein he had somewhat to do, by reason that many kinsmen of _Quahutimoc_ were not as yet come vnder obedience. [Sidenote: Seauen thousand Ceder beames.] He made Lorde of _Tezcuco_, _Don Carolus Iztlixuchitl_, by the consent of the Citie, in place of _Don Hernando_ his brother, who was deceassed, and commaunded many of hys vassals to labour in the workes, bycause they were Carpenters, masons, and builders of houses. He promised also to them that were naturals of the Citie of _Mexico_, plottes to build vpon, inheritance, fréedome, and other liberties, and the like vnto all those that woulde come and inhabite there, whiche was a meane to allure many thither. He sette also at libertie _Xihuaco_ the generall Captayne, and made him chiefe ouer the _Indians_ in the Citie, vnto whome he gaue a whole stréete. He gaue likewyse another stréete to _Don Pedro Mutezuma_, who was sonne to _Mutezuma_ the King. All this was done, to winne the fauoure of the people. He made other Gentlemen Seniors of little Ilands and stréetes to builde vpon, and to inhabite, and in this order the whole scituation was reparted, and the worke began with great ioy and diligence: but when the fame was blowen abroade, that _Mexico_ should be built againe, it was a wonder to sée the people that resorted thither, hearing of libertie & fréedome, the number was so greate, that in a whole league compasse was nothing but people both men and women. They laboured sore, and eate little, by reason whereof, many sickned, and pestilence followed, whereof dyed an infinite number. Their paines was great, for they bare on theyr backes, and drew after them stones, earth, timber, lyme, bricke, and all other things necessary in this sort, and by little and little, _Mexico_ was built againe with a hundred thousande houses, more stronger and better than the olde building was. The Spanyardes also built their houses after the Spanish fashion. _Cortes_ built his house vpon the plotte where _Mutezuma_ his house stoode, whiche renteth now yéerely foure thousand duckates a yeare.