In these dayes _Cortes_ was the man of the greatest name of all the Spanish nation, although many had defamed him, and especially _Pamfilo de Naruaez_, who was in the Court of Spaine accusing him. And where, of long time the Counsell of _India_ had receyued no letters from him, they suspected, yea and beléeued, whatsoeuer euil was spoken of him. Wherevppon they prouided the Admirall _Don Diego Colon_, for Gouernour of _Mexico_, who at that time went to lawe wyth the king, pretending the said office and many others, with condition to carrie at his owne coast a thousand men to apprehend _Cortes_. They prouided also for Gouernour of _Panuco_, one _Nonio de Gusman_, and _Simon de Alcazaua_ portingall, for gouernour of _Honduras_. To kindle more thys mischiefe, and to set this businesse forward, one _Iohn de Ribera_, the Attourney of _Cortes_, was a fitte and an earnest instrument againste his maister, and the cause was, for falling out with _Martin Cortes_, father vnto _Hernando Cortes_, about foure thousand Duckates which _Cortes_ had sent by him to his father, which money the said _Ribera_ his Attourney kept to his owne vse, and therefore raised many slaunders against his maister, yea and credite was giuen to his tales, but on a night he had a morsell of bacon gyuen him vppon a skaffolde, wherewith he was choked in the chiefe time of his businesse. These newe officers, and their prouisions, were not so secretely obteyned, but the matter was as secretely talked in the Courte, whiche at that time was abiding in the Citie of _Toledo_, and the procedings séeme not iust vnto the friends of _Cortes_. The Commendador _Pedro de Pina_ opened the matter to the Licenciat _Nouez_, and vnto father _Melgareio_, wherevppon they reclaymed of the Counsels determination, beséeching them to stay for a season, to sée what newes should come from _Mexico_. Also the Duke of _Beiar_ tendred the cause of _Hernando Cortez_, for that _Cortez_ by promise of faith and troth, was assured in marriage to his brothers daughter, named the Lady _Iane de Zuniga_, who aplaked the Emperoure his anger, and the saide Duke became suretie to aunswere in all causes for him.