_Cortes_ made an Inuentary of his moueable goodes, whiche was valued at twoo hundred thousande Castlins of golde: he left for gouernour of his owne estate, the Licenciat _Altamirano_ his kinsman, with other two friends: he furnished twoo shippes, and proclaymed frée passage and victuals vnto all those that would goe in his cöpany: he shipped for his owne account a thousand fiue hundred markes of siluer, twentie thousand Castlins in good gold, and ten thousand Castlins of base golde. He tooke in his company _Gonsalo de Sandoual_, _Andres de Tapia_, and other of the chiefest of the conquerours. He brought with him a Sonne of _Mutezumas_, & another Sonne of _Maxixca_, who was become a Christian, & named _Don Lorenso_, with many other _Indian_ Gentlemen of _Mexico_, _Tlaxcallan_, and other cities: eight players with a cudgell, twelue tenis players, with certaine men & women of that countrey, who were white of colour, and other dwarfes & deformed persons. He brought also wilde beasts, as Tigres, & other strange beastes called _Aiotochtli_, and one _Tlaquaci_. Moreouer he brought a great number of mantels made of feathers & Conny heare, Targets, bushes or tuffes of galant feathers, and looking glasses of stone. In fine, he came lyke a great Lorde, & arriued in Spayne, in the ende of the yéere 1528. the Courte being then in _Tolledo_. The newes of his arriuall was blowen through out all Spayne, and euery one desirous to sée him. The honour vvhiche the Emperour _shewed vnto Hernando Cortes, with rewarde_. The Emperour receyued _Cortes_ magnifically, and to giue him the greater honour, he went & visited him at hys owne lodging.