Among many Iewelles whiche _Cortes_ broughte with him, were fiue moste riche and fine Emeraldes, whiche were valued at a hundreth thousande Duckets: the one was wrought lyke vnto a Rose, an other like a Cornet, an other lyke a fishe with the eyes of golde, whiche was a maruellous péece of worke, beyng wrought among _Indians_: an other péece was wrought lyke vnto a bell, with a great and a riche pearle for the clapper, garnished with golde, ingrauen about with letters, whiche sayde, Blessed is he that created thée. The fifth was made lyke a cuppe with the foote of gold, and had foure little chaynes of gold, that were ioyned all at the top togither, in a great pearle, and the brimme of this cuppe was of gold, with this verse ingrauen rounde aboute, _Inter nates mulierum non furrexit maior_. For this onely péece the Merchantes of _Geneua_ did offer fourtie thousand Ducates, for to sel the same again to the great Turke. But at that tyme _Cortes_ woulde not giue it for any money, although afterwarde he lost them all in the warres of _Argel_, beyng there with the Emperour. It was told _Cortes_ that the Empresse desired to haue those péeces, meaning to demaunde them of him, and that the Emperour shoulde pay for the same, for whiche cause he sent them to the Lady his newe wife, with many other Iewelles before he came at the Courte, and there, when he was enquired for them, he answered, and excused himselfe, for then certaynely he gaue suche Iewels vnto his Espouse, that the lyke neuer Lady had in Spayne. And after he was maried to the Lady _Iane_ of _Zuniga_, he departed with hyr to the newe Spayne, with title of _Marques_. Hovv the Chancery vvas first placed _in Mexico, and certayne Diuelishe pretences wrought against Cortes_. Before _Cortes_ his cöming into Spayne, _Pamfilo de Naruaez_ his old enimy wët vp & down in the Court, procuring the conquest of the riuer _De Palmas_ & _Florida_, where at the laste he died, and alwayes when he saw time conuenient he made cöplaints against _Cortes_, yea and to the Emperours owne hand he deliuered a scrole of many articles, amög the which was one, wherein he affirmed that _Cortes_ had as many barres of gold and siluer, as in _Biscay_ were barres of yron, and offered to proue the same: but although it was not true, yet it was suspicious. He also earnestly procured that he shold be punished, saying that he had plucked out one of his eyes, & killed with poyson the Licenciat _Luys ponce de Leon_, & _Francisco Garay_. Through his many and importunate petitiös, it was determined to send to _Mexico_, _Don Pedro de la Cueua_, who was bothe fierce and seuere, and Lorde stewarde of the Emperour his house, and afterwarde made general of the ordinance, and chiefe Comendador of the order and knighthood of _Alcantara_, who findyng the accusation true, should cut off _Cortes_ his head.