The _Indians_ vnderstäding y^e discord betwixt the President and _Cortes_, slew as many Spanyards as they coulde get at aduantage, so that in fewe dayes there wanted aboue two hundred of the Spanish nation, being slayne as well in Townes, as in the high wayes, yea and also they had communed among themselues to rebell in déede. But when the Bishop and the Iudges heard this newes, they began to feare the matter, and considering that they had no better remedy, nor other sure defence, but only y^e name valor, person, and authoritie of _Cortes_, they sente to desire him to come vnto _Mexico_, wherevpon he obserued theyr commaundement and request, & wente toward the Citie, well accompanyed with men of warre, so that he shewed himselfe in estate a generall captaine. All the Citizens came out to receiue him and the lady Marques his wife: his entrie into the cittie was a day of great pleasure among them. Then the president and iudges entred into counsell for to remedie the greate hurt whiche had bene done by the _Indians_. _Cortes_ toke the matter in hand, and apprehended many _Indians_, of whom some he burned, others wer torne with dogges, he did such correction, that in shorte time al the countrey was quiet, and the highe ways without daunger, a thing worthy of great thanks. The letters that the Indians vsed in _Mexican_. There hath not bin found letters at any time in the Weast _India_, onely in the newe Spain were vsed certain figures which serued for letters, with the which they kept in memorie, and preserued their antiquities. The figures y^t the _Mexicans_ vsed for letters are great, by reason whereof they occupy gret volumes: they ingraue them in stone or timber, and paint them vpon walles, and also vpon a paper made of cotten wool, and leaues of the tree _Metl_. Their bookes are great and folden vp like vnto our broade clothes, and written vpon both sides. There are some bokes rolled vp like a piece of flannel. They pronoüce not .b.g.e.f. Therfore they vse much .p.e.l.x. This is the Mexical spéech, and _Nahual_, which is the best, playnest, and moste eloquent, in al newe Spayne. There are some in _Mexico_ that do vnderstand ech other, by whistling, whiche is ordinarily vsed among louers, & théeues, a spéeche truely to wonder at, & none of our men could come to the knowledge therof. The order hovv to recken. _Ce_ One _Ome_ Two _Ei_ Thrée _Naui_ Foure _Macuil_ Fiue _Chicoace_ Sixe _Chicome_ Seauen _Chicuei_ Eight _Chiconaui_ Nine _Matlac_ Tenne _Matlactlioce_ Eleuen _Matlactliome_ Twelue _Matlactlomei_ Thirtéene _Matlactlinaui_ Fourtéene _Matlactlinacui_ Fiftéene _Matlactlichicoace_ Sixtéene _Matlactlichicome_ Seuentéene _Matlactlichicuei_ Eightéene _Matlactlichiconaui_ Ninetéene _Cempoalli_ Twentie