At the begynnyng it was a troublesome thyng to teach them, for wante of vnderstandyng the one of the other, wherefore they procured to teache the chyldren of Gentlemen whiche were most aptest, the Spanishe tong, and they likewise learned the _Mexican_ spéeche, in the whiche language they dayly preached. It was at the firste a paynefull thing to make them leaue those Idols in whome they hadde euer beléeued, yea and the Diuell gaue them cruell warres in spirite, and manye times, in appearing in diuers formes vnto them, threatning, that if they dyd call vpon the name of Iesus Christ, it should not rayne, and that all their delight and pleasure shoulde be taken from them, prouoking them still to Rebellion against the Christians, but his wicked counsell woulde not preuayle. Through greate punishmente they haue left off the horrible sinne of Sodomy, although it was a greate griefe to put away their number of wiues. There are nowe in the newe Spayne eyght Byshoprikes, whereof one is an Archbishoprike. The death of Hernando _Cortes_. There was a greate contention betwéene _Hernando Cortes_, and _Don Antonio de Mendosa_, the Vizeroy, as concerning the prouince of _Sibola_, for each of them pretended a title vnto the same through the Emperoures gift, the one by meanes of his office of Vizeroy, and the other by his office of Captayne Generall, vpon the whyche matter they grewe into such hatred, that perfyte friendshippe coulde neuer after take place betwéene them, although at the beginning they were familiar and louing friendes: but malice grewe to such extremitie, that eache of them wrote vndecently agaynste other, to the Emperoure theyr maister, the whyche theyr doyngs blemished both theyr credites. _Cortes_ wente to lawe with the Licenciat _Villa Lobos_ the Kings Attourney, aboute certayne of his vassals, and also the Vizeroy assisted agaynste him as muche as hée myghte. Vpon consideration whereof, he was enforced to come into Spayne in Anno 1540. and broughte _Don Martin_ his sonne and heyre, béeyng a childe of eyghte yeares of age, and hys sonne _Don Luys_, to serue the Prince: he came very riche, but not so riche as the fyrste time. He entred into great friendship with the Cardinal _Loaisa_, and the Secretarie _Cobos_, but it preuayled not, for the Emperoure was gone into Flanders about matters of Gant.