as we may say horsepostes which gaue alwayes from hand to hande the paynted cloth: they doe runne on foote faster in this sorte, than by horsepost, and is more of antiquitie than horsepost: Also _Teudilli_ sent to _Mutezuma_ the garments & many other things whiche _Cortez_ had giuen him, whiche things were after wardes founde in the treasorie of _Mutezuma_. The present and ansvvere that _Mutezuma sente vnto Cortez_. [Sidenote: The excuse of Mutezuma.] After the message sente, and the answere promised, _Teudilli_ tooke his leaue, and within twoo flight shoote of _Cortez_ his campe, he caused a thousande cotages of boughes to be made, & lefte there twoo principall men as Captaynes ouer two thousande persons men and women, and then departed for _Cotosta_ hys dwellyng place. The twoo Captaynes had charge to prouide the Christians of all things necessarie, and the women serued to grynde their corne and make bread of _Maiz_, and to dresse theyr fishe and flesh and other victuals, and the men serued to carrie the dressed meate to the Christians cäpe, and wood, water, & grasse for the horses and al other necessaries, and this they passed eight dayes. In this meane season returned the poste with a riche and gentle present, whiche was many couerlets and clothes of cotton, white, and of other colours wrought, many tuffes of feathers very fayre, and some things wrought with golde and fethers, quantitie of Iewels and péeces of golde and siluer, twoo thinne whéeles, the one of siluer whiche wayde .25. markes with the signe of the Moone, and the other whéele of golde which wayed a hundreth markes, made like vnto the Sunne, with many leaues and beasts, a very curious péece of worke: these twoo things they helde for Gods in that countrey, & giueth thë the colours of the metall that is likest thë, euery whéele was two yardes & a half broade, and so proportionally in compasse round aboute, this present was estéemed at 20900. Ducates. This present shold haue bene giuen to _Grijalua_, if he had not so soone departed as the _Indians_ reported. He also gaue vnto _Cortez_ this answere, that _Mutezumas_ his Lorde was very gladde to know, & to be friend to suche a mighty Prince as the king of Spayne was, and that in his time should arriue in his countrey such new people, & the like neuer séene before, & that he was readie to shew them al pleasure & honour, requesting him to sée what things he stoode in néede of for y^e time that he meant to abide there, as well for himselfe as for his ships, army and deceasse, and it should be prouided abundantly: yea & also if he could finde any thing in that countrey to his contentment, to present to the Emperour of Christians, he would willingly prouide it. And as touching the desire that _Cortez_ had to come to visite & to haue cömunication with him, he thought it vnpossible, bycause that he was sickly and could not come vnto the sea coast, and likewise for _Cortez_ to come where he did