abide, it was harde, troublesome and difficill, as well for the many and cragged mountaynes, as also the countrey, wilde, desert & without habitation, and shoulde be constrayned to suffer hunger, thirst, and other necessitie: and moreouer the enhabitaunts of much part of the way that he should passe, were his enimies, both cruell & cursed people, and knowing thë to be his friendes, they should not escape with life. All these excuses did _Mutezuma_ by the mouth of _Teudilli_ declare vnto _Cortez_, thinkyng to driue him frö his purpose & pretëded iourney, alleaging the foresayd difficulties and perils, the _Indians_ did also hope that with some cötrary weather they should be forced to leaue that coast & coütrey. Notwithstäding this cötradiction, so much the more desire had _Cortez_ to visite _Mutezuma_, who was so great a prince in that parties, & throughly to discouer the treasure which he imagined to be there. And hauing receiued y^e present, & also y^e answer, he gaue vnto _Teudilli_ a garmët of his owne wearyng, and many other trifles of his Haberdash, to be sente vnto _Mutezuma_, saying that if it were for no other purpose but onely to sée so mightie and vertuous a Prince, it should be requisite and iuste to trauayle vnto his Court, how much the more, he was of duetie cöstrayned to doe the Embassage which the Emperour of Christians had willed and commaunded him to doe, for otherwyse he shoulde incurre the displeasure of the King his mayster, wherefore he besought _Teudilli_ yet once agayne to aduertise _Mutezuma_ of his constant determination, bycause hée shoulde vnderstande that he would not leaue off hys pretended purpose for any inconuenience that was obiected vnto him. Alleagying moreouer, that he who had cömen 2000. leagues by sea, mought well goe 70. leagues by lande, and consideryng that he had many at his charge with small prouision, and likewise his shippes in daunger, he required that with all expedition the messengers should be dispatched. _Teudilli_ desired him to recreate himself, & not to take any grief, for as much as he himself did dayly aduertise _Mutezuma_ of his procéedings, euen so with all expedition the full resolution should come from _Mexico_, although it were somewhat farre off. And as for his victuals, he shoulde take no care, for abundantly he should be prouided. And also desired him for so much as he was not well placed among those sandy bankes, that it might please him to goe with him to certayne townes aboute sixe or seuen leagues frö thence. _Cortez_ refused that offer, wherevpon _Teudilli_ departed, and he abode there ten dayes looking for answere from _Mutezuma_. Hovv Cortez knevv of discorde and _dissention to be in the Countrey_.