Now my louing friends and fellowes, ye doe sée what greate mercy God hathe shewed vnto vs, in bringing vs safe and in health to so good and riche a Countrey, as by manifest signes and tokens we haue alreadye séene, yea and howe plentifull of meate, inhabited of people, better clothed, and of more iudgement and reason, than the others whiche ye haue séene, since your firste comming: also better buildings, fieldes of grayne and corne: yea and it is to be thought, that the things not yet séene, doe surmount all that hithervnto ye haue playnely séene. Wherefore wée ought to giue most hartie thankes vnto God, and to beginne oure habitation héere, whereas we shall enioy the grace and mercy of God. And to bryng this matter to passe, me thinke best that we abide héere, vntill we may finde a better port or scituation. Also that we make a wall or Castell for oure defence, if néede shoulde happen, for the people of this land hath little ioy of our comming and abiding héere. It was then considered that frö that place they might the sooner haue friendshippe and contractation with the _Indians_ and Townes nexte adioyning, as _Zempoallan_, and others whyche were enimies to _Mutezuma_, and béeyng in this order once placed, they myghte discharge their Shyppes, and sende them incontinent to _Cuba_, _Santo Domingo_, _Iamayca_, _Borriquen_, and other Ilandes, or else to _Spayne_ for more men, armour and Horsses, and for clothing and victuals. [Sidenote: Policie.] Moreouer, it was thought iust and méete, to sende relation of all their procéedings to the Emperoure theyr King and maister, with the demonstration of golde, syluer, and other riches, which they had in their power. And bycause all these things should be done in good order, _Cortez_ determined as Captayne generall, to appoint a Counsell, Aldermen, and Iudges. And also ordeyne all other offices that shoulde be necessary and néedefull to rule and gouerne a Citie, whych he then pretended to edifie and erecte, the whiche Magistrates should fully commaund, vntill such time that the Emperour should otherwise prouide in matters conuenient for his seruice. [Sidenote: A good subiecte.]