And truely therein he sayde the very troth, excepte in the sacrifice wherein he something enlarged, although the slaughter of men for sacrifice in euery temple was very great, yea and some hold opinion, that some yéeres were sacrificed aboue .50000. men. Being in this conuersation, came two Gentilmen of that valley to sée the Spanyardes, and eche of them presented vnto _Cortes_ foure women slaues, & certayne collers of golde of small price. _Olintlec_ although he was vassall to _Mutezuma_, was a greate Lorde, and had .20000. vassals, and thirtie wiues altogither in his house, beside a hundreth other women that attended vpon them. And had for his garde and houshold .2000. persons, his towne was great, & had .13. temples in it, & eche temple many idolles of stone of diuers fashiös, before whom they sacrificed men, doues, quayles, & other things w^t perfumes & great veneratiö. In this place and territorie, _Mutezuma_ had .5000. souldiers in garrison, and ordinarie postes from thence to _Mexico_. Vntill this time, _Cortez_ had not so amply vnderstoode the mighte and power of _Mutezuma_, yea and though many inconueniences, difficulties, feare, and such like, did represent it selfe vnto him in his iourney to _Mexico_, whiche perhaps would haue amazed some valiät persons, yet he shewed not one iote of cowardise, hauyng hearde suche a reporte of that mightie Prince, but rather his desire was so much the more to sée hym. Considering now that he shoulde passe through _Taxcallon_ to goe to _Mexico_, being _Taxcallon_ a greate & strong Citie, and warlike people, he dispatched four _Zeampoallanezes_ to the Lordes and Captaynes of that Citie, on the behalfe of _Zempoallan_ and his owne, offering vnto them his friendship and fauour, giuing them to vnderstande, that those few Christians woulde come vnto their Citie to serue thë, desiring thë to accept the same, thinking assuredly that those of _Taxcallon_ would haue done with him as the _Zempoallanezes_ had done, which were both good and faithful, who had always vsed trouth with him, euë so he thought that now he moughte credite them, for they had enformed him, that the _Tlaxcaltecas_ were their friendes, and so would be his, considering that they were vtter enimies to _Mutezuma_, and willingly would goe with him to the siege of _Mexico_, with desire of libertie, and to reuenge olde iniuries and griefes, whiche they had susteyned many yeares before of the people of _Culhua_. _Cortez_ refreshed himselfe in _Zaclotan_ fiue dayes, where is a fresh riuer and quiet folke, pulling downe the Idolles, and placed a remembrance of Christ crucifyed, as he hadde done in all the Townes that he had passed. He toke his leaue of _Olintlec_, leauing him wel pleased, & went to a town two leagues frö thëce along y^e riuer side, whereof was Lorde _Iztacmixtlitan_, one of the Gentlemen who had giuen him the slaues and collers of golde.