consideration, we truste that our libertie shall not be diminished, but rather our owne persons, wyues, and familie better preserued, and our houses and husbandry not destroyed. And in süme of all his talke, the teares trickling downe his chéekes, he besought _Cortes_ to wey that _Tlaxcallan_ did neuer at any tyme reknowledge any superiour King or Lorde, nor at any time had commen any person among them to commaunde, but onely he, whome they did voluntarily electe and chose as their superiour and ruler. It can not be tolde, howe muche _Cortes_ reioyced with this Embassage, and to sée such a mighty Captayne come vnto his campe to submitte himselfe: and also it was a matter of great wayght to haue that Cittie in subiection, for the enterprice whiche he had in hande, whereby he fully made an account that the warres were at an ende, to the great cötentation of him and his company, and with great fame and reputation among the _Indians_. _Cortes_ with a mery and louing countenaunce answered, laying to their charge the hurte and damage whiche he had receyued in their countrey, bycause they refused at the firste to harken vnto him, and quietly to suffer him to enter into their countrey, euen as he had required and desired by his Messengers of _Zeampoallan_ sente vnto them from _Zaclotan_. Yet al this notw^tstandyng, he did both pardon the kyllyng of his twoo horses, the assaultyng of him in the highe way, and the greate lies whiche they had moste craftily vsed with hym, (for where as they themselues fought agaynst him, yet they layde the faulte to others) likewise their pretence to murder him in the ambush prepared for him, (enticing him to come to their Citie,) without makyng firste defiance according to the law of armes. These causes notwithstanding, he did louingly receyue their offer made in subiection to the Emperour, and in this sorte departed, saying, that shortely hée woulde be with him in _Tlaxcallan_, and presently he coulde not goe with him for the dispatche of the Ambassadours of _Mutezuma_. The receyuing and entertaynement _of Cortez in Tlaxcallan_. It grieued muche the Embassadours of _Mutezuma_, to sée _Xicotencates_ in the Spanishe Campe, and the offer made vnto _Cortes_ in the behalfe of his King, of their persons, Cittie and goodes, aduising _Cortes_ to gyue no credite vnto them, for all their saying (quoth they) is treason and lies, and to the entent to locke you vp in their Cittie. _Cortes_ answered, that although their aduise were true, yet he did determine to go thither, for that he feared them lesse in the towne than in the fielde. They hearyng this answere and determination, besought him to giue vnto one of them licence to returne vnto _Mexico_, to aduertise _Mutezuma_ of all that was past, with an answere to their Ambassage, promising within sixe dayes to haue newes from _Mexico_, and till then prayed him not to departe with his Campe.