_Cortez_ answered, not knowing of that shipping, saying, Mightie Sir, when my Shippes are finished I will depart, nay (quoth _Mutezuma_) I meane not those Shyppes, for there are ariued eleuen other Shippes at the coast néere vnto _Zempoallan_, and shortlye I shall be certifyed, whether the people that are come in them, are come a shore, and then shall we know what people, and how many they are in number. Blessed is Iesu Christe (quoth _Cortez_) vnto whome I giue most hartie thankes for his great mercies shewed vnto me, and to the Gentlemen of my company. One of _Cortes_ his men went to shewe the glad tidings to their fellowes, who then receyued double strength, praysing God, and embraced one another wyth great pleasure and ioy. And _Cortes_ with _Mutezuma_ béeing in communication togither, came another poast, who broughte newes of fourescore Horsemen that were landed, with eyght hundred footemen, and twelue péeces of Ordinance, and shewed painted in a cloth the whole relation both of men, horses, shippes, and ordinance.
[Sidenote: At the time of neede prouideth God.]
_Mutezuma_ hearing the newes that this poast hadde broughte, arose from his seate, and tooke _Cortes_ in hys armes, saying, now do I more loue you, than I haue done héeretofore, and will this day dyne with you. _Cortes_ gaue him thankes for the one and the other, and in this sorte wente hande in hand to _Cortes_ his Chamber, who willed his Spanyards not to make any extraordinary ioy, or alteration, but that they shoulde kéepe all togither with vigilant watche, and to giue hartie thankes vnto God for the comfortable newes. _Mutezuma_ and _Cortes_ dyned togither with greate content and pleasure, the one thynking to abide and to enioy the kings state and Countrey, the other thinking that then they woulde auoyd the land. But notwithstanding all these ymaginations, a certaine _Indian_ Captaine importuned _Mutezuma_ secretely to kill all _Cortes_ his menne, being but few in number, and then should he be the readier to dispatch the others that were newly come, and not to permitte them to ioyne one with another: yea and againe, when the newe come menne shoulde knowe of the deathe of their countreymen, they would not presume to abide in the lande.