_Pamfilo de Naruaez_ tooke shipping in _Guaniguanico_, and sailed till he came néere vnto _Vera Crux_ with al his fléete, and hauing intelligence that there were a hundred and fiftie Spanyards of _Cortes_ his band, he sente vnto them a Priest, with one _Iohn Ruiz de Gueuara_, and _Alonso de Vergara_, to require them to receyue him for their Captayne and gouernoure. But the newe Citizens would giue no eare to their talke, but rather apprehended them, & sente them prisoners to _Mexico_ to _Cortez_, to aduertise hym of their embassage, wherevpö _Naruaez_ vnshipped his men, horses, armor, & artillery, & wët w^t thë directly to _Zëpoallä_. The _Indian Comarcans_ being as well friends to _Cortez_, as vassals to _Mutezuma_, gaue vnto him golde, mantels, and vittayles, thinking that they had bin _Cortez_ his men.
The substance of a letter that Cortez _wrote vnto Naruaez_.
Before _Cortes_ knew the effect of the cöming of this new fléete, his head was sore troubled, for, on the one side he was glad of the comming of his owne nation, on the other side he liked not so great an armye. Likewise he ymagined, that if they came to succour him, he helde the Countrey for conquered: also if that they were come againste him, he iudged the Countrey to bée lost. He iudged also, that if they were come from _Spayne_, that then they hadde brought to him the thing loked for, but if they were come from _Cuba_, be feared ciuil warres. He also thought, that from _Spayne_ could not come so many folke in so shorte space. Finally, he déemed, that his olde enemie _Iames Velasques_ was come personally, but when he knew the whole truth, then was he muche more pensiue, thinking that the thread of his prosperitie was cut asunder, yea and that they would be meane to stoppe the gappes of the whole discouery, both of the secretes of the land, mines and treasure, as also, in the knowledge of the friends or enimies of _Mutezuma_. It shoulde be also a let to inhabite the places which he had begunne, yea and also to Christen the _Indians_, whiche was the principall thing that he pretended, yea & a let or stop of many other things begun in y^e seruice of God & the prince, fearing also by flying from one inconuenience, to fall into many, and also if he should permit _Pamphilo de Naruaez_ to come vnto _Mexico_, it shoulde be a meane of hys perdition: if likewise he should encounter him, he feared some rebellion in the Citie, and the setting at libertie of _Mutezuma_, putting in perill his owne honour, life, and trauayle: and to auoyde all these daungers and inconueniences, he determined remedy. First, he dispatched twoo men, the one vnto _Iohn Velasques de Leon_, who was gone to inhabite at _Coazacoalco_, willyng him at the sight of his letter to repaire vnto _Mexico_, giuing him aduise of the comming of _Naruaez_ and of the great néede that he stoode in, of him & his company. The other messenger he sent to _Vera Crux_, to bryng full relation of the arriuall of _Naruaez_, and what was his pretence.