A.D. 

 1572. 



Fire rubbed 

 out of two 

 stickes. 



Divers 

 speeches. 



Mutezuma, 

 and his riches. 



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very little, so that there can go in but one man at a time. 

 Their windowes, and roomes within their houses are 

 small, and one roome they have reserved for their friends, 

 when they come to talke one with another, and that is 

 alwayes faire matted, and kept marveilous cleane, and 

 hanged full of images, and their chaires standing there to 

 sit in. They eate their meate upon the ground, and 

 sleepe on the ground upon a mat, without any bed, both 

 the gentlemen, and other. 



The Indians strike their fire with one sticke in another, 

 aswell the tame people, as the wilde. For they know not 

 how to doe it with an yron, and a stone. 



In Nova Hispania every 10. or 12. leagues they have a 

 contrary speach, saving onely about Mexico : so there is a 

 number of speeches in the Countrey. 



Mutezuma which was the last King of this Countrey, 

 was one of the richest princes which have bene scene in 

 our time, or long before. He had all kinde of beasts 

 which were then in the countrey, and all maner of birds, 

 and fishes, and all maner of wormes, which creepe upon 

 the earth, and all trees, and flowers, and herbes, all 

 fashioned in silver and gold, which was the greatest part 

 of al his treasure, and in these things had he great joy, as 

 the old Indians report. And unto this day, they say that 

 the treasure of Mutezuma is hidden, and that the Span- 

 iards have it not. This King would give none of his 

 people freedome, nor forgive any of them that should pay 

 him tribute, though he were never so poore. For if it 

 had bene told him that one of his tributaries was poore, 

 & that he was not able to pay his tribute according to the 

 custome, then he would have him bound to bring at such 

 times as tributes should be payd, a quill full of Lice, 

 saying, hee would have none free, but himselfe. He had 

 as many wives or concubines, as hee would have, and 

 such as liked him. Alwayes whensoever he went out of 

 his Court to passe the time, he was borne upon 4. of his 

 noble mens shoulders set upon a table, some say, of 

 golde, and very richly dressed with feathers of divers and 



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