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priest, saying, that they should seeke out a Tunal 1 in the 

 lake, which grew out of a stone (which as ho told them, was 

 the same place where by his commaundement they had cast 

 the heart of Copil, sonnc to the sorceresse, their enemy) 

 and vpon this Tunal they should see a goodly Eagle, which 

 fed on certaine small birdes. When they should see this, 

 they should beleeve it was tho place where their Cittie 

 should be built, tho which should surmount al others, and 

 bo famous throughout tho world. Morning being come, 

 the old man assembled tho whole people, from tho greatest 

 to the least, making a long speech vnto them, how much 

 they were bound unto their god, and of the Revelation, 

 which (although vnworthy) hee had received that night, con 

 cluding that all must seeko out that happie place which was 

 promised them ; which bred such devotion and ioy in them 

 all, that presently they vndertooko tho enterprise, and 

 dividing themselves into bandes, they beganne to search, 

 following tho signes of the revelation of tho desired place. 

 Amidest the thickest of these water-lillies in the lake, they 

 met with tho same course of water they had seeno tho day 

 before, but much differing, being not white, but red, liko 

 blood, the which divided it selfe into two streames, whereof 

 the one was of a very obscure azure, the which bred admira 

 tion in them, noting some great mistery as they said. After 

 much search heero and there, tho Tunal appeared growing 

 on a stone, whereon was a royall Eagle, with the wings dis- 

 plaied towardes the Sunne, receiving his heat. About this 

 Eagle were many rich fothers, white, red, yellow, blew, and 

 greene, of tho same sort as they make their images, 

 which Eagle held in his tallants a goodly birde. Those 

 which sawo it and knew it to be the place fore-told by tho 

 Oracle, fel on their knees, doing great worship to the Eagle, 

 which bowed the head looking on every side. Then was 

 there great cries, demonstrations, and thanks vnto the Cre- 

 1 I ru-kly pour. 



