466 FJKST MEXICAN KING. 



LIB. vii. no presume too much against them. Being thus resolved 

 to choose a King, they took another advise very profitable 

 and assured,, to choose none among themselves, for the 

 avoyding of dissentions, and to gaine (by their new King) 

 some other neighbour nations, by whom they were in- 

 vironed, being destitute of all succours. All well con 

 sidered, both to pacific the King of Culhuacan, whome 

 they had greatly offended, having slaine and flead the 

 daughter of his predecessor, and done him so great a 

 scorne, as also to have a King of the Mexicaine blood, of 

 which generation there were many in the Culhuacan, which 

 continued there since the time they lived in peace amongst 

 them ; they resolved to choose for their King, a yong man 

 called Acamapixtli, sonne to a great Mexicaine Prince, and 

 of a Ladie, daughter to the King of Culhuacan. Presently 

 they sent Ambassadors with a great present to demand this 

 man, who delivered their Ambassage in these tearmes : 

 &quot; Great Lord, we your vassals and servants, placed and shut 

 vp in the weedes and reedes of the Lake, alone and aban 

 doned of all the Nations of the world, led onely and guided 

 by our god to the place where we are, which falles in the 

 Jurisdiction of your limits of Ascapusalco, and of Tezcuco. 

 Although you have suffered vs to live and remaine there, 

 yet will we not, neither is it reason to, live without a head 

 and lord to command, to correct, and governe vs, instruct 

 ing vs in the course of our life, and defending vs from our 

 enemies : Therefore we come to you, knowing that in your 

 Court and house, there are children of our generation, linckt 

 and alied with yours, issued from our entrailes, and yours, 

 of our blood and yours, among the which we have know 

 ledge of a grand-child of yours and ours, called Acamapixtli. 

 We beseech you, therefore, to give him vs for Lord, we will 

 estoomo him as hee deserves, seeing hee is of the lineage of 

 the Lords of Mexico, and the Kings of Culhuacan. 



The king having consulted vppon this poynt, and finding 



