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it nothing inconvenient to be alied to the Mexicaines, who LlB - TIf - 

 were valiant men, made them answer that they should take 

 his grandchilde in good time, adding therevnto, that if he 

 had beene a woman, hee woulde not have given her, noting 

 the foule fact before spoken of, ending his discourse with 

 these wordes : &quot; Let my grand-childe go to serve your god, 

 and be his lievetenant, to rule and governe his creatures, by 

 whom wo live, who is the Lord of night, day, and windes : 

 Let him goo and be Lord of the water and land, and pos- 

 sesse the Mexicaine Nation, take him in good time, and vse 

 him as mv sonne and grand-childe.&quot; The Mexicainos gave 

 him thanks, all ioyntly desiring him to marry him with his 

 ownc hand, so as he gave him to wife one of the noblest 

 Ladies amongst them. They conducted the new King and 

 Queene with all honour possible, and made him a solemne 

 reception, going all in generall fourth to see the king, whom 

 they led into pallaces, which were then but meane ; and 

 having seated them in royall throanes, presently one of the 

 Antients and an Orator much esteemed amongest them, did 

 rise vp, speaking in this manner : &quot; My sonno, our Lord 

 and King, tliou art welcome to this poor house and citty, 

 amongest these weedes and mudde, where thypoore fathers, 

 grandfathers, and kinsfolkes, endure what it pleaseth the 

 Lord of things created. Remember, Lord, thou commest 

 hither to be the defence and support of the Mexicaine Na 

 tion, and to be the resemblance of our God Vitzlipuztli, 

 wherevpon the charge and govcrnement is given thee. 

 Thou knowest we are not in our country, seeing the land wo 

 possesse at this day is anothers, neither know we what shall 

 become of vs to-morrowe, or another day : Consider, there 

 fore, that thou commest not to rest or recreate thy selfe, but 

 rather to indure a new charge vnder so heavie a burden : 



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wherein thou must continually labour, being slave to this 

 multitude, which is fallen to thy lotto, and to all tins neigh 

 bour people, whome they must strive to gratifie, and give 



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