472 DEATH OP THE SECOND KING. 



LID. vn. daughter, by reason they were his vassalls : yet the king of 

 Azcapuzalco yeelded therevnto, having humbly required 

 him, who, with curteous wordes, gave them his daughter, 

 called Ayauchigual, whom they ledde with great pompe and 

 ioy to Mexico, and performed the ceremony and solemnity 

 of marriage, which was to tie a corner of the mans cloke to 

 a part of the womans vaile in signe of the band of marriage. 

 This Queene broght foorth a sonne, of whose name they de- 

 maunded advise of the king of Azcapuzalco, and casting 

 lots as they had accustomed (being greatly given to sooth- 

 sayings, especially vpon the names of their children), he 

 would have his grand-childe called Chimalpopoca, which 

 signifies a target casting smoke. The Queene, his daughter, 

 seeing the contentment the King of Azcapuzalco had of his 

 grand-child, tooke occasion to intreat him to releeve the 

 Mexicaines of the heavy burthen of their tributes, seeing he 

 had now a grand-child Mexicaine, the which the King will 

 ingly yeelded vnto, by the advise of his Counsell, granting 

 (for the tribute which they paid) to bring yeerely a couple 

 of duckes and some fish, in signe of subiection, and that 

 they dwelt in his land. The Mexicaines, by this meanes, 

 remained much eased and content, but it lasted little. For 

 the Queene, their Protectrix, died soone after: and the 

 yere following, likewise Yitzilovitli, the king of Mexico died, 

 leaving his sonne, Chimalpopeca, tenne yeares olde ; hee 

 raigiied thirteene yeeres, and died thirty yeeres old, or little 

 more. Hee was held for a good king, and carefull in the 

 service of his gods, whose Images hee held kings to be ; 

 and that the honour done to their god was done to the King 

 who was his image. For this cause the kings have beene 

 so affectionate to the service of their gods. This king was 

 carefull to winne the love of his neighbours, and to trafficke 

 with them, whereby hee augmented his citty, exercising his 

 men in warrelike actions in the Lake, disposing them to 

 that which he pretended, as you shall see presently. 



