478 THE WARRIOR TLACAELLEL. 



LIB. vn. g^) f^y l earne by heart,, for the exercise of their children, 

 and after did teach them as a lesson to those that begarme 

 to learne the facultie of Orators. In the meane time, the 

 Tepanecas were resolute to destroy the Mexicaines, and to 

 this end they had made great preparations. And therefore 

 the new King tooke counsell for the proclaiming of warre, 

 and to fight with those that had so much wronged them. 

 But the common people, seeing their adversaries to exceede 

 them farre in numbers and munition for the warre, they 

 came amazed to their King, pressing him not to vndertake 

 so dangerous a warre, which would destroy their poor Cittie 

 and Nation : wherevpon being demaunded what advise were 

 fittest to take, they made answer that the King of Azcap- 

 uzalco was very pittifull, that they should demand peace, 

 and offer to serve him, drawing them forth those marshes, 

 and that he should give them houses and lands among his 

 subiects, that by this meanes they might depend all vppon 

 one Lord. And for the obtaining heereof, they should 

 carry their god in his litter for an intercessor. The cries of 

 the people were of such force (having some Nobles that ap 

 proved their opinion), as presently they called for the 

 Priests, preparing the litter and their god, to perform the 

 voyage. As this was preparing, and every one yeelded to 

 this treatie of peace, and to subiect themselves to the Tepa 

 necas, a gallant yong man, and of good sort, stept out 

 among the people, who, with a resolute countenance, spake 

 thus vnto them : &quot; What meanes this, yee Mexicaines, 

 are yee mad ? How hath so great cowardise crept in among 

 vs ? Shall we go and yeeld ourselves thus to the Azcap- 

 uzalcos/ Then turning to the King, he said : &quot; How now, 

 my Lord, will you endure this ? Speak to the people, that 

 they may suffer vs to finde out some meanes for our honour 

 and defence, and not to yeelde our selves so simply and 

 shamefully into the hands of our enemies/ This yong man 

 was called Tlacaellel, nephew to the King, he was the most 



