480 MEXICAN WAE WITH TAPANECA. 



LIB. vn. j n jjj s Ki n g S behalfe he did defie him. Having ended all, 

 the King of Azcapuzalco suffering himselfe to be anointed 

 and crowned with feathers, giving goodly armes in recom- 

 pence to the messenger, wishing him not to returne by the 

 pallace gate, whereas many attended to cut him in peeces, 

 but to go out secretly by a little false posterne that was 

 open in one of the courts of the Pallace. This yong man 

 did so, and turning by secret waies, got away in safetie in 

 sight of the guards, and there defied them, saying, &quot; Tepa- 

 necas and Azcapuzalcas, you do your office ill ; vnderstand 

 you shall all die, and not one Tepaneca shall remaine alive.&quot; 

 In the meane time the guardes fell vpon him, where he be 

 haved him selfe so valiantly, that hee slew some of them : 

 and seeing many more of them come running, hee retyred 

 himselfe gallantly to the Cittie, where he brought newes 

 that warre was proclaimed with the Tepanecas, and that 

 hee had defied their King. 



CHAP. xin. Of the battell the Mexicaines gave to the Tepan 

 ecas, and of the victorie they obtained. 



The defie being knowne to the Commons of Mexico, they 

 came to the king, according to their accustomed cowardise, 

 demaunding leave to departe the Citty, holding their ruin 

 certaine. The king didde comfort and incourage them, 

 promising to give them libertie if they vanquished their 

 enemies, willing them not to feare. The people replied : 

 &quot; And if we be vanquished what shall we doe?&quot; &quot;If we 

 be overcome (aunswered the king) we will be bound pre 

 sently to yeeld ourselves into your hands to suffer death, 

 eate our flesh in your dishes, and be revenged of vs.&quot; &quot; It 

 shall be so then (saide they) if you loose the victorie, and 

 if you obtain the victorie, we do presently offer our selves 

 to be your Tributaries, to labour in your houses, to sowe 

 your ground, to carrie your armes and baggage when you 



