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the which is a port at this day well knowne in the South Liu - 

 sea. Axayaca returned to Mexico with great and rich 

 spoiles, where lie was honourably crowned, with sumptuous 

 and stately preparation of sacrifices, tributes, and other 

 things, whither many came to see his coronation. The 

 Kings of Mexico received the crowne from the hands of the 

 King of Tezcuco, who had the preeminence. He made 

 many other enterprises, where he obtained great victories, 

 being alwaies the first to leade the army, and to charge the 

 enemy ; by the which hee purchased the name of a most 

 valiant captaine : and not content to subdue strangers, lie 

 also suppressed his subiects which had rebelled, which 

 never any of his predecessors ever could doe, or durst 

 attempt. We have already shewed how some seditious of 

 Mexico had divided themselves from that common-weale, 

 and built a cittie neare vnto them, which they called 

 Tlatellulco, whereas now Santiago is. 



These being revolted, held a faction aparte, and encreased 

 and multiplied much, refusing to acknowledge the kings of 

 Mexico, nor to yeeld them obedience. The king Axayaca 

 sent to advise them not to live divided, but being of one 

 blond, and one people, to i 03-110 together, and acknowledge 

 the king of Mexico : wherevpon the Lorde of Tlatellulco 

 made an aunswero full of pride and disdaine, defieing the 

 king of Mexico to single combat with himselfe : and pre 

 sently mustred his men, commaunding some of them to hide 

 themselves in the weeds of the Lake ; and the better to 

 deceive the Mexicans, ho commaunded them to take the 

 shapes of ravens, geese, and other beasts, as frogs, and such 

 like, supposing by this meanes to surprise the Mexicans as 

 they should passe by the waies and cawsies of the Lake. 

 Having knowledge of this defiance, and of his adversaries 

 policie, he divided his army, giving a part to his generall, 

 the sonne of Tlacaellel, commaunding him to charge this 

 ambuscadoe in the Lake ; and he with the rest of his people, 



