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times of affliction, wherewith hee was then heavily charged LIB. 

 and tormented, by reason of the threatnings his gods had 

 given him by these sorrowful! advertisements. The fishers 

 came about noone, setting this bird before him, which had 

 on the toppe of his head a thing bright and transparent, in 

 forme of a looking glasse, wherein he did behold a warre- 

 like nation comming from the east, armed, fighting, and 

 killing. He called his Divines and Astronomers (whereof 

 there was a great number), who, having seen these things, 

 and not able to yeelde any reason of what was demaunded 

 of them, the bird vanished away, so as it was never more 

 seene : where vpon Montecuma remained very heavy and 

 sorrowfull. The other which happened was a labourer, who 

 had the report of a very honest man, came vnto him, telling 

 him, that being the day before at his worke, a great Eagle 

 flew towardes him, and tooke him vppe in his talents, 

 without hurting him, carying him into a certaine cave, 

 where it left him ; the Eagle pronouncing these words, 

 &quot;Most mightio Lorde, I have brought him whome thou 

 hast commaunded me&quot;. This Indian labourer looked about 

 on every side, to whome heo spake, but hee sawe no man. 

 Then he heard a voyce which sayde vnto him, &quot; Boost thou 

 not knowe this man, whome thou seest lying vpon the 

 ground&quot;; and looking thereon, ho perceived a man lie very 

 heavy asleepe, with royall ensignes, floures in his hand, and 

 a staffe of perfumes burning, as they are accustomed to vse 

 in that countrcy, whome the labourer beholding, knew it 

 was the great king Monte9uma, and answered presently : 

 &quot; Great Lorde, this resembles our King Montecuma. &quot; The 

 voyce saide againe, &quot; Thou saiest true, behold what he is, 

 and how he lies asleepe, carelesse of the great miseries and 

 afflictions prepared for him. It is nowe time that he pay 

 the great number of offences hee hath doone to God, and 

 that he receive the punishment of his tyrannies and great 

 pride, and yet thou seest how carelesse hee lies, blinde in 



