516 TERROR OF MONTEZUMA. 



LlB - vn - magicke Artes. They had accustomed often to vse this 

 meanes, having great conference with the divell, by whose 

 helpe they sometimes obtained strange effects. They there 

 fore assembled together all the Sorcerers, Magicians, and 

 Inchanters, who being perswaded by Montecuma, they 

 tooke it in charge to force this people to returne vnto their 

 country. For this consideration, they went to a certaine 

 place which they thought fit for the invocation of their 

 divells, and practising their artes (a thing worthy of con 

 sideration) , they wrought all they could ; but seeing no 

 thing could prevaile against the Christians, they went to 

 the king, telling him that they were more than men, for 

 that nothing might hurt them, notwithstanding all their 

 coniurations and inchantments. Then Montecuma advised 

 him of another pollicie, that faining to be very well con 

 tented with their comming, he commanded all his countries 

 to serve these celestiall gods that were come into his land. 

 The whole people was in great heavinesse and amazement, 

 and often newes came that the Spaniards inquired for the 

 King, of his manner of life, of his house and meanes. He 

 was exceedingly vexed herewith; some of the people and 

 other Necromancers advised him to hide himselfe, offering 

 to place him whereas no creature should ever finde him. 

 This seemed base vnto him, and therefore he resolved to 

 attend them, although it were dying. In the end he left 

 his houses and royall pallaces to lodge in others, leaving 

 them for these gods as he said. 



CHAP. xxv. Of the Spaniards entrie into Mexico. 



I pretende not to intreate of the acts and deedes of the 

 Spaniards who conquered New Spaine, nor the strange ad 

 ventures which happened vnto them, nor of the courage 

 and invincible valour of their Captaine Don Fernando 



