Hifiorie oftlejndm. lib. j. 501 



plaines about the lake ppflefled even vnto the Stem', 

 they pafled to the other fide of the mountaine , where 

 they found a very fertile, fpatious & warme countrey, 

 where they built many great villages, calling the Me- 

 tropolitane of their province gtzhunAchm , which is 

 as much to fay, as a place that {bunds the voice of an E- 

 gle, which our common people call by corruption, 

 gutrnavacd^nd at this day they call this province, the 

 Mtrqttifttc. Thofe of the fixt generation, which are the 

 Tlaftaltecans, which is to fay, men of bread , pafied the 

 mountaine towards the eaft , croffing all the Stern* or 

 mountaine QfMcvaJe, where that famous Vulcan is be- 

 tvvixt Mexico and the citty of Angells, where they did 

 findea good country, making many buildings. They 

 built many towncs and citties, whereof the Metropo- 

 litane was called by their name Tlafcala. This is the na 

 tion which favoured the Spaniards at their entrie , by 

 whofe help they did vvinne this country,and therefore 

 to this day they pay no tribute,but enioy a generall ex- 

 cmptionjWhen all thefe Nations peopled thefe coun 

 tries, tiieChmchimecans being the an tient inhabitants, 

 made no rcfiftance, but fledde, and as peopleamased, 

 they hid themfelves in the moft obfcare of the rockes. 

 But thofe that inhabited on th'other fide of the moun 

 taine where the TUfcaltecans had planted tliemfelves, 

 did not fuffer them in quiet,as the reft of the Clrichime- 

 cans had done, but they put themfelves in defence to 

 preferve their country , and being giants as the Hifto- 

 ries report, they fough| to expcll the laft commcrs, but 

 they were vanquiflit by the policy of the Tkftdltecan?, 

 who counter&ttinga peace with them , th,ey invited 

 them to a great banquet 5 and when they werebufieft 

 in their drunkenncs," there vverefome laide in ambufh, 



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