Htflorie'ofth? Indies lib. 7. 



alwaics enemies to the Mexicums, and therefore they 

 came to congratulate tfie Marquife>e^&, after his 

 vidiory obtained when he had conquered Mexico. 



Of that which happened in 



Chapultepec. CHAP. 



FRom MccbovacaniQ Mexico >MZ a 

 and vpon the way is MalwdkojNhcrc it happened. 

 that complaining to their idoll of a woman that, was a 

 notable witch, which came in their company carrying 

 the name of their fifter to their god , for that with her 

 wicked artes fliedid them much harme, pretending 

 by certaine tiKanes to be worshipped of them as their 

 goddefTe.-the idoll fpake in adreame to one of .thofe 

 old men that carried the arke, cooimaunding him to 

 comfort the people , making them new and great pro- 

 mifes,and that they fliould leave this hisjjfter with her 

 family , being cruell and bad , raffing their campe at 

 mid-night in great filence , leaving no (hew what way 

 they palled. So they did , and the witch remaining a- 

 lone with her family , in this fort peopled a towne 

 which they call Malinalco y t\\ inhabitants whereof,arc 

 held for great forcerers , being iffued from fucb a mo 

 ther. The Mextcaiws fox that they were greatly dimi- 

 ni(hedbythe(e divifions., and by the number of ficke; 

 & wearied perfbns, which they had left Behind, meant 

 to repaire themrdves,and to ftay in a place called TuU, 

 which fignifies a place of reedes.There their idoll com* 

 manded them to ftoppe a great river, that it might co-' 

 ver a great plaine , "and by the meanes he taught them, 

 they did inviron a little hill calledjTcyfty^ , making a 

 great lake, the which they did plantrbund about witfi 



