which fignifies white waters, to the end they fhould all 

 periih therc 5 bcingfull of vipers,fnakes,and other veno 

 mous beafe which bred in a hill neereadioyning. But 

 being perfwaded and taught by their .divell , they ac 

 cepted willingly what was offered , find by their dive- 

 lifti art, tamed thefe beaftes , fo as they did them no 

 harme; yea, they vfed them as meat, eating them with 

 delight and appctite.The which the Lord QfCuHwaca* 

 feeing, & that they had tilled and fowed the land Jie re. 

 folvcd to receive them into the Cittie, and to contrail 

 aniity with them. Butihe god whom the Mexicawes 

 didwoifliip , (asheisaccuftomed to do no good, but 

 ill,) faidvntohispricft?., that this was not "the place 

 where he would have them flay, and that they muft so 

 forth making warres. Therefore they muft feeke forth 

 a woman, and name her the goddefle of Difcord. 

 Wherevpqn they refolved to fend to the King of CuL 

 fintc4n > to demand his daughter to beQueeneofthe 

 i4extcaii&jJ$4 mother to their god,who received this 

 Ambaflage willingly 5 fending his daughter preftntly 

 gorgcoufly attyred and well accompanied. The fame 

 night (lie arrived, by order of themurtherer wbome 

 they v/orfhipped , they killed her cruelly , snd having 

 fieaed her artificially as they could do, they did clothe 

 ayong man with her skinne, and therevpon her appar- 

 rell, placing him neere their idoll, dedicating him fora 

 goddefTeand the mother of their god 5 and ever after 

 did worfliip it, making an idoll which they called Toc- 

 cy, which is to fay, our grandmother. Not concent 

 with this crueltie, they did malisioufly invite the King 

 ofCulhua&uighe father of the yong niaid,to come and 

 worfliippe Eis daughter, whowasnowconfecratcd a 

 goddefle, who commingwith great prefcnts, and well 



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