HiHorieoftbefndics. lib. 7. 



accompanied with his people, he was led in to a very 

 darkechappell where their idoll was, that lie might of 

 fer facrifice to his daughter that was in that place. But 

 it chanced that the incsnfe that was vpon the harth,ac- 

 cording to their cuftomc , kindled in fuch fort , as hec 

 might difccrnc his daughters haire, and having by this 

 meanes difcovered thccrueltic and deceit, hce went 

 forth crying alowdc, and with all his men he fell vpou 

 thcMtxica/nes, forcing them to retyre to the lake, fo as 

 thcy.were almoft drowned. ThcMexicaines defended 

 themfelves,cafiing certainc little darts,which they vfed 

 in the vvarres, wherewith they much galled their enne- 

 tnies. But in the end they got land, and leaving that 

 place,they coafted along the lake, very weary and wet$ 

 the women and little children crying and making great 

 exclamations againft them and tlmr god that had 

 brought them into this diftrcrte. They were inforced 

 to paffe a river that could not be waded through , and 

 therefore they advifed to make fmall boates of their 

 targets and of reedes,\vherein they patted. Thenafter- 

 wardes, having left Culbuacaitjfazy arived at IztdCAlco^ 

 and finally to the" place where the hermitage of Saint 

 y4#/0#/> now is , at the en try of Mexico^ and to that 

 quarter which they now call S.ZW. During which 

 time their idoll did comfort them in their travells and 

 incoraged them,promifing great matters. 



Of the ToundAtiw ^/"Mexico. 

 CHAP. 7. 



T He time being now come, that the father of lies 

 (houldaccomplifh his promifc made to his peo 

 ple, who could no longer fuffcr fo many turnings, tra- 



L 1 veils, 



