Hiftorieoftbefndies. lib. 7. 



fore 3 but much differing,bcing not white, but red,like 

 blood, the which divided itlelfe into two ftreames,- 

 whereof the one was of a very obfcure azure, the 

 which bred admiration in them , noting fome great 

 miftery as they faid. After much {earch hcereand there, 

 the T0/M/ appeared growing on a ftonc, whereon was 

 a royall Eagle , with the wings difplaied towardcs the 

 Sunne;receiving his heat. About this Eagle were many 

 rich fethers,white,red 3 yellow,blew,and greene, of the 

 fame fort as they make their images , which Eage held 

 in his tallants a goodly birde. Thofe which fawe it and 

 knew it to be the place fore-toldc by the Oracle, fel on 

 their knees 5 doing great worfhip to the Eagle , which 

 bowed the head looking on every fide.rhen was their 

 great cries,demonftrations,and thankcs vnto the Crea 

 tor, and to their great god Vilztifutztiy who was there 

 father,and had alwaies told them truth. For this reafon 

 they called the cittic which they founded there, 7V- 

 ntxtilun, which fignifies Tuitalon a ftone, and to this 

 day they carry in their armes, an Eagle vpon a Tuntl, 

 withabirdinhistallant, and (landing with the other 

 vpon theT^/. The day following,by common con- 

 fent they made an hermitage adioyning to the Tund 

 of the Eagle, that the Alice of their god might reft 

 there, till they might havemeancs to build him a fump- 

 tuous Temple : and fo they made this hermitage of 

 flagges & turfes covered with ftraw; then having con- 

 fultedwith their god, they refolved to buy of their 

 neighbours 5 ftone, timber, lime, in exchange of fifli, 

 frogges, and yongkids,and for duckes, water-hennes, 

 courlieus, and divers other kindes of fea fowles. All 

 which things they did fifli and hunt for in this Lake, 

 whereof there is great aboundance. They went with 



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