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all things perfit, hce would theyeare following , at the 

 time of tribute, theyflioulde bring in their gardine a 

 wilde ducke ; and a heron, fitting on their egges^in fuch 

 forte, that they fhould hatch their y oong ones as they 

 fhould arrive * without foiling of a minute, Vpon paine 

 of his indignation. The Mexicans were much troubled 

 aad heavy with this prowde and ftridcommaunde : 

 but their god, as he was accuftomed, comforted them 

 in the night, by one of hispriefts, faying that he would 

 take all that charge vpon him,willing them not to fear, 

 but bcleeve that the day would come, whenas the A& 

 capuzakvsfhwld pay with their lives this defire of new 

 tributes. The time being come, as the Mexicans carri 

 ed all that was demaunded of their gardins, among the 

 reeds and weeds of the gardin, they found a ducke and 

 a heron hatching their egges, andatthefameinftant 

 when they arived at A^caft^alco their yong ones were 

 difclofed. Whereat the king of A^capufylco wondring 

 beyond meafurc,hefaid againe to his people, that thete 

 Were more than humane things.and that the Mexicans 

 beganne as if they would make themfelves lordes over 

 alhhofe provinces . Yet did he not diminifli the order 

 of this tribute , and the Mexicans finding not them 

 felves mighty enough ,endtired this fubiedion and fla- 

 very the fpace of fifty yeeres . In this time the king A- 

 camaptxtli died, having beautified the Citty of Mexico 

 with many goodly buildings, ftreets, conduits of wa 

 ter, and great aboundance of munition. Hecraigned 

 in peace and reft forty y cares , having bin al waycs zea 

 lous for the good and increase of the common-weale. 

 Asheedrew nearehis end, hee did onememorable 

 thing, that having lawful! children to whom he might 

 leave tbe fucceffion of the reatae 3 yet \vould he notfdo 



