The S^aturall and Mora/1 



mapixtli, our true and lawfull King and Lard. Heereyott 

 may.choofeatyourpleafure, faying, IwiU this man, And not 

 that. Ifyouhaveloftafather , heereyou may jinde both f^ 

 tker and mother: make account O M exicaincs , -that the 

 Sunne is eclif fid and darkened for a time , and will return* 

 fuddcnly. If Mexico hathbeene darkened by the death of 

 your, King,the Sun willfoonejhew,in choofmg another King. 

 Looke to whom, andvpon whom you fhailcaft your eyes, an4 

 towards whom your heart is inclined , and this is hee whom 

 your god Vitzliputzli hath chofen. And continuinga 

 while this difcourfe, he ended to the fatisfaftion of all 

 men. Intheend ? hytheconfentofthisCouniell,/cr^ 

 nit was chofcn King , jwhich fignifies a fhake of rafors, 

 who was fonne to the nrft King Acamafixtli, by a flavc 

 of hisrand although hewerenotjegitimate, yet they 

 made choy ce of him , for that he exceeded the reft in 

 behaviour, valour, and magnanimitie of courage. All 

 feemed very well fatisfied, and above all, thefe of Te 

 cuco,ov their king was married to a fifter of ifcoalts. Af 

 ter the King had beene crowned and fet in his royal! 

 feat,another Orator fteptvp, difcourfing how the king 

 was bound to his Common-weale,and of the courage 

 he ought to fliew in tPavell, fpeaking thus, Behold tfus 

 da^we defend on thee , it may be. thou wilt let fall the bur 

 then that lieS'Vpon tbyfouldiers, andfofftr the old man and 

 woman, the orphlin and the widows foperijh. Takepittie of 

 the infants that go creeping in the ayre 5 whowuft fertfh if 

 our enemies furmomt vs: <vnfo!dthei9,andjtretch forth thj 

 cloak, my Lord, tobeare thcfe infants vpo* thy Jhoulder^ 

 which be the poor e and the common people, who live affurtd 

 Bunder thejhadowe of thy wings , and of thy bountie. Vt te- 

 ring many other words vpon this fubied , the which, 

 i(as I have laid,) they karne by heart, for the exercife of 



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