good reafon. The warre wherein hee was moft trou 

 bled and of greateft difficultie , was that of the pro- 

 vince of C^/^,wherein there happened great mattery 

 whereof one was very remarkable, which was, that 

 they ofckalcas , had taken a brother oMefepwaes in 

 the warres , whome they refolved tochoofe for their 

 king, asking him very curteoufly , if he would accept 

 of this charge. Heanfwered (after much importunity, 

 ftillperfifting therein,) that if they meant plainely to 

 choofe him for their king , they fliould plant in the 

 marketplace, a tree or very high ftake, on the toppe 

 whereof, they (hould make a little fcaffold^and meanes 

 to mount vnto it. The Chalet fuppofing it had-beene 

 fome ceremony to make himfelfe more apparent, pre- 

 fently effeded it : then aflembling all his Mexicaines a- 

 bout the ftake, he wejit to the toppe with a garland of 

 flowers in his hand, (peaking to his men in this maner, 



valiant Mexic tines , theft men will vhoofemee for their 

 Kingjbut the gods will not permit ,that to be A King ifaouli 

 commute Any ireafon dgainfl my countri^ butcontrarirvifi, 



1 wilt hat you learn e by mejhat it behoveth vs rather 3 10 in- 

 dttre death, then to ajdeour enemies. Saying thefe words, 

 he caft himfelfe downe, and was broken in a thoufand 

 peeces,at which fpe<Sacle,the Chalet had To ^reat hor 

 ror and difpits, that prefently they fell vpon the Mexi- 

 caines and flew them all with their launceg 5 as men 

 whom they held too pro wde and inexorable, faying, 

 they had divelifh hearts. It chanced the night follow 

 ing, they heard two owles making a mornefull cry, 

 which they did interpret as an vnfortunate figne , and 

 a prefage of their neere deftrtii3:ion,3S it fucceeded: for 

 Kin oMatecuma went againft them in per/on with all 

 his power ? where hevanquifliedthem, andruinedall 



their 



