irn,thogh hewferertot kin^yee 

 mtimrKled kings ; iUflfenng him 

 to catty qercaine markes., z&aFiwa or dlnament -fot 

 the head, which belonged ondy tothemfelves . Yet 

 thfe&adeferves greater comaaendation^ndtobewcll 

 .coafidered of, in*hst hefadbd opinion totebetterable 

 tofcrve^hisGoMunon-weale as aiiibiefi, then being a 

 foyeraigoe Lord.Atidasia a comedie hedeftrvesmoft 

 comniead^ion, thatr.epT.efents the perfonagcthatim- 

 portesmoft/bee it.ofafteepheard or apeafant, and 

 leaves the Kiflg or C^aine to him that can perforrne 

 it:So in good PMofophy,men ought tx> have a fpecial 

 regard to the common good, and apply themfclves to 

 that office and place Which they beft vndcrftanfd. But 

 this philofophie isfarrc from that which is pradifed at 

 this day. But let vs returnctoourdifcourie, andfty, 

 that in'recompcnceof his modeftie^nd for the refped: 

 which the Mexicainc Eledors bare him; titty deman- 

 ded of TUcMlkc, (that feeing hee would notraigne,) 

 whom he thought moft fit : Wherevpori hee'gave his 

 voicetoafonne ofthedeceafed king , who Was then 

 veryyong, called Ticocic : but they repliecPthat his 

 fhoulders were very weake tobeare fo heavy a burthen. 

 T^&ranfwered^that his were there to heTpfc him to 

 bearethe burthen, ashehad^donetb thedeceaf^d : by 

 meancs whereof,they tooke their refolurion, and Tico- 

 tic was chofen,to whom were done^H the accuftomed 

 ceremonies. 



They pierced his nofthrik,and fwafi'ornamen t \ 

 -an Emerald therein : and for- this reafon^ -ffrthe Mexi- 



canebookes, this king istiOD?d 

 ced. Hee differed fnuchftom his ftthtrf and' predecef. 

 fov>beine noted for a coward,and not valiantiHe wen t 



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