The y^a 



tomakcwarre for his coronation, in a province that 

 was rebelled, where he loft more of his own men then 

 heetooke captives^ yet he returned, faying, thathcc 

 brought the number of captives required for the {acri- 

 ficeof his coronation , and fo hce was crowned with 

 great folemnitie. But the Mexicaincs difcontcnted to 

 have a king folittle difpofed to vvarre , pra&ifed to ha- 

 ften his death by poifon. For this caufe hee contiaued 

 notabove foureycares in the kingdome: whereby wee 

 fee that the children do not alwaics follow the blood 

 and valour of their fathers and the greater the gloria 

 of the predeceflbrs hath bccne 3 the more odious is the 

 weakcnes and cowardife of fuch that fuccced them in 

 command, and not in merit. But this lofle was well 

 repaired by a brother of the deceafed , wKb wasalfb 

 fonne to great Mottfttwa&lkd 4xAyaca,v> T ho was like- 

 wife chofenbythe advice of TUcaellcc, wherein hec 

 happened better then before. 



Qftbt death <?/Tlaca:lIec, wdthe Jccdcs ^Axayaca 



tkefcventh KingofMexicaims. 



CHAP* 18. 



NOW was TUcaellecvexy old, who by rcafon ofhis 

 age,he was carried in a chairc vponmens (houl- 

 ders,toaffift in counfcll when bufines recuired. In the 

 end hce fell ficke, whcnas the king ( who v^ as not yet 

 crowned,) did vifithitn often , {heading many teares, 

 fcemingto loofein him his father , and the father of 

 his cun trie. T/ac4c//ecdid moft afFedionately rccom- 

 mend his children vnto him, efpecially thceldeft, who 

 had fhevved himfclfe valiant in the former warres. The 

 king promifcd to have regard vnto him , and the more 

 to comfort the oldc man , in his prefence he gave him 



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