55* The ^(aturall and Moral! 



home; andafewdayesafter hcefentaprovofttoC^ 

 yodCttn, to take this Sorcerer : who having vnderftand- 

 ing for what intent the kings officers came , hee caufed 

 them to enter his houfc, and then he prefented himfelf 

 vnto them in the forme of a terrible Eagle, wherewith 

 the provoft and his companions being terrified , they 

 returned without taking him.^/^/incenfcd herewith 

 fent others, to whome hee prefented himfelfe in forme 

 of a furious tygre, fo as they durft not touch him. The 

 third came, and they found him in the forme of a hor 

 rible ferpent, whereat they were muchafraide. The 

 king mooved the more with thcfe dooings, fent to tell 

 them ofCuyoacav, that if they brought not the Ibrcerer 

 bound vnto him, he would raze their citty. Forfeare 

 whereof, or whether it were of his owne free will, or 

 being forced by the people , he fuffered himfelfe to be 

 led totheking, who prefemly caufed him tobeftrang- 

 led, and then did he put his refolution in pradife 3 for- 

 cing a chaacll ^hereby tlfc water might pafle to Mex 

 ico, whereby hee brought a great current of water into 

 the Lake, which they brought with great ceremonies 

 and fuperftitions, having priefts cafting incenfe along 

 the banks,others facrificed quailes>and with thebloud 

 of them fprinckled the ehannell bankes , others found 

 ing of cornets, accompanied the water with their mu- 

 ficke. One of the chicfe went'attired in a habite like to 

 their goddeffeofthc water, and ail fainted her, faying, 

 that fhee was welcome;! All which things^rej^ainted 

 in the Annales of Mexic o: which bookc is now at Rome 

 2* "i in the holy Library ,or Vaticane, wherea father of our 

 company, that was come from 3/<?,v/Vi?, did fee it, and 

 other hiftories,the which he did expound to the keeper 

 of his Hdlineflc Library, taking great delight to vnder- 



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