Hittorie of the Indie*, lib.y. 553 



ftand this btfoke , which before hce could never com- 

 prehend. Finally, the water was brought to Mexico, 

 butit camein fuch aboundaunce, that it had wclneere 

 drowned the cittie,as was foretold : and in effeft it did 

 ruine a great parte thereof, but it was prefen tly preven 

 ted by the induftry of Autz,ol , who caufed an iffue to 

 be made to draw'foorth the water : by meanes where 

 of hee repaired the buildings that were fallen , with an 

 exquifite worke,being before but poore otagcs. Thus 

 he left the citty invironed with water, like another yc- 

 nicc, and very well built : heeraignedeleavcnyeares, 

 and ended with thclaftandgreateftfucceflbr of all the 

 Mexicans. 



Of the ekffion of great Motecttma, the la/1 king 

 ' C ii A P. 20. 



WHcn the Spaniards entred new 

 theyeareofourLordeonethoufand five him- 

 drcd an^ejghtggn^ Motepma fecond of that name, was ' **' 

 tftelaftkingoftheMexioiines, I fay thelafl, although 

 they of Mexico, after his death, chofe another king,yea 

 io the life of the fame UWotepwa, whoraethey decla 

 red IM enemy to his country, as we fliall fee heereafter. 

 Butftee that fucceeded him , and hee thatftll into the 

 hands of the Marquife deFit//<f, had but the names and 

 titles of Kings, for that thekingdome was in a maner al 

 yeelded to the Spaniardsrfo as with reafon we account 

 tMMepHM for the laft king, and fb hee came to the pe- 

 riode of the Mexicaines power and greatnefle , which 

 is admirable being happened among Barbarians : for 

 thiscaufe, and for that this was thefeafon , that God 

 had chofen to reveale vnto them the knowledge of his 



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