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that it is likely, thatthe Divell lamented at fogreaca 

 change, and that God by the fame meanes beganne to 

 chaftice their cruell and abhominable idolatries. I will 

 therefore fet themdowne heere as true things.lt chan 

 ced that MotefHWA having raigned many yeers in great 

 profperity , and fo pufft vp in his conceit , as hee cau- 

 fed himfelfe to beferved and feared, yea to be worfliip- 

 ped as a god, that the Almighty Lord beganne to cha 

 ftice him, and alfo to admonifh him,fuffering even the 

 very Divelles whome he worihipped, to tell him tbefc 

 heavy tidings of the mine of his kingdome,and to tor 

 ment him by vilions,which had never bin feen- where- 

 with hee remained fo melancholy and troubled, as hec 

 was voyde of iudgement]Thc idoll of thofe of CholoU^ 

 which they called gwtzactMlt, declared, thataftrangc 

 people came to poffefle his kingdomes. The king of 

 Tefeae0(whQ was a great Magician,and had conference 

 with the Divell ) came one day at an extraordinaric 

 houretovifite3/0#pM, aflfuring him that his gods 

 hadtoldehim, that there were great lofTes preparing 

 for him, and for his whole realme : many witches and 

 forcerers went and declared as much , amongft which 

 there was one did very particularly foretell him what 

 (hould happen : and as he was with him hee toldehim 

 that the pulfes of his feete and hands failed him . Mote- 

 juma troubled with thefencws, commanded all thofe 

 (brcerci^s to be apprehended : but they vanifhed pre- 

 fently in the prilon , wherewith hee grewe into fuch a 

 rage, that hee might not kill them , as hee pu tee their 

 wives and children to death, deftroying their houfo, 

 and families. Seeing himfelfe importuned and trou 

 bled with thefeadvertifements , he fought to appeafe 

 the anger of his gods : and for that caufehee laboured 



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