fffifoneoftkefnJte's. lib; 7. 



ink, nornearevntoit, neither did there fall any lighr- 

 nimg or thunder wherevpon the guardes crying out, a 

 number of people ran with water , but nothing could 

 helpc , fo as it was all coniimied and they fey the fire 



feemed to come forth of peeccs of timber,which kind- 

 led more by the water that was caft vpon it. There was 

 a Comet feene in the day time, tunning from the weft 

 totheeaft, cafting an infinite number of fparkles, and 

 they fay the forme was like to a long taile, having three 

 heads. 



The great lake betwixt Mexico and Tefcuco, without 

 any wind, earthquake, or any other apparan t fighe,be- 

 ganne fodainely to fwell , and the waves grewe in fuch 

 fort, as all the buildings nearc vntd it fell downe to the 

 ground. They fay atthat time they heard many voices, 

 as of a woman in paine, which faydefometimes 3 mj 

 children' , the time of your dettruftiw is ceme , and other- 

 whiles itiayde, Omy children, whither fiall I earn you, 

 tkatyouperifa not vtterly? There appeared lik&Wft ma 

 ny monfters with two heads , which being carried be 

 fore the king, fodainely vanifhed. There were two that 

 exceeded all other monfters , being very ftrange^ the 

 one was , the fidiers of the lake tooke a bird as bigge as 

 a Crane, and of the fame colour, butofaftrangeand 

 vnfeene form. They caried it to .A/<tffpw4,whoat that 

 time was inthe pallace of teares and mourning, which 

 was all hanged with blacke, Tor as he had many palaces 

 for his recreation, fo had he alfo others for times of at 

 flidlion, wherewith hee was then heavily charged and 

 tormented, byreafonofthethreatnings his gods had 

 given him by thcfe forrowfull advertiiements . Thp fi- 

 (hers came about noonefetting this bird before him, 

 which had on thetoppeof his head a thing brightand 



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