Hiftorie of the Indies lib. 7. 57, 



But they were fome gods, (their enemies) came to de- 

 ftroy them|Whenas the Ambailadors returned to 

 MtxicOyMoicfumA was in thehoufe of audience- but be 

 fore he would hcare them , this miferable man com 

 manded a great number of men to be ftcrificed in his 

 prefence, and with their bloud to fprinkletheArnbaf 

 { fadors, (Tuppofing by this ceremony, (which they 

 were accuftomed to do in folemne Ambaf!ages,)to re 

 ceive a good anfwer.But vnderftanding the report and 

 information of the maner of their Ihippes, men, and 

 armes, he ftoode perplexed and confounded: then ta 

 lcing counfell thereon,hc found no better meanes,then 

 to labour to ftoppethe entrie of thefe ftrangers, by 

 coniuratkms and magicke Artes. They had accuflxx 

 med oftfen to vfe this tneanes, having great conference 

 with the divell ? by whofe helpe they fometitnes obttii- 

 ned ftrange effeds. They therefore aflembled together 

 all the Sorcerers, Magitians,and Inchanters,who being 

 perfwaded by Motecuma 3 they tooke it in charge to 

 force this people to returne vnto their country . For 

 this confideration,they went to a certaine place which 

 they thought fit for the invocation of their divells,and 

 pradifing their artes, (a thing worthy ofconfiderati- 

 on.) They wroughtall they could; but feeing nothing 

 could prevaileagainft the Chriftiarjs,they went to tte 

 king, telling him that they wore more then men\ for 

 that nothing might hurt them, notwithftanding* all 

 their coniuratibns and inchantments. (Then Motecttma 

 advifed him of another pollicie, that faining to be very 

 well contented with their comming , he commanded 

 all his countries to ferve thefe celeftiail gods that were 

 come into his land. The whole people was in great 

 heavinefle and amazement, and often newes came that 

 the Spaniards inquired for the King , of his maner of 



life* 



