3\(aturaU and Moral! 



life,of his houfe & meanes.He was exceedingly vexed 

 herewith : fome of tlje people & other Negromanciers 

 advifed him to hide himfelfe, offering to place him 

 whereas no creature fliouldever findehim. Thisfte- 

 med bafe vnto him,and therefore he refolved to attend 

 them, although it were dying. In the end he left his 

 houfes and royall pallaces to lodge in others > leaving 

 them for thcfe gods as he faid. 



Of the Spaniards entrie into Mexico. CHAP. 25. 



1 Pretend not to intrcate of the ads and deedes of the 

 Spaniards , who conquered New Spainc , nor the 

 flrangc adventures which happened vnto them, norof 

 the courage and invincible valour of their Captainc 

 T>onFernwdo Cones : for that there are many hiftories 

 and relations thereof, as thofe which Fernando Cortes 

 himfclfe, did write to the. EmperourC/5w/tf the fifr, 

 although they be in a plaine ftile , and farre from arro- 

 gancie, the which doe give a fufficient teftimony of 

 what did pafle, wherein he was worthy of eternall me- 

 ry , but onely to accomplifli my intention : I am to re 

 late what the Indians report of this adiion, the which 

 hath not to this day beenc written in our vulgar tong. 

 Mottf tun* therefore, having notice of this Cap tain es 

 Viftories, that he advanced for his conqucft, thathec 

 was confederate and ioyned with thcmofT/^//^ r 

 his capitall enemies, and that he had feverely punifhed 

 them ofckeb/atiis friends , he ftudiedbow to deceive 

 Bim , or elfe to try him in (ending a principall man vn 

 to him, attyred with the like ornaments and royall en- 

 fignes, the which fhuld take vpon him to be Motecttma, 

 which fiftion being difcouered to the Marquife by 

 them ofT/tfealla, (who did accompany him,) he fent 

 himbacke, afteramilde and gentle rcprehenfion , in 



feeking 



