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so that in the next year it was ordered that if one took but a thread of maize, 
even if the maize field belonged to him, he should die for the act. In the 
year 136 Moteguma the elder, having made a round buckler (or disk*) of 
stone, the same which Rodrigo Gomez drew forth, caused it to be buried at 
the door of his house, and placed a hole in the middle of it, and it was a very 
big hole, and in that hollow they placed the captives taken in war, fas- 
tening them to it, so that they could command only their arms, and gave 
them a shield and a sword of wood, and they brought in three men dressed 
respectively as a lion, a tiger, and an eagle, and all these fought the prison - 
er, and wounded him; then they took a large knife and cut out his 
heart ; they made these knives out of stone, under this enormous large and 
round stone ; and afterwards the others who were lords of Mexico made 
two other stones and placed them, each lord his own, one over the other, 
and the one they took away, and it stands to this day underneath the 
baptismal font ; and the other was broken up and burned when the Span- 
iards entered, and the very first persons who used this stone were the peo» 
ple of Cuaistravaca. 
In the year 189 Orwistravaca was taken, and much precious stones were 
brought to Mutecuma In the year 141 the Mexicans took Quetlasta. 
In the year 147 Motecuma (sic), died, and. Avayacagin, his son, was raised 
to be lord. Inthe year 151 Mochiugi, the lord of Tutilulco, surrendered him- 
self to Mexico, and in the next year the people of Quetlasila revolted on 
account of the annual tribute of twenty men, and they took refuge in a 
house filled with red pepper (agt), and consumed themselves with fire ; 
but soon in the year 158 they were subjugated. Next year Avayacagi made 
Oitlaleoagi the lord of Malinalco. In the year 155 Axaycagi seized three 
men himself, and was wounded, and so he personally gained Matalgingo. 
The following year, 159, Avayacag? died, and they made his brother, 7vzqo- 
gteact, lord of Mexico. 
The following year, 160, they endeavored to make Vchilobi very large, 
and almost all, even to the infants, set to work on him. Next year they 
held a festival in the temple of Vehilové (sic), with the blood of the Matal- 
gingos and Tlaulans, for they slew many of them. In the year 164 Tizcogi- 
cagi died, and his younger brother Awigogi was raised to be lord of Mexico. 
Next year Vehilovi (sic) was finished by Audgogi and he sacrificed many 
people on that occasion. In 176 the water rose so high in the lake, espe- 
cially the river of Oudwacan, that all the houses were drowned, and the 
water came up to the first circle of Vehilodi, and the houses which were of 
adobe fell in ; and it is said that the water that rose was black and full of 
vipers, and it was looked upon as a miracle. In 180 Arcogi (sic), died, and 
was succeeded by his brother Muteguma, who was the last lord. In 182 
Mutecuma built a temple to Quigaleoatla, where, at the present time, stands 
the house of the bishop, and covered the roof with straw. Next year the 
lightning fell on it, and consumed it, ’twas said that the bolt was sped by 
Tlaloque, the god of water. They built a very large temple to the honor 
* Rodela, 
