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CONTENTS. 



BOOK V. 



Montezuma II. ninth king of Mexico . . . 276 



Deportment and ceremonials of Montezuma II. , 280 



Magni licence of the palaces and royal houfes . . 284 



The good and bad of Montezuma . . , 287 



War of Tlafcala . . . . . .289 



Tlahuicol, a celebrated general of the Tlafcalans . 296 

 Famine in the empire, and public works in the capital . 298 



Rebellion of the Mixtecas and Zapotecas . . 299 



Conteft between Huexotzinco and Cholula . , 300 



Expedition againft Atlixco and other places , . 301 



Prefages of the war with the Spaniards . . .302 



Memorable event of a Mexican princefs . . 305 

 Uncommon occurrences ..... 309 



New altar for facrifices and further expeditions . 310 



Death and eulogy of Nezahualpilli . . -311 



Revolutions in the kingdom of iVcolhuacan . . 315 



Genealogy of the Mexican kings . . . .322 



Pofterity of Motezuma . . • .324 



Defcendants of Ferdinand Cortez . . .325 



The age, century, and year of the Mexicans . . 329 



The Mexican month . . . . •332 



Intercalary days . . . . . 335 



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