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flant death to him, and his body to be quartered ; fparing 

 neither his wife nor even his children ; only one fon and 

 one daughter were faved. She took flielter in Mexico, 

 where fhe was greatly refpe^led on account of her fa- 

 ther, who, by the generous forfeiture of his life, had 

 rendered fo important a fervice to the Mexican nation. 



Toteotzin experienced another galling difappointment 

 from the anfwer of Maxtlaton. He being enraged againft 

 the Chalchefe for the affiflance they gave to Nezahual- 

 cojotl, and the flaughter they committed in Coatlichan, 

 fcnt a fevere reprimand to Toteotzin, calling him a dou- 

 ble-minded traitor, and ordering him to fet the prifoners 

 at liberty without delay. Such returns muft perfidious 

 flatterers expert. Maxtlaton did not adopt this rcfolu- 

 tion with intent to favour the Mexicans whom he hated 

 in the utmoft degree, but folely to ftiew his contempt for 

 the homage of Toteotzin, and to thwart his inclination. 

 ^So far was he from a wifli to favour the Mexican nation, 

 that he was never fo much bent on efFefting their ruin 

 as at this time, and had already collected troops to pour 

 a decifive blow on Mexico, that from thence he might 

 proceed to regain all that Nezahualcojotl had taken from 

 him. This prince knowing fuch defigns of Maxtlaton, 

 went to Mexico to confult with its prudent king on the 

 condu£i; of the war, and the meafures that fhould be taken 

 to baffle the intentions of the tyrant, and agreed to unite 

 the Tezcucan troops, with thofe of Mexico, in defence 

 of that city, on the fortune of which the fuccefs of the 

 war feemed to depend. 



The rumour of the approaching war fpread infinite 

 confternation among the Mexican populace ; conceiving 

 themfelves incapable of refifting the power of the Tepa- 

 necas, whom they had till now acknowledged their fupe- 



riors, 



