It shoulde séeme, that a little before these things happened, some of _Mutezuma_ his subiectes founde a chest of apparell and a sworde in it on the sea coast, which came floting out of some shippe that had wracked there about, and broughte it to their prince. Others affirme, that the cause of alteration among the noble men, was, when they saw the sword and apparell that _Cortes_ had sent vnto _Mutezuma_ by _Teudilli_, séeing it a thing so like the attire of the figures whiche they had séene in the ayre, but howsoeuer it was, they beléeued with these new tokens, that their Kingdome shoulde haue an ende, when they saw those straungers come into their Countrey. The same yeare that _Cortes_ came into _Mexico_, appeared a vision vnto a certaine _Malli_, which is to say, a slaue taken in the warres to be sacrificed, who at the time of his deathe and Sacrifice, bewayled his sorrowfull ende; calling vppon the God of Heauen, who at that instante sawe in spirite a vision, and heard a voyce, bidding hym not to feare that death, for the God whome be had called vpon, would haue mercy vpon hym, willing hym also to say vnto the pristes and ministers of the Idols, that their wicked sacrifice and bloudsheding was néere at an ende, and that there was a people at hand, that should take away all that wicked and abhominable religion. This _Malli_ was sacrificed in the middest of the market place of _Tlatelulco_, where at this daye is the place of execution. They remembred, and noted well the wordes of the _Malli_, and the vision whiche they called a breath from heauen. The earth also brake open, out of the whiche issued a maruellous greate streame of water, with many greate fishes, which they iudged and held for a strange pronostication. The _Mexicans_ did reporte, that when on a time _Mutezuma_ came triumphantly with victory of _Xochnuxco_, said vnto the Lorde of _Culhuacan_: Now (quoth he) _Mexico_ is strong and inuincible, for I haue in subiection _Xochnuxco_, and other prouinces, so that now I am without feare of any enemie. The Lord of _Culhuacan_ aunswered, saying, trust not good King too muche, for one force forceth another, with the whiche aunswere, _Mutezuma_ was not a little offended. But when _Cortes_ hadde taken them both prisoners, then he called to remembrance the former talke, and held that saying for a prophesie. The building vp agayne of _Mexico_.