Ere her native king / Shall falter under foul rebellion's arms.

In the year 2000 the celebrated Mexican historian and nahuatlato, Miguel León-Portilla, published his own translation and commentary.

In some references, he is said to have lived to be 500 years old, which may have given rise to the brief mention of a 500-year-old man here (I have found no other quincentenarians among Bacon’s or the De retardatione’s various examples of long life).

This I thought good to præmise that you should not be dishartned when you meat with diversities of oppinions in the folloing discourse: and because the former Phylosophers had their Method more Systematical, than the latter; I have therefore Chosen their method, and noted the Others Matter by the Way in those places where I observe a discrepance.