1880.] 



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[Gatschet. 



Text as corrected by myself: 



t 

 Reyheca anoconica : 



Nanemianoquelamitonoma ni eya 

 bobilahaca cheqeno cumena atimo- 

 coco anoquelamitonoma ni eya 

 botela queniqe ano hebasi siro ni- 

 mani botaqe. 



Ano nayo holata puquahi niiso 

 bonibilahacu Don Diecu naqui mo- 

 si ni-enebobitila; ano nayo holata yo- 

 qua caremate eyatamalahacu naqui 

 mosi ni-enebobitila. Naquenema 

 betaleqe Diosi iquimileqe ; isaco ni- 

 quoso ponihauena mota nica naye 

 holata inemi mote anoquelacune- 

 mate amuna puquanina barasobota ni- 

 qnoso boniqe isaco manta intanicala. 

 Acu ano nayo holata ponobi yoque 

 caremacaco nisobonemaque mosi ni- 

 sobo mobilenincono Cristiano nipu- 

 qua cocolebobela Cristianoleno leno- 

 lehauema. Tacubani hebasi ponela 

 minete pataquilono nebeleca inta 

 Cristi (-anole ?) ano utima nipari- 

 fosi ponelahacu pataquilonomaque 

 iquimileqe misamano haninibitila 

 santole nelenela nimani botela ; ite- 

 care nabosonoletahaue caremate ni- 

 hebasibota mosoniqe isaco manta 

 eyatanicare misa ocotono-letahaue 

 caremate nihebanica sibota homota- 

 miniqe isaco manta eya tanicare. 

 Naquenema betaleqe caqi ano nayo 

 holata hibantema Diosi iquimileqe, 

 ani lapusi mitanicale Diosi balunu 

 ohontahaue tomanco caqua nihibasi 

 pontahero nimani botaqe. Ani he- 

 basi mitanimale San Mateo, enero 

 erao tuma yuchaqe piqinahu eroma- 

 no 88. Don Francisco na-istale, acu 

 Francisco Martinez. Don Pedro, San 

 Pedro holata. Du(n) diego Macha- 

 ua holata. Ventura Asile holata. 

 Gregorio San Juan holata. 



English Translation : 



t 

 To our King our Lord : 



Always we have been your sub- 

 jects, but now with more reason and 

 with whole heart are we your sub- 

 jects, and intend to speak in this 

 way. 



Some white governors you have 

 sent us, but like Don Diego we have 

 seen none ; former white governors, 

 stay here, but like him we have not 

 seen any. Therefore we invoke 

 (upon you) the grace of God ; he has 

 succored us, the chiefs and the poor 

 subjects (of you) with clothing, and 

 for this cause we show oar gratitude. 

 Those white governors who came 

 (here), had they all been like the 

 present one, we would be better 

 Christians, and there would be 

 many more Christians in existence. 

 For our benefit he has worked a 

 great deal, and in person has visited 

 all settlements of Christians and un- 

 believers, has helped us with advice, 

 and having during all his trouble 

 never neglected to attend holy mass, 

 we hence call him a saint: all the 

 priests who assist us, he told us to 

 honor and reverence, as he has done 

 himself before our eyes. We there- 

 fore pray you to let the governor 

 stay many years with us, for he 

 works for our weal, advising us to 

 hear mass, and listen to the teach- 

 ings of the priests. Therefore we 

 supplicate, that God bestow His 

 graces upon this white Governor, 

 our adviser ; we all pray God he 

 may give life (to him), and thus we 

 constantly pray and wish. 



We all present have thus spoken 

 at San Mateo, the twentieth and 

 eighth day of the year (16) 88. Don 

 Francisco was speaker, and he Fran- 

 cisco Martinez. , Don Pedro, chief of 

 San Pedro. Don Diego, chief of 

 Machaua. Ventura, chief of Asile. 

 Gregorio, chief of San Juan. 



PROC. AMER. PHILOS. SOC. XVIII. 105. 3L. PRINTED MARCH 29, 1880. 



