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The stoole signified that he was set in heaven : this idoll _ 

 liadde all the forehead azure, and had a band of azure vnder 

 the nose from one care to another : vpon his head he had 

 a rich plume of feathers, like to the beake of a small bird, 

 the which was covered on the toppe with gold burnished 

 very browne : hee had in his left hand a white target, with 

 the figures of five pine apples made of white feathers, set in 

 a crosse : and from above issued forth a crest of gold, and 

 at his sides hee hadde foure dartes, which (the Mexicaines 

 say) had beene sent from heaven to do those actes and pro 

 wesses which shall be spoken of. In his right hand he had 

 an azured staffe, cutto in fashion of a waving snake. All 

 these ornaments, with the rest, had their meaning, as the 

 Mexicaines doe shew : the name of Vitziliputzli signifies 

 the left hand of a shining feather. 1 



I will speake heereafter of the prowde Temple, the sacri 

 fices, feasts, and ceremonies of this great idoll, being very 

 notable things. But at this present we will only shew that 

 this idoll, thus richly appareled and deckt, was set vpon an 

 high Altare in a small pecce or boxe, well covered with 

 linnen clothes, iewells, feathers, and ornaments of goldo, 

 with many rundles of feathers, the fairest and most exqui 

 site that could be found : hee had alwaies a curtine before 

 him for the greater veneration. loyning to the chamber or 

 chappell of this idoll, there was a pecce of Icsse \vorke, and 

 not so well beautified, where there was another idoll they 

 called Tlaloc. These two idolls were alwaies together, for that 

 they held them as companions, and of equa.ll power. Thero 

 was another idoll in Mexico, much esteemed, which was tho 

 god of repentance, and of jnbilies and pardons for their 

 shines. They called this idoll Tezcatlipuca ; he was mado 

 of a blacke shining stone like to lay el, 2 being attired with 

 some ornamental devises after their manner ; it had eareriugs 

 of golde and silvc r, and through the nether lippc a small 

 1 u Siniestra do pluina reluinbrantr.&quot; &quot; A/.auneho.&quot; 



