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they made their playes, representations, and daunces before Lln - v - 

 the idoll. They had a great number of other idolles. of 

 gods and goddesses; but the chiefe were of the Mexicaine 

 Nation, and tlie neighbour people as is saide. 



CHAP. x. Of a strange manner of Idolatry praHixcd a 



ike KTcxicaincs. 



As we have saide that the kings Yncas of Peru caused 

 Images to be made to their likenesse, wliich they called 

 their Guacos or brothers, 1 causing them for to be honored 

 like themselves: even so the Mexicains have done of tln-ir 

 gods, which was in this sorte. They toukc a captive, such , 

 as they thought good ; and afore they did sacrifice him vnto * 



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their idolls, they gave him the name of the idoll, to whome 

 liee should be sacrificed, and apparelled him with the 

 same ornaments like their idoll, saying, that he did repre 

 sent ihc same idoll. And during the time that tin s repre 

 sentation lasted, which was for a yeere in som.- feasts, in 

 others sixe moneths, and in others lessc, they reverenced 

 and worshipped him in the same manor as the pioper idoll; 

 and in the meane time lie did eate, drincke, and was merry. 

 When hoc went through the streetes, the people came 

 forth to worship him, and every one brought him an alines, 

 with children and sicke folkes, that he might cure them, 

 and bless them, suffering him to doc all things at his plea 

 sure, oncly hoe was accompanied with teune or twelve men 

 lest he should flic. And he (to the cud he might be rever 

 enced as he passed) sometimes sounded vppon a small flute, 

 that the people might prepare to worship him. The feast 

 being come, and hce grownc fatte, they killed him, opened 

 him, and eat him, making a solcmpne sacrii; ^ of him. 



In trueth, it was a pittifull thing to consider in what sort / 

 Sathan held this people in his snbiection, and doth many to 



1 Jlmtca was a sacred thing or ]&amp;gt;lnee. I/II&amp;lt;UI&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;K is brother in Quielma. 



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