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rise, and in stcade of bells, they sounded a long time vpon 

 trumpets, cornets and flutes very heavily j which being 

 ended, he that did the office that weeke stept foorth attyred 

 in a white roabe after the Dalmatike manner, with a censor 

 in his hand full of coales, which he tooke from the harth 

 burning continually before the Altare ; in the other hand 

 he had a purse full of incense, which he cast into the censor, 

 and as he entred the place where the idoll was, he incensed 

 it with great reverence, then tooke he a cloth, with the 

 which he wiped the Altar and the curtins. This doone, they 

 went all into a Chappell, and there did a certaiue kinde of 

 rigorous arid austere penaunce, beating themselves, and 

 drawing of blood, as I shall shew in the treatise of Penance 

 which the Divell hath taught to his creatures ; and heercof 

 they never fayled at these Mattins at Midnight. None other 

 but the Priestes might entermeddle with their sacrifices, 

 and every one did imploy himselfe according to his dignity 

 and degree. They did likewise preach to the people at some 

 f castes, as I will shew when we treate thereof. They had 

 revenues, and great offerings were made vnto them. I will 

 speake hcereal ter of their vnction in Consecrating their - 

 Priestes. In Peru the Priestes were entertained of the 

 revenues and inheritance of their Cod, which they called 

 Chacaras, which were many and also vorio rich. 



CHAP. xv. Of tlte monastery of I n &amp;lt;jins wJiicJi the. die ell hath 

 invented for Jtla service. 



As the religious life, (whereof many servants of God have 

 made profession in the holy Church, iinmitatiug lesus Christ 

 and his holy Apostles) is very pleasing in the sight of his 

 divine maiesty, by the which his holy Name is so honoured, 

 and his Church beutified : So the father of lies hath laboured 

 to imitate and counterfeit him hcereiu; yea, as it were, 

 hath striven with (Jod in the observance and austere life of 



