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have said. This being finished, all the Noblemen came and LlB - v - 

 brought it an exquisite and rich garment, like vnto that of 

 the idol, wherewith they did attyre it. Being thus clad and 

 deckt, they did set it in an azured chaire and in a litter to 

 carry it on their shoulders. The morning of this feast being 

 come, an hourc before day all the maidens came forth at 

 tired in white with new ornaments, the which that day were 

 called the Sisters of their god Vitzlipuztli, they came crowned 

 with garlands of Mays rested and parched, being like vnto 

 azahar or the flower of orange; and about their neckes they 

 had great chaines of the same, which went bauldricke-wise 

 vnder their left arme. Their cheekes were died with ver- 

 million, their armes from the elbow to the wrist were covered 

 with red parrots feathers. And thus attyred they tooke the 

 idoll on their shoulders carrying it into the Court, where all 

 the yoong men were attyred in garmentes of an artificial! 

 red, crowned after the same manor like vnto the women. 

 When as the maidens camo forth with the idoll the yong 

 men drew neor with much reverence, taking the litter wherein 

 the idoll was vpon their shoulders, carrying it to the foote 

 of the staires of the Temple, where all the people did humble 

 themselves, laying earth vpon their heads, which was an 

 ordinario ceremonie which they did observe at the chiefe 

 feast of their gods. This ceremony being ended, all tlio 

 people went in procession with all the diligence and speede 

 they could, going to a mountain, which was a league from 

 the city of Mexico, called Chapultepec, and there they made 

 sacrifices. Presently they went from thence with like dili 

 gence to go to a place neere vnto it which they called Atla- 

 cuyauaya, where they made their second station; and from 

 thence they went to another burgh or village a league be 

 yond Cuyoacan, from whence they parted, returning to the 

 citio of Mexico, not making any other station. They went 

 in this sort above foure leagues in three or fouro houres, 

 calling this procession Ypayna Vitzlipuztli. Being come to 



