cultie to pcrfwade them to thefe articles. But they 

 not yet come to the knowledge of that point, that the 

 bodies fhould rife with thefoules.-And therefore they 

 did vfe a wonderfull care, as it is faide , to preferve the 

 bodies which they honoured after death : to this end 

 their fucceflbrs gave them garments , and made facriff- 

 ces vnto them , efpedially the Kings Ingots , being ac* 

 companied at their funeralls , with a great number of 

 fervants and women for his fervice in the other life: 

 and therefore on the day of his deccafe,they did put to 

 death the woman he had loved beft , his fervants and 

 officers that they might ferve him in the other life; 



Whenas GuatMcapA died , (who was father to At*~ 

 g*A!pa,at what time the Spaniards cntred,) they put to 

 (leath aboue a thoufand perfbns of all ages and condi 

 tions, for his fervic'e to accompany him in the other 

 lifr, after many fbngs and drunkennes they flew them; 

 and thefe that were appointed to death , held them- 

 felves happy . They did facrificc many things vnto 

 them , especially yong children , and with the bloud 

 they made a ftroakeon the dead mans face , from one 

 care to the other. This fuperftition and inhumanitie^to 

 kill both men and women, to accompanie and ferve 

 the dead in the other life, hath beene followed by o- 

 thers , and is at this day vfed amcngft fome other bar 

 barous Nations. And as Polio writes, it hath beene in 

 a maner generall throughout all the Indies. The Reve 

 rent Beda reportes , that before the Englifli men were 

 converted to the Gofpel, they had the fame cuftome, 

 to kill men to accompany and fervethedead.lt is writ 

 ten of a Portugall 5 who being captive among the Bar 

 barians , had beene hurt with a dart , fo as he loft one 

 eye , and as they would have facrificed Jiim to accom 

 pany 



