Htitorie of the Indies, lib./. 34.9 



or chaplaine (for every Noble man had a prieft which 

 admimftred thele ceremonies within his houfe, ) and 

 then they killed him , that hee might execute his office 

 with the dead. They likewife killed his cooke, his but 

 ler, his dwarfes, and deformed men, by whome he was 

 moft ferved : neyther did they fpare the very brothers, 

 ofthe dead, who had moft ferved them : for it was a 

 greatneffeamongeft the Noble men, to be ferved by 

 theyr brethren and the reft . Finally, they put to deatn 

 all of his traine, for the entertaining of his houfe in the 

 other world : and left poverty fhould oppreffe them, 

 they buried with them much wealth , as golde, filver 

 ftones,curtins of exquifite worke,bracelets of gold^and 

 other rich pceces. And if they burned the dead , they 

 vfed the like with all his fervants , and ornaments they 

 gave him for theother world . Then tooke they all the 

 afhes they buryed with very great fblemniry . Theob- 

 fequies continued tenne dayes with fbngs of plaints, 

 and lamentations, and the prieftscaried away the dead 

 with fo many ceremonies , and info great number, as 

 they couldc fcarce accoumpt them. To the Captaines 

 and Noblemen they gave trophees and markes of ho 

 nour, according to their cnterprifts and valor imploy- 

 ed in the warres and governements$ for this effc<5t they 

 had armes and particular blafons . They carried thefe 

 markes or blazons to the place where hee defired to be 

 buried or burnt, marching before the body, and ac 

 companying it, as it were in proceffion, where the 

 priefts and officers of the Temple went with diverfc 

 furnitures and ornaments, fbme cafting incenfe,othcrs 

 finging, and fome (bunding of mournefull flutes and 

 drummes, which didmuchincreafetheforrowofhis 

 kinsfolkesandfubieds. The prieft who did the office 

 "L was 



