fant to fpeake fomething. The chicfeft idoll of Utxic* 

 \ was, as I have faydc , Vitzilifutdi . It was an image of 

 wood like to a man,fet vpon a ftoole of the colour of a. 

 zure,in abrankard or litter, at eveiy corner was a piece 

 j of wood in forme of a Serpents head . The ftoole fig- 

 nified that he was fet in heaven : this idoll hadde all the 

 Forehead azure, and had a band of azure vnder the nofe 

 from one eare to another : vpon his head he had a rich 

 plume of feathers , like to the beake 6f a fmall bird, the 

 which was covered on the toppe with goldeburniflied 

 very browne : heehadin his left hand a white target, 

 with the figures of five pine apples, made of white fea 

 thers, fet in a croiferand from above ififued forth a creft 

 of gold, and at his fides hec hadde fourcdartes, which 

 (the Mexicaines fay) had beene fern from heaven to do 

 thole adcs and prowefles which (hall be fpoken of : In 

 his right hand he had an azured ftaffe, cutteinfafhion 

 of a waving fnake. All thcfe ornaments with the reft 

 hee had, carried his fence as the Mexicaines doe ihew; 

 the name ofrit^iliputzli fignifies the left hand of a fla 

 iling feather.. 



I will fpeake heereaf ter of the prowde Temple , the 

 facrifkes, fcafts and ceremonies of this great idoll, be- 

 ing very notable things. But at this prdcnt we will on- 

 ly (hew, that this idoll thus richly appareled and dcckt, 

 was fet vpon an high Akare, in a fmall peece or boxe, 

 well covered with linnen clothes, iewells, feathers and 

 ornamentsof golde,with many rundles offeathers,thc 

 f aircft and moft cxquifite that could be found : hce had 

 alwaics a curtine bcfprehim for the greater veneration, 

 loyning to the chamber or chappell of this idoll, there 

 wasapeeccofleffeworke, and not fo well beautified, 

 where there wasanftther idoll they called T/ahc. Thcfe 



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