held this idoll TcfcatkpHca for the god of drought,of ft- 

 mine, barrenndleand peftilence : And therefore they 

 paynted him in another forme,being (etin great maie- 

 fty vppon a itoole cornpaffcd in With a red curtin,pain- 

 ted & wrought with the heads and bones of dead men. 

 In the left hand it had a target with five pines, like vnto 

 pine apples of cot ton : and in the right a little dart with 

 a threatning countenauncc, and the arme ftretcht out, 

 as if he would call it $ and from the target came fourc 

 dartes. It had the countenance of an angry man, and in 

 -choler,thebodyall painted blacke,and the head full of 

 Quailes feathers. They vfed great fuperftition to this k 

 doll, forthcfearetheyhadof it. In C^/////ivvhichisa 

 commonwealth of Mexico, they worfhipt a famous i- 

 . doll which was the god of marchandife, beingto this 

 day greatly given to trafficke. They called it gnttzaal. 

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This idoll was in a great place in a tempfc very hie r 

 i it had about it,golde, filver, Jewells, very rich feathers, 

 and habites of divers colours . It had the forme of a 

 man, but the vifagc of a little bird, with a red bill , and 

 abovea combefull of vvartes , having ranckes of teeth, 

 and the tongue hanging out. It carried vpon the head, 

 a pointed my ter of painted paper, a tithe in the hand, 

 and many toycs ofgolde on the legges ; with a thou- 

 fand other foolifh inventions, whereof all had their fig- 

 nifications, and they worfhipt it, for that hee enriched 

 whomehee pleafcd, as3/*7jw*#and Plutm. In tructh 

 this name which the Ch&luanos gave to their God, was 

 veryfirte, although they vnderftoode it not: theycal* 

 led it Syttydftow, fignifying colour of a rich feather, 

 for f uch is thedivell of covetoufneffe. Thefe barbarous 

 people contented not theniftlvesto have gods ondy, 



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