place, they invironed this mounttinc on all fides, put* 

 ting fire to it on all partes : by raeancs whereof manie 

 beaflsflew foorth , asftagges, connies, hares, foxes, 

 and woolves, which went to the toppe flying from the 

 6re. Thefc hunters followed after with great cries and 

 noyfeofdiverfeinftrumencs, hunting them to the tog 

 before the idoll,whither fled fuch a n umber of beaftes, 

 in fo great a preafe, that they leaped one vpon another, 

 vpon the people, and vppon the Altare, wherein they 

 tooke great delight . T hen tooke they z great number 

 of ihefe bcafts 5 and facrificed them bv-fore the idoll, as 

 fcagges and other great beafts, pulling out their hearts, 

 as they vfein theficrificeof men, and with the like ce 

 remony : which done, they tooke all their prey vppon 

 their fhoulders, ana retired with their idoll in theiamq 

 manner as they caoiejand entered the citty laden with 

 all theft things , very ioyfull, with great flore of mu- 

 ficke, trumpets, and drummes, vntill they came to the 

 Temple, where they placed their idoll with great reve* 

 rence and folemnitie . They prefently went to prepare 

 their venifon , wherewith they made a banquet to all 

 the people- and after dinner they made their pjnye?,re- 

 prefentations, and daunces before the idoll. They had 

 a great number of other idolles,of gods and god defies* 

 but the chiefe were of the Mexicaine Nation , and the 

 neighbour people as is (aide. 



Of arrange mancr of idolatry pracirfed 

 tbeMexicaims. C H A p. 10. 



AS wee havelaide that the kings i 

 fed Images to be made to their likeneflc, which 

 they called their GUAC os or brothers , caufing them for 



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