EHftorie of the ladies.* lib.?, 3 : ;p 



Seraphin,and other things. There is icarce any thing 

 inftitutedby Icfus Chrift our Saviour in hisLawe of 

 his Gofpcl , the which the Divell hath not countei fai- 

 ted in forne fort , and carried to his Gentiles , as may 

 befeenein reading that which we hold for certaine,by 

 the report of men worthieof credite , of the cuftomes 

 and ceremonies of the Indians, whereof we will treate 

 inthisBooke. 



Of the Temples that were found 4t the Indies, 

 CHAP. J2. 



BEginningthen with their Temples, even as the 

 great God would have a houfe dedicated , where 

 his holy name might be honoured, and that it fhould 

 be particularly vowed to his fervice$ even fo thcDivel, 

 by his wicked pradifes , perfwaded Infidells to builde 

 him prowd Temples > and particular Oratories and 

 Sanctuaries, In every Province ofPeru, there was one 

 prindpall Guaca, orhoufeofadorationjandbefides it, 

 thei'e was onegenerall throughout all the Kingdome 

 of the IngiiM^ amongft the which there hath beene wo 

 famous and notable, the one which they called PAcht- 

 mamiy is foure leagues ftom///^, whereat this day 

 they fee theruinesof a moil ancient and great buil 

 ding, outof the which Francis Pizarre and his people 

 drew infinite treafure, ofveflel! and pottes of gold and 

 filver, which tliey brought when they tooke the ingu* 

 Alugtt&lfa. There are certaine memories and difcour. 

 fes which fay,that in this Temple the Divell did 'peake 

 vifibly ? and gaveanlvvers by his Oracle, and that fomc- 

 times they did feca fpotted fnake : and it was a thing - 

 very common and approoved at the Indies^ that the 



Divell 



