Historic of the Indies, lib.f. 375 



which was but counterfeit, and more in (hew, then in 

 trueth. In Peru to folemnize the feaft of the Tta,which 

 was great , all thepeoplc faded two daies during the . 

 which,they did not accompany with their wives,ney- 

 ther did they eate any meate with fait or garlike, nor 

 drinkeCferf. They did much vfethiskinde of farting 

 for fbme finnes,and did penance, whipping thcmfelves 

 with fliarpe flinging nettles, and often they ftrooke 

 themfelves over the fhoulders with certainc ftones* 

 This blinde Nation, by theperfwafionoftheDiveU, 

 did tranfport themfelves into craggy mountaines, 

 where fometimes they facrificed themfelves , carting 

 themfelves downe from (bmehighrocke. All which 

 are but fnares and deceites of him that defires nothing 

 more then the lofleandruineof man. 



Of the Sacrifices the Indians m&dt to the Divell^and 

 whereof. CHAP. 18. 



IT hath beeneinthe aboundance and diverfitieof 

 Oflfrings and Sacrifices taught vnto the Infidells for 

 their idolatrie, that the enemy of God and man, hath 

 moft (liewed his fubtiltieandwickednes. And as it is 

 afit thing and proper to religion, to confumethefub- 

 ftance of the creatures , for thefervice and honour of 

 the Creator , the which is by (acrifice : even (b the fa 

 ther of lies hath invented the meancsto cauft the cre 

 atures of God to be offered vnto him,as to the Author 

 and Lord thereof. The firft kinde of facrifices which 

 men vfed,vvas very fimple: for Caint offered the fruites 

 of the earth, and ^<f//thebeft of his cattell, the which 

 likewife Noemd Abraham did nfierwardes , and the o- 

 thcr Patriarkes^ vntil that this ample ceremony of Lwi G 



was 



