Historic of the Indies, lib.?. 



Lord lefus Chrift thruft out all thefefuperftitions, gi 

 ving them the right foode of life, which vnites their 

 ibukstoGod : whofb would fitisfic himfelfe more 

 amply, let him reade the relation which the Licentiate 

 Polio did write, Don lertmmo de Leayfi Arch-bifhop of 

 the Cittic ofKwgs, where he (hall finde this and many 

 other things which he hath difcovered and found out 

 by his great dilligcnce. 



la wh4t nuner the Divellhttk laboured in Mexico t & 



contcrfaite thcfcajl of the holy Sacrament *nd 



Communion vfedin the holy Church. 



CHAP. 24. 



IT is a thing more worthy admiration 5 to heare fpeak 

 of the 1-eaft and folemnitie of the Communion 

 which the Divcll himfelfe the Prince of Pride, orday- 

 nedin^/mr^, the which (although it bee fomewhat 

 long,) yet {hall it not be from the purpofe to relate , as 

 it is written by men of credite. The MexicAines in the 

 moneth of Maie , made their princi pall feaft to their 

 godr/V^//^/^//, and two daies before this feaft, the 

 Virgins whereof I havefpoken , (the which were (hut 

 vp and fecludedin the iamc Temple, and were as it 

 were religious women, ) did mingle a quantitic of the 

 feede of beetcs with rofted Mays, and then they did 

 mould it with honie, making an idoll of that pafte , in 

 bigncfTe like to that of wood, putting infteede of eyes, 

 grainesofgreene glide, ofblue,or white^andfor teefh, 

 graines of Mays , (ct forth with all the ornament and 

 furniture that I have faid. This being finiflied, all the 

 Noblemen came and brought it an cxquifitr and rich 

 garment,likc vn to that of the idol, wherewith they did 



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