all and Moral! 



attyrc it Being thus clad and dcckt, they did ftt it in an 

 azurcd chaire, and in a litter to carry it on their fhoul- 

 tiers. The morning of this feaft being come, an hotirc 

 before day, all the maidens came forth attired in white, 

 with new ornaments , die which that day were called 

 the Sifters of their god rtt%liputi(li, they came crowned 

 with garlands of Maysrofted and parched 3 being like 

 ynto.azahar or the flower of orange , and about their 

 i\eckes they had great chaines of the fame, which went 

 bauldricke-wife vnder their leftarme. Their cheekes 

 were died with vermillion,theirarmcs from the elbow 

 to the wrift, were covered with red parrots feathers. 

 And thus attyrcd,they tooke iheidoll one their Shoul 

 ders, carrying it into the Court , where all the yoong 

 men were., attyred in garaentcs of sn artificial! red, 

 crowned after the famemaner, like vnto the women. 

 Whenas the maidens came forth with the idol!, the 

 yong men drew neer with much reverence, taking the 

 litter wherein the idoll was, vpon their (houlders, car 

 rying it to the foote of the (hires of the Temple^wherc 

 nl the people did humble thernfelves,laying earth vpon 

 their heads, which was an ordinarie ceremonie which 

 they did obferve at the chiefefeaft of their gods. This 

 ceremony being ended, all the people went in procef- 

 fion with all the diligence and fpeedc they could , go 

 ing to a mountain which was a league from the city of 

 AtewV^called C}jafu!tefcr& there they made facrifice?. 

 Prefently they went from thence with like diligence, 

 tcpgo to aplsccneere vnto it, which they callcd,-^/^- 

 atjAVAjt, where they made their fecond ftation : and 

 from thence they went to another Burgh or Village a 

 league beyond Cuyotcan^ from whence they parted, 

 returning to the Citic of Mexico, not making any .0 then 



ftation. 



