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have thcfe Pirttat, & to make the ti^fXdjmorq* The 

 feaventh monethanfwerethto lune, andiscalledvf/*- 

 caycutyui lntirv)mi> in it they made the feaft that is caL 

 Icdfotiraym, in the which they facrificcd a hundred 

 fliecpe called GuAnAcos^ and faide it was the feaft of the 

 Sunne. In this moneth they made many Images of 

 gmntiA wood carved, all attired with rich garmentes, 

 and they made their dancings which they do call Cayo. 

 At this feaft they caft flowers in the high wayes , and 

 thitherthe Indians came painted , and their noblemen 

 had fmall plates of golde vpon their beards, and all did 

 fing ; wee muft vnderftand that this feaft falleth almoft 

 at the fame time,whenas the Chriftians obferve thefo- 

 lempnitie of the feply Sacrament, which doth referable 

 it in fome fort, as in dauncing, finging and reprefenta- 

 tions. And forth is caufc there hath beene, and is yet 

 among the Indians jwhich celebrated a feaft fomewhat 

 like to ours of the holy Sacrament) manyfuperftitions 

 in celebrating this ancient feaft of Intiraymi. The eight 

 month is called Chahaa Huarqui, in the which they did 

 burne a hundred fheepe more,all grey, of the colour of 

 VtfcAchA^ according to the former order, which month 

 doth anfwer to our luly. The ninth moneth was called 

 Ttpagais, in the which they burnt an hundred flieepe 

 more, ofa chefnut coloured they do likewife kill and 

 burneathou(andcj^, totheendthefroft, theayre, 

 die water, nor the funne ihould not hurt their farmes: 

 and this moneth doth anfwer vnto Auguft . The tenth 

 moneth was called Cojarajnl , in the which they burnt 

 a hundred white fheepe that had fleeces. In this month 

 which anfwereth to September, they made the feaft 

 called Sitna in this manner : .They affcmbkd together 

 thefiiftday of the moone before therifing thereof: and 



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