Hiflorie of the Indies lib . ?. 



in feeing it they crycd aloude, carrying torches in their 

 handes, and faying, Let all harmegoe away, finking 

 one an other with their torches . They that did this, 

 were called Panconcos: which being doone, they went 

 to the common bath, to the rivers and foimtaines, and 

 every one to his own bath, fetting themfelves to drink 

 foure dayes together . In this moneth the Mamacomts 

 of the funne made a great number of fmall loaves with 

 the blood oft he iacrifices , and gave a peece to every 

 ftranger; yea they fcnt to every Gu&ca throughout the 

 rcalmc^and to many Cur ACM, in figneof confederati 

 on and loyaltie to the Sunncand the Ingtia* as hath bin 

 faid. 



The bathes drunkennefle and fomc relickes of this 

 feaft Situ*, remaineeven vnto this day , in fomc places, 

 with the ceremonies a little different , but yet very fe. 

 cretly , for that thefe chiefe and principall feafls have 

 ccafed.The eleventh moneth HomardymiPunchMquis, 

 wherein they facrificed a hundred flieepe more. And 

 if they wanted water,to procure mine, they fet a black 

 flieepe tied in the middell ofaplaine , powring much 

 Chic* about it , and giving it nothing to cate , vntill it 

 rained, which is pra&ifcd at this day in many phces,in 

 the time of our Oilober. The twelfth and laft month 

 was called Aymara, wherein they did likewife ficrifice 

 a hundred flieepe, and made the feaft called RAymican- 

 taraRayqttis. In this moneth which aunfwered to our 

 November, they prepared what was neccflaryforthc 

 children that fliould be made novices, the moneth fol 

 lowing, the children with the old men made a certaine 

 fliew, with rounds and turnings : and this feaft was 

 called Itttfaytni , which commonly they make \ 

 raines too much,or too little ? or when there is :i 



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