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came, the ftcward going ftill before. Prefently 

 forth all the yong men in order, with canes or reedos 

 in their handes , who beganne to runneas faft as they 

 could to the toppe of the ftaires of the Temple , who 

 fliould come firft to the diflies of the collation. The El 

 ders or chiefe Priefts obferved him that came firft, (e- 

 cond, third , and fourth , without regarding the reft. 

 This collation was likewife all carried away by the 

 yong men,as great Relicks. T his done, the foure that 

 arrived firft were placed inthemidftofthe Antients 

 of the Temple, bringing them to their chambers with 

 much honour , praifing them, and giving them orna 

 ments- and from thence forth they were refpeded and 

 reverenced as men of*marke. The takingof this collati- 

 onbeing ended , and the feaft celebrated with much 

 ioy and noife , they difmifled all the yong men and 

 maides which had ferved the idpll-by meanes whereof 

 they went one after anoth er, as they came forth. All 

 the fmall children of the colledges and fchooles , were 

 at the gate of the court, with bottomes ofruftiesand 

 hearbes in their hands, which they caft at them,mock- 

 ing and laughing, as of them that came from the fer- 

 viccoftheidoll: they had Jibertie then to difpofeof 

 themfclves at their pleafure,and thus the feaft ended. 



Of the Feaft of Merchants, which thofe ^/Cholu tecas did 

 celebrate. CHAP. 30. 



A Lthough I have fpoken fiifficiently of the fervice 

 -*-* the McxttAwesdid vnto their gods,yet will I /peak 

 fomething of the feaft they called Stytzacoaalt, which 

 was riie god of riches,the which wasfolemnifed in this 

 inatrcr. Fortie daks before the Marchants bought a 



flave, 



