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fently tookc the iacrificing raters , the which they wa- 



fhed and clenfed from the blood of men, which remai 



ned of the former facrifices , Of this wafliing they 



made a drinke mingled with another liquor made of 



C<zftz0,giving it him to drinke^they faid that this would 



make him forget what had beene faid vnto him , and 



would make him inamaner incenfible, returningto 



his former dancing and mirth. They faid moreover, 



that he would offer himfelf chcerefully to death,being 



inchanted with thisdrinke.Thecaufe why they fought 



to take from him thisheavinefle, was, for that they 



held it for an ill augure, and a fore telling of fome great 



harme. The day of the feaft being come ; aftcr they had 



done him much honor, fung , and given him incenfc, 



thefacrificers tookehim about mid-night and did fa- 



crifice him,as hath beene faid, offering his heart vnto 



the Moone,the which they did afterwardes caft againft 



theidoll, letting thebodie fail to the bottomeofthc 



ftaires of the Temple, where fuch as had offered him 



tooke him vp, which were the Marchants, whoft feaft 



it was. Then having carried him into the chiefeft mans 



houfe amongft them , the body was dreft with divers 



fawceSjto celebrate(at thebreake of day,) the banquet 



and dinner of the feaft , having firft bid the idol! good 



morrow , with a (mall dance, which they made whilft 



theday did breake,and that they prepared the facrifice. 



Then did all the Marchants aflcmbleat this banket, 



cfpccially thofe which made it a trafficke to buy and 



fell flaves , who wer^ bound every yeare to offer one, 



for the refemblance of their god. This idoll was one 



of the moft honoured in all-theland : and therefore 



the Temple where heevvas, was of great authoritie. 



There were thrcefcorc ftaires to afcend vp vnto it, and 



on 



