Tbe^atnraUandMorall 



, the lights, faying,, that the worldcfhould end atthefi*. 

 I nifhing of one ot thefe whceles, and it might be at that 

 ' time : for ({aid they) feeing the: worldemullrfien end* 

 what neede is thereto provide meate to eate,and ther-- 

 fore they had no further neede of veflel nor fire. Vpon 

 this conceit they paded the night in great feare, faying 

 it might happen there would be no more day , and they 

 watched very carefully for the day- but when they faw 

 the day beginhe to breake , they' prefently beat manic 

 drummes,and founded cornetsvflutes 5 and other inftru* 

 mentspfioyandgladnefle, faying, that God did yet 

 prolong the time with another age , which were fiftie 

 twoyeares. And then beganne an other wheels The 

 firft day and beginning of this age they took new fire, 

 and bought new veflelles to drefle tht'ir meatc, and all 

 went to the liigh Pried for this new fire , having firft 

 made a folemne facrifice,and given thanks for the com- 

 mingof the day r and prolongation of another age,. 

 This was theinnanncr of accounting thek yearcs,mo- 

 Meths, weekes, and ages. 



Mew the Kings Ingitas accounted the yeares awl 

 mamths. CHAP. 3. 



ALthough this fiipputation of times pradifed t* 

 mongeftthe Mcxicaincs, bee ingenious enough 

 and certaine, for men that had no learning ; yet in my 

 opinion they wanted dilcourfe and confideration, h-l- 

 Ying not grounded their computation according vntO ( 

 tlie courfe of the mbone, nor diftributed their months 

 'accordingly , wherein thofeof Peru have far (urpaffcd 

 diem : for they divided their yeare into as many dayes, 

 ferfe<Slyaccomgliftiedas.we do hecre,^andinto twelve 



moneths 



