guts lands, next to thofe of the Guacas^ during which 

 time they lived and were nourifhed at the charges of 

 thc/flg/M, oftheSunne, oroftheG/w^*, according 

 to the land they laboured . Buttheoldemcn, women, 

 and ficke folkes were referved and exempt from this 

 tribute, and although wh&foever they gathered vpon 

 thofe lands were for the Ingua^ the Sunne, or the Gua- 

 (af> yet the property appertayncd vnto the Indians in& 

 their fucceflbrs . JThe third parte of thefc landes were 

 given by the ingua, for the comntinaltie, and they have 

 not yet difcovered, whether this portion were greater, 

 or le(Tc,than that of the Ingua, or GUAM . It is moft cer- 

 taine they had acareandregarde, it might be fufficient 

 for thenouriftiment of the people. No particular man 

 poiTcfTcd any thing proper to himfelfof this third por 

 tion 5 neither didde the Indians ever poflefTc any , if it 

 were notby fpeciall grace from the Ingua: & yet might 

 it not be engaged nor divided amongeft his heires. 

 /They ev(nyyeare_divided thefe landes of the commi- 

 naltie, in giving to every one, that which was needfull 

 for the nourifliment of thoir perfons and families. And 

 as the familieincreafed or jiminiibed , fojid they en- 

 creafe or decreafe his portion , for there were meafures 

 appoynted for every perfon. The Indians payed no tri 

 bute of that which was apportioned vnto them : For 

 all their tribute was to till and keepein good order the 

 landcsof the ln%u*i, and the Giwr^and to lay the fruits 

 thereof in their ftore-houfcs . When the yr are was bar- 

 ren,they gave ofthefe fruits thus referved to the needy, 

 for that there is ahvayes fuperaboundance | Thetegaa 

 did likewife make deftribution of the cattell as of the 

 ! andes , which was to number and divide them ; thai 

 toappoyntthepafturesaiidlimites, for the cattell be 

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