Hiftorie of the Indies, lib. 6> 



longing to the GUAGAS , and to the lngu&> and to everic 

 Towae : and therefore one portion of their revenues 

 was for religion, another for the lngm y & the third fbr 

 the Indians themfelves . | The like order was obferved 

 among the hunters ,being forbidden to take or kill any 

 females. Thetroupsoftne/^^andCr/^f^, were in 

 great numbers and very fruitful! - for this caufe they 

 called them C*j>&U*mA , but thofeof thecommon'and A' 

 publike, were few in number and of fmall valew, and 

 therfore they called them BtcchdUmatfliz ingiiA took 

 great care for the prefervation of cattell,for that it hath 

 beene, and is yet, all the wealth of the Countrey , and 

 as it is fayd, they did neither facrifice any females, nor 

 kill them, neither did they take them when they hun 

 ted . If the mangie or the fcurvie which they call Cart- 

 che take any beaft , they were prefently commaunded 

 to bury it qtiicke, left it ihould infeft others. They did 

 flieare their cattell in their feafon, and diftributed to e- 

 very one to fpinne and weave ftuffes for the fervice of 

 his familie.They had fearchers to examine if they did 

 employ themfelves in thefe workes, and to puni(h the 

 negligent. (They made ftuflfesof thewoollof the/#- 



ffMs cattell, for him and for his family , one forte very 

 ne, which they called Cw/Yand another grofTer, 

 which they likewife called Akafca. There was no cer- 

 tainc number of thefe ftuffes and garments appointed, 

 but what was delivered to everyone. The wool! that 

 remayned was put into the ftorehoufes , whereof the 

 Spaniards found them ful,and with all other things ne- 

 ceffary for the life of man.There are few men of Judge 

 ment but doe admire at fo excellent and well fettled a 

 governeoient , feeing the Indians (being neyther reli 

 gious , nor chriftians ) maintained after their manner, * 



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