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appointed for religious men, and then they gave them 

 the orders of Ecclefiafticall men. There had they pre 

 lates and matters, to teach them that which concerned 

 their profeffion, where they fliould remaine being de- 

 (lined therevnto. Thefe Mexicaims tooke great care to 

 bring vp their children : if at this day they would" fol 

 low this order, in building of houfes and colledges for 

 the inftrudlion ofyouth, without doubt Chriftianiti* 

 fliould florifli much amongft the Indians.Some godly 

 perfonshavcbegunne, and the King with his Coun- 

 fell have favored it: but for that it is a matter of no pro- 

 fit,they advancelittle,andprocecdc coldly. God open 

 our eyes, that we may fee it to pur fhame , feeing that 

 we Chriftians do not that which the children of duke- 

 ties -'did to their perdition, wherin weforgetour duties. 



Of the Indians fiafts <wd dances. 



CHAP. 28. 

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Y} Orafrnuch as.it is a thing which partly dependes of 

 17 the good government of the Common-weale > to 

 have fomc plaies and recreations when time fcrves; it 

 (hall not be from the purpofe , to relate what the Indi 

 ans did heerein,efpecia!Iy the Afextcaines.We have not . 

 difcotfered any Nation at the Indies , that live in com- 

 minalties, which have not their recreations, in plaies, 

 dances, and exercifes of pleafure. At Peru I have ftene 

 plaies in maner of combats, where the men of both 

 fides were fometimes fo chafed, that often their Paella 

 (which wds the name of this exercife, ) fell out to be 

 dangerous. I have al(b feene divers fortes of dances, 

 wherein they did counterfait and reprefent ccrtaine 

 trades and omces^as (lieepheards^ laborers, fifliers, and 



hunters, 



