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man and wife in every household were given, with their names and 

 the number of their chikh'en. This is confirmed by the fact that in 

 the two topmost divisions, where onl}- a woman and a number of red 

 dots are entered, after the woman's name is the remark " yc ", which 

 is the abbreviation for ycnociuatl, *' Avidow ". 



In the h)west division, over the man's head is written the name 

 lolenzo te s. fo, that is, Lorenzo de San Francisco — for in the Mexican 

 hinguage there is no r nor d — and behind it is a hieroglyph which 

 is partially destroyed and somewhat hidden by a fold in the paper, 

 but is still clearly to be recognized as the drawing of a gridiron 

 (see c, figui'e 4;]), the hieroglyph for the name I^aurentius. The 

 woman opposite him is named Ana, and the number of red dots is 

 eight. 



In the second division (plate x) from below the name Antonio is 

 written above the man's head. Behind it was a hieroglyph, but 

 unfortunately it is now wholly obliterated. The woman opposite 

 him is called Catharina, and the number of red dots is eight. 



In the third division from below the head, the name, and the 

 hieroglyph of the man have been entirely destroyed by the fraying 

 and tearing of the paper. The woman's name is Ana, and the num- 

 ber of red dots is eight. 



In the fourth division the name over the man's head has also been 

 destroyed, and the hieroglyph was hidden by a fold in the paper. 

 T reproduce in d, figure 43, as much of it as I could see. The number 

 of red dots is eight. 



In the fifth division (plate x) from below I think I can read, above 

 the num's head, matheo te s. sepastian. Tlie hieroglyph Is an arm 

 painted 3'ellowish bi'own, and in the hand is a round object painted 

 light blueish green. I thinJi: that this is meant for the liieroglyph 

 designating matheo, for ma-itl is the Mexican for '' the arm ", " the 

 hand ". The name of the woman opposite is not clear to me. The 

 number of I'cddish dots is six. 



In the sixth division, as I have already stated, are the luime and 

 liieroglj'ph of the village Tezontepec. 



In the seventh division, above the man's head, only clemente can 

 still be read. I can not interpret the hieroglyph. The woman's name 

 is missing. Six (or eight) red dots are given. 



In the eighth division, from below, in the note over the man's head, 

 I can recognize distinctly only the second word. It is osola. The 

 hieroglyph behind it seems to be intended for a bird's head with a 

 tall ci'est of feathers. This may refer to the name; for col-in means 

 the quail. Over the woman's head is a very nnich faded explanatory 



note, of which I can make out nothing but ana d IXqx tz. The 



number of red dots is four. 



Before each of the windows in the two uppermost divisions there 



