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(with the massive, perforated halo). Section 2 (not separated from 

 the preceding one by a line). Y los otros siete al provecho del 

 progimo ("And the other seven to the advantage of the neighbor "). 

 The i^ictnre shows the numeral 7 and a human head, combined with 

 three black balls or circles. I can not explain the latter. Can they 

 mean coins to express provecho? Section 3. El primero, amaras a 

 Dios sobre todas las cosas (" The first, thou shalt love God above all 

 things"). The picture shows the numeral 1; then follows God, 

 holding a heart in His hand. Section 4. El segundo, no juraras el 

 nombre de Dios en vano (" The second, thou shalt not take the name 

 of God in vain "). The picture shows the numeral 2, with the picture 

 of God, and on the right of the neck a hand pointing to two black 

 marks. The symbolism is not clear to me. Section 5. El tercero, 

 santificaras las fiestas (" The third, thou shalt keep holy the feasts "). 

 The picture shows the numeral 3 ; then what seems to be an arrow well 

 wrapped, which is probably meant to express " to keep, or hallow "; 

 then a house with the priest inside the church. Section 6. El cuarto, 

 honraras a tu padre y madre (" The fourth, thou shalt honor thy 

 father and mother "). The picture shows the numeral 4. folloAved by 

 a man, the father, holding in his hand the symbol resembling an ear 

 of maize, which we met with above as a symbol for " honor shown ". 

 In the middle stands the child, and on the right the mother, recogniza- 

 ble by the manner of wearing the hair with the knot low on the neck, 

 the tAvo hornlike braids standing up over the forehead, and the fem- 

 inine garment (uipilli) something like a shirt, with the piece of 

 insertion ornamented with tassels below the opening for the neck. 

 Section 7. El quinto, no mataras ("The fifth, thou shalt not mur- 

 der "). The picture shows on the left the numeral 5, then a man with 

 a sword in his hand, and facing him a bearded man who stretches out 

 his hand as if to ward off injury. 



The sixth row begins at the right : Section 1. El sesto, no fornicaras 

 (" The sixth, thou shalt not commit adultery •'). To the right is the 

 numeral 6, of which only a few faint traces remain ; then follows the 

 picture of a woman like the mother in the fourth commandment 

 (row 5, section 6). Section 2. El septimo, no hurtaras (" The seventh, 

 thou shalt not steal "). The picture represents the numeral 7 and a 

 man fingering the lock of a door or a chest. Section 3. El octavo, 

 no leventaras falso testimonio, ni mentiras (" The eighth, thou shalt 

 not bear false witness or lie "). Here we have the numeral 8 and a 

 man delivering a letter covered with black marks. Section 4. El 

 noveno, no desearas la muger de tu progimo (" The ninth, thou shalt 

 not covet thy neighbor's wife"). The picture shows the numeral 9 

 and a man stretching out his hand toward a woman opposite to him. 

 Section 5. El decimo, no codiciaras bienes agenos (" The tenth, thou 

 shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods"). This picture shows the 



