216 A STUDY OF THE MANUSCRIPT TROANO. 



En anociieciendo volvian y con ellos mucha gente, porque enlxe ellos 

 esta cerimonia era muy estimada y tomando cada uno su hacho lo encendiafl 

 y con ellos cada uno por su parte pegavan fuego a la lena la qual ardia nmcho 

 y se quemava presto. Despues de heclio toda braza, la allanavan y tendian 

 muy tendida y juntos los que avian bailado, avia alguuos, que se ponian a 

 passar descal90s y desnudos como ellos andavan por encima de aquella 

 braza de una parte a otra y passavan algtmos sin lesion, otros abracjados, y 

 otros medio quemados, y en esto creian estava el remedio de sus miserias 

 y malos agueros, y pensavan era este su servicio muy agradable a sus dioses. 

 Esto hecho se ivan a bever y hazerse cestos, ca assi lo pedia la costumbre 

 de la fiesta, y el calor del I'uego. 



APPENDIX NO, 2. 



. . [Quotation from au article by Seuor Melgar.] 



■ "In the third volume and the first MSS. in this volume, now in the 

 Borgian Museum in the College of Propaganda at Rome, page 43, will 

 clearly be seen the four stations of the year. On the right hand of upper 

 side we see a genius or being, from whose mouth a flower proceeds, and 

 joined to the left foot there is the sign of the Hare, whose appearance rep- 

 resents the season of rutting, the above-said, being a genius, fecundates the 

 frog — a symbol of the earth among the Toltecs and Aztecs. It is coiled up 

 within a serpent or dragon, undoubtedly Serapis, and from its rings come 

 forth innumerable Phalli. From this prQceeds the Cosmogonic idea of the 

 union of Uranus and Gea, which is the Spring Equinox. Below this (in 

 the MSS.) is another sketch representing the summer solstice. The painted 

 figure is that of a negro, and the hare at its left foot has its mouth open, 

 panting with the heat; behind it are fruits and flowers, and also ai'e seen 

 the folds of the aforesaid serpent. The sketch which follows this one shows 

 on the left the Autumnal Equinox. The figure is extended over a cross, the 

 hare which comes forth from its ear is afflicted with pustules or pox. Under 

 this figure is a skull likewise in the folds of the serpent before mentioned. 



