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People, which Copd, Son to -the Maimalcon Witch, had rais'd up againft them ; and 

 foon after the Tapunecans and Cbalcans weat againft their new Neighbors, with 

 whom they began a bloody Fight, when FitzjloYitli, at that time General of the 

 Mexican Army, pre/Ting in amongft them, broke their Ranks, and made way for 

 all his Army (though with his own Death) to march Conquerors to Culbuacnn : 

 The Prince of which Province gave them a Place to fettle on, near the white Water 

 Ticaapan, whofe Shores fwarm'd with Adders and Serpents, upon Defign that the 

 Strangers might be deftroy'd by them . but it prov'd quite otherwife : for they 

 without regret eat the poyfonous Animals ; and Dunging the unfruitful Soil, re* 

 ceiv'd a plentiful Harveft : They would willingly have fetled here, after their Co 

 long ranging up and down, if Fi^tlipu^tli would have approv'd thereof; but he 

 toM them, that they muft poflefs themfelves by Arms, and make a (ulbuacan Maid 

 their Goddefs : whereupon they defir'd the Cafique's Daughter of Culbuacan, who 

 was fent them in rich Ornaments, and with a ftately Retinue : But flic was no 

 fooner entred on the Ticaapan Shore, but they flay'd her alive, and her Skin being 

 fturfd, andnam'd Tocct, was religioufly worfliipp'd. But not fatisfi'd with this 

 cruelty, they fent for her Father to vifit his Daughter in her Dignity . who ac- 

 cordingly coming with great Attendance, was led into a dark Chappel, where by 

 the burning Tapers he knew the Goddefs to be no other than his Daughters Skin 

 ftuff'd full of Cotton ; whereat burning with rage, he afterwards fell upon thefe 

 Murderers with all his Forces, and drove them to the Place where they afterwards 

 built Mexico, 



We have often made mention heretofore of the Governor of this Journey i 

 Vtztlipuztli, it will therefore be neceflary to give an exa&er Dclcription of him, as 

 followeth : 



He was a woodden Image like a Man, fitting on a blue Seat in a triumphant J^jjJJ^ 

 Chair J at each end of which was plac'd a Staff with a Serpents Head upon it, from ******* 

 whofe Forehead, which was Painted blue, ran a Streak of the fame colour, crofs 

 his Nofe to both his Ears 5 upon his Head flood a Plume of Feathers, the ends 

 whereof were tipp'd with a golden VamiQi - his left Hand held a white Shield, on 

 which ftuck five Feathers, and on the top a Laurel Bough s next the Shield lay four 

 Arrows, pretended to be fent from Heaven \ in his right Hand a Truncheon, full 

 of blue crooked Streaks like Serpents • behind on his Shoulders appeared Wings, 

 not unlike thofe of a Bat, his Eyes large and round, and his Mouth reaching from 

 Ear to Ear, made him terrible to behold, alfo gaping, and full of Teeth, which 

 ftuck out of his Belly; in his Breaft alfo were two fiery Eyes, and under them a 

 fhrivell'd Nofe , his Feet ended in Claws, hung round about with Precious Jems, 

 golden Boxes and Shields fet out" With divers coloured Feathers. The Curtain be- 

 hind which this Idol fat, was not drawn open except on a Feaft-Day. 



Next Vi^tlipuztli flood generally a lelTer Image, call'd Tlaboc, and alfo the God- 

 defs Tocci 7 Daughter to the Prince of Qdbuacan, who (as before mention'd) was 

 flay'd by their Dtmons Command. Since which time they fuppos'd, that they 

 were never more acceptable tp their Gods, than when they appeared Cloth'd in an- 

 other Man's Skin • and accounted no Offering better, than a Heart taken out of 

 their Enemies Breaft, fince their Spirit deftroy'd fo many after that manner in the 

 Army at Tula. 



But Tocci, they fay, had alfo a Son much inclin'd to Hunting, whofe Image they ** F ^ 

 carry, attended by a thoufand People, with the found of Horns and Trumpets, to 

 an Arbor on a high Mountain ; which being made of green Leaves picked, had in- 

 the middle an Altar, on which they fet the Idol, whilft the Multitude furrounded 



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