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1. Ritual^ in which we find the images of 
twelve Tolteck and Azteck divinities ; and the 
principal festivals which have given their names 
to the eighteen months of the year ; for instance^ 
the festival of Tecuilhuitontl^ or of all lords ; 
of Mlcaylhuitl^ or of all the dead ; of Quecholi, 
See. The hieroglyphic of the five complement- 
ary days * terminates the series of the festivals. 
The proprietor of the manuscript has followed 
in his notes the erroneous system, according to 
which the Mexican year is supposed to begin 
eighteen days before the spring equinox. 
2. Astrological part. Here we find the indi- 
cation of the days that are to be considered as 
indifferent, lucky, or unlucky. Among the last 
are eleven, which the Mexicans believed to be 
very dangerous to domestic tranquillity. Hus- 
bands were afraid of wives born on these days ; 
and we may suppose, that the latter were very 
careful in concealing either the astrological al- 
manac, or the day of their birth. Infidelity, 
considered as the effect of blind destiny, was not 
the less severely punished by the laws. A rope 
was put around the neck of the adulterous 
woman : and she was dragged into a public 
square, where she was stoned to death in the 
presence of the husband. This punishment is 
* Plate 55, fig’. 1, 
