crept  into  his  hollow  panch,  and  thence  anfwered  the  people  that  came  thither  with
prayers  and  petitions,  making  the  hmple  people  beleeuc  it  was  the  voyce  of  the  god,
which  therefore  they  honored  more  then  any  other,  with  many  pe.fumcs  and  fwcete
fmells.  TheyofferedBread,  Fruit,  Qnailesbloud,  and  of  other  Birds,  Doggcs,  and
IbmctimesMen.  The  fameof  this  Idoll  and  Oracle  brought  many  Pilgrimcs  to  Acu-
famil  from  many  places.  Atthefooteof  this  Temple  was  a  plot  like  a  Church  yard,
well  walled,  and  garnifhcd  with  Pinnacles,in  the  middeft  whereof  flood  a  Croffc  of
ten  foote  long,  which  they  adored  tor  the  god  of  raine.  At  all  times  when  they  wan-
ted raine,  they  would  goe  thither  on  Procefliondeuoutly,  and  offered  to  the  Croflc
Quailes facrificed,  no  facrificc  being  fo  acceptable.  They  burnt  fweete  gumme  to  per-
fume him  with,  befprinkling  the  fame  with  water,  and  by  this  meanes  they  thought  tp'
obtainc  raine.  They  could  neuer  know,  hk\\Gomara,  how  that  God  of  Cm ffe  czme.
amongftthem,  for  in  allthofe  parts  of  India  there  isnomemor:eof  any  preachingof
theGofpclIthathadbeeneatany  time.  What  others  thinkc,  and  whatlome  Indians'
anfwered,  concerning  it,  is  faid  before.
'Benz,o  f  writech,  That  they  did  not  eate  theflefh  of  thefe  men  which  they  facnfi-   fug       »     •
ced:  and  that  they  were  fitftfubdaed  by  Fra^cu  CMontegiM,  whofe  cruelcics  were,  caf  i/."^"  "*°
fuch  that  ^tcjutnstef  a  Cacique  or  Indian  Lord  abouc  an  hundred  and  ten  y'cares
old,and  a  Chriftian,told  him.  That  when  he  was  a  y  ong  tiian,  there  was  a  fickenefle  of

wormes.
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Chap. 14.
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fart.  I,

Guatimala,  or
Saint  lames,
h  &e»\o  and
Gomara  fay
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