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BoaK
IV.
chac chey íhould obferve and keep thac Law of Jefüs ~hriíl: which chey had lately
received. and for ever praife and chank God for fending chem
fo
ineíl:imable a be-
.
nefit and honour, and ferve che
Spania,ds
for having been che means and infiru–
rnents of füch Divine Revelacions; and•chac they fhould ferve and obey theír
Mafier wich fingular Affuétion,
to
who[élot and fortu_ne ic fho.uld fall
to
be cheir
Lord and Governour; la
fil
y, he told them, thac fince 1c was che Cufiome ofcheir
Countrey
to
eleél: che moíl: vercuous u~co rheir Governrnem, he charged them to
make choice of chat.,Perfon amongíl: h1s Sons, whom they eíl:eerrled r'he moíl: de–
ferving; and chac in cafe none of rhem appeared worrhy of cheir paternal Succef–
fion and Honour , thac then, pafling them by, they fhould chufe fuch a Perfon
from amonoíl: themfelves, whom they reputed of greaceíl: Honour and Worchi–
nefs; for th
0
ac fince nothing was
fo
dear to him as che common Good, and Benefit
of his People, he defired not che promotion of his Children farther than as it
tended ro cbac end and defign: Ali which a
Prieíl:, who had been bis Confef.
four, reported as a remarkable Teíl:amenc and
Pafia.gein chofe barbarous·pares.
·•
CH A P.
XI.
O[ their Ceremonies when they weaned, and fhaved, and
gave Names to their Children.
T
HE
JncM,
when chey,weaned cheir Eldeíl: Sons, chey made greac Feafis and
rejoycing, which chey did noc obferve for cheir Daughcers, or fecond or
chird Sons, at leaíl: not wich chac folemnicy; for che order of Primogenirure of
Males was in high Eíl:eem wich che
lnw,
and by their Exa~ple with all their
Subjeéts.
·
They weaned them -a.e two years of age, and upwards, and chen clipc off che
Hair of their Heads, and wich that gave rhem their Names: At which cere–
rnony che Kindred aífembled, and he thac was to ir.npofe che Name, fhore offche
firíl: lock ofche Infant's Hair. Their Sciífers were made of a Flint, for-as yec che
Jndians
were m>t arrived to a becrer Invention; after the God-father had foipped
his lock, che reíl: of che Kindred did che like, one afrer che orher, ac;cording'to
their Age and Qg_alicy_; and when che Infant was quite fhorn, then the Name was
given, with che Pr&nts which they brought; for fome gave him Garments, and
clothing, orhers beíl:owed Carde, others Arms of diven; Fafhions, orhers Cups
of Gold and Silver to drink in: the which was performed onely rowards tne
Princes of rhe Royal Bloud; for thac che Commonalw were noc perrnitted chis
Hol}flur, unlefs by particular Privilege or Difpenfation.
.
After chis Ceremony was ended, chen came
in
their drink , for a dry Feaíl:
was accoumed dull, and with Singing, and Dancing, 1hey paífed che whole
Day, untill Night parted them; which Jollity being che next day renewed,
,
cominued for rnree or four days, according
to
che quality of rhe Parenrs; che
like Ceremony was obferved, when the locks of the young Prince, and Heir ap–
parent, were clipt, ac which the High Prieíl: of che Sun affifted, and was.rhe firíl:
ro cut his Hair; moreover at chis folemnity the
Cu,ac.u
of the whole Kingdom
eithft· in Períon, or by their Depucies appeared, and were afliíl-ing at chis Feíl:ival:
wlüch concinued for che [pace of at leaíl: twemy days, offering cheir Prefents of
Gold, and Silver, and pretioqs íl:ones, and what elfe was curious and rare, in theit
re[peétive Provinces.
In
refemblance hereof (becaufe it is natural for People to imitare rheir Pr.ince)
che
Curaca.,
and generally ali che Nations of
Peru
followed thisExample, in forne
proporcion agreeable to rheir Qg_aliry and Ability; and chis w;is accounted one of
cheir moít jolly and rnerry meecings.
CH A
P.