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Royal Commentariu.

cake others fro~ the hands of che

Curaw,

every one of which proceeded in cheir

arder, according to feniority, or prioricy _of time, in which chey had become

Subjeéts of the Empire, and fo configned mto che hands ofche Priefis their Vef–

fels

of Gold and Silva:, with ali

forts

of Animals, fuch as Sheep, Lambs Li–

zards Toads, Serpents, Foxes, Lions and Tygers,

&c.

an ·rarely well cafi' and

mouÍded

Gold and Silver, which chey prefented for cheir Offerings to che' Sun

every one in fome fmall q~antity according to their Abilicies.

The Offertory being made, every one retumed to

his

place, and then che

Incas

·who

were Priefis carne with greac droyes of Lambs, Ewes and .Rams ofdivers

colours; for che Flocks of chofe Countnes have as much variecy in their colours

as the Horfes have in

S¡ain;

all wlúch Catt!e were the proper Goods and Efta~

of the Sun; out of which they chofe a black Larnb, ,for thac colour was prefer–

red before all otbers, as moíl: proper for Sacrifice, and moft pleafing to Divinity.

for tbey faíd, that brown Cacee! were of che like colour, as well wichin as with~

out, and that the white, chough white _over all cheir Bodies, had yec fome black

tpocs on che dp oftheir Snouts, or Nofes, which was efieemed a defetl, and there–

fore leís

fic

for unfpotted Sacrifices; for which reafon che Kings mofi comrnonly

were clothed in black, cheir mourning being akínd of yellowifh, and fpocced co-

lour.

Frorn che

6rft

Sacrifice of che black Lamb, they made their Prognofücacions

and Divinacions of matters relacing to che Feafi; likewife in ali maccers of im~

~rtance, reladng to Peace. or

y.¡

ar, t~ey took their Omens and Signs from che

Sacrifices ofLambs, fearchmg 1nto cheir Heart and Lungs; and chence divined

from che colóur and clearnefs of chem, whe.rher cheir Offerings were acceptable co

che Sun, or noc; whecher che day o(batcel were to be fuccefsfull and vitlorious·

and whecher the Year were co be fruicfull: Howfoever chey did noc always con~

ult

che enrrails of_ Lambs; but in fo~e maccers chey opened che Bowels of a

Ram, in others of a barren ,Ewe.; for 1t is obfervable, that chey never killed a

breeding Ewe, but fuch onely as \vere barren, or by age unfit for Procreation.

When ihey killed a Lamb, or Sheep, they tumed

his

Head towards the Eaft

and without cying his Legs, either before ,or behind, three or four

Indi11111

hetd

him

faíl:; and laying him aown, tbe Priefi opened his !efe fide, into which thruft–

ing his Hand, he tore from chence his Heart, and Lungs, and all his vicals not

cutting them, bue tearing chem ~uc whole with his h~nd, from che very ~pper

~arts of che Throat ¡md Pabte, co the lowermoíl: Encrails, greac care being caken

that ali che Veílels'íbould -oe kepc·entire, and united with che fame connexion

th:ic they had

the Body.

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