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The Natural & Moral History of the Indies, Volume 2

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José de Acosta

B. Franklin, 1880 - America - 551 pages

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PROLOGUE TO THE FOLLOWING BOOKS	296

There is no name for God among them	302

The Devil has also made them worship base things	308

The fourth and last kinde of idolatry the Indians	317

Of a strange manner of idolatry practised amongst	323

How the Divell hath laboured to make himself equall	324

Mexicans had several grades of priests	330

In what manner the Divell hath laboured to counter	331

Arts and handicrafts	421

Extent of the Ynca Empire	427

CHAPTER 22 Of the greatest and most famous Ynca called	433

Mexican nobility	438

Of the Indians feasts and dances	444

Habits of the wild people	450

Migration of the Mexicans	456

Of the foundation of Mexico	462

In Mexico there were houses of secluded men	336

Of the sacrifices the Indians made to the Divell	340

Mexicans sacrificed captives	346

Captives sought for to sacrifice	352

Procession of the idol	357

Of the abominable unction which the Mexicaine	364

Their baptisms and marriages	370

Feast of Tezcatlipuca 377 to	384

That they erre in their opinion which hold the Indians	390

That no nation of the Indies hath beene found to have	396

Chinese learning	401

Various ways of writing	408

Of the distribution the Yncas made of their vassals	414

Flocks of llamas	420

Of the strange tribute the Mexicaines paid to them	468

Power of Mexican Kings	474

The fourth Mexican King	477

Of the warre and victory the Mexicaines	483

How Tlacaellel refused to be King and of	491

Of the deedes of Autzol the eighth King	497

Household of Montezuma	503

Arrival of the Spaniards	513

Interview with Montezuma	519

Of some miracles which God hath showed at	524

Aids to conversion	530

CONTENTS OF THE INDEX	535

Other months and feasts of the Peruvians	543

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José de Acosta
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alwayes amongst antient appoynted Atahualpa beasts beganne beleeve called carried cast ceremonies Chalco CHAP Chichimecas Chimalpopoca Chinois Christ cittie commanded common-weale Cortes Culhuacan Cusco customes dayes discourse Divell divers doone doth enemies father feast foorth Francisco Pizarro gave generall gods gold Gospel Guacas hath himselfe holy honour Huaca idolatry idoll imployed Indians Indies king of Azcapuzalco king of Mexico kingdome laboured lake land lawes likewise Lord Malinalco manner meanes Mexi Mexicaines Mexico moneth Monteçuma Nations neere Noblemen Pachacuti pallace peeces Peru presently Priests province realme rich sacrificed sacrifices serve shew signifies sinnes sonne sort souldiers spake Spaniards stept stone subiect Sunne superstitions Temple Tepanecas Tezcuco things thou Tlacaellel toppe tribute trueth valiant victory Viracocha vnder vnderstand vntill vnto vpon vppon vsed warre whenas wherein whereof wherewith whome worship write yeelded yeeres Ynca yong

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Title	The Natural & Moral History of the Indies, Volume 2 The Natural & Moral History of the Indies, Edward Grimeston Issues 60-61 of Works issued by the Hakluyt Society
Author	José de Acosta
Editor	Sir Clements Robert Markham
Translated by	Edward Grimeston
Edition	reprint
Publisher	B. Franklin, 1880
Original from	University of California Irvine
Digitized	Mar 28, 2017
Length	551 pages

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