1. "In the garb of our ancestors" (_to-citli-quemitl_). The high priest appeared in the insignia of Quetzalcoatl, which, says Sahagun, "were very gorgeous." (_Hist._, Lib. II., Appendix.) 2. Mixteca, plural of Mixtecatl, an inhabitant of Mixtecapan, near the Pacific. The Huasteca, a nation of Maya lineage, lived on the Gulf coast. 3. The god was called the Hurler, as he was believed to hurl the lightning serpent (the _xiuhcoatl_). 5. Sahagun recites the legends about the Amanteca (_Historia_, Lib. IX., cap. 18). Here the name refers to the inhabitants of the quarter called Amantlan. 6. _Pipiteca_, a _nomen gentile_, referring doubtless to a certain class of the hearers. This hymn may be compared to another, descriptive of the same divinity, preserved in Sahagun's MS. in Madrid. It is as follows, with my translation by its side. Vitzilopuchtli Huitzilopochtli, Can maceualli Only a subject, Can tlacatl catca. Only a mortal was. Naualli A magician, Tetzauitl A terror, Atlacacemelle A stirrer of strife, Teixcuepani A deceiver, Quiyocoyani in yaoyotl A maker of war, Yautecani An arranger of battles, Yautlatoani; A lord of battles; Ca itechpa mitoaya And of him it was said Tepan quitlaza That he hurled In xiuhcoatl His flaming serpent, Immamalhuaztli His fire stick; Quitoznequi yaoyotl Which means war, Teoatl tlachinolli. Blood and burning; Auh iniquac ilhuiq'xtililoya And when his festival was celebrated, Malmicouaya Captives were slain, Tlaaltilmicoaya Washed slaves were slain, Tealtilaya impochteca. The merchants washed them. Auh inic mochichiuaya: And thus he was arrayed: Xiuhtotonacoche catca With head-dress of green feathers, Xiuhcoanauale Holding his serpent torch, Xiuhtlalpile Girded with a belt, Matacaxe Bracelets upon his arms, Tzitzile Wearing turquoises, Oyuvale. As a master of messengers. When in Florence, in 1889, I had an accurate copy made of the Nahuatl text and all the figures of the first book of Sahagun's History. The colored figure of Huitzilopochtli is in accordance with the above description. II. _Uitznaoac yautl icuic._ 1. Ahuia tlacochcalco notequioa ayayui nocaquia tlacatl, ya nechyapinauia, ayaca nomati, nitetzauiztli, auia, ayaca nomati niya, yautla, aquitoloc tlacochcalco notequioa, iuexcatlatoa ay nopilchan. 2. Ihiya quetl tocuilechcatl quauiquemitl nepapan oc uitzetla.