These picture records, which would have illustrated the unknown history of this continent, were destroyed in “mountain heaps” by the first Spanish archbishop of Mexico—an act of fanatical vandalism equalled only by the burning of the Alexandrian Library, and the vast hoard of Moorish literature at Granada by Ximenes. [Illustration: Pl. 1. 1. [Hieratic text] 2. ...μασιν.στερον πο.αι ...ιψόμεθα ὅταν δὲ πε. ...αν καὶ δόξαν ἐ[κ] τοῦ μαθήματος φῶσι περιγί- νεσθαι λέγωμεν ὅτι <π>κο<λ>ι- νά τε προφέρονται πολ- λ<α>ῶν ἐπιτηδευμάτων καὶ λειπόμενα [π]λειόνων καὶ 3. ναὶ οὐ Ἀλκμὰν ὁ ποιητὴς οὕτως ἀπεφαίνετο οὐ- 4. Διοσκουρίδης Δωρίωνι χαίρειν. τῆς πρὸς Δωρίωνα ἐπιστολῆς τὸ ἀντίγραφον ὑπόκει- _Snyder Black & Sturn 92 William St_] [Illustration: Pl. 2. 5. teterrimus et ex hac vel homines heretici maxime quia non ds illam dedit -catur; quia et legem ds dedit -varet propter certam 6. [Phœnician text] 7. κῡ, καὶ προσοίσουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Ααρων οἱ ἱερεῖς 8. ἐξῆλθεν δὲ -τησιν αὐτῷ _Snyder Black & Sturn 92 William St_] [Illustration: Pl. 3. 9. κϛʹ Ξανδικ[ο]ῦ αʹ Θῶυθ κεʹ 10. [flourish representing “I(n) C(hristi) N(omine)”] Childeberths 11. Et nostra indulgentia in aelimosina 12. Et ut huĩs cõplacitationis pceptũ firmũ stabileq; 13. abbas sirum pater 14. quotienscumque petitionib[us] _Snyder Black & Sturn 92 William St_] [Illustration: Pl. 4. 15. Nirsatimini curio annso 16. W rex anglo[rum] 17. KAROLVS 18. in eisdem degentium orem nostre celsitudinis 19. h. dei gra rex 20. S rex—Anno m.cxxix 21. Ricard di gra Rex Angl 22. IN þe biginyng was þe wrd and þe _Snyder Black & Sturn 92 William St_] [Illustration: Pl. 5. 23. qui sub pontio pilato crucifixus: & sepultus tertia die resurrexit 24. + ego sebbi rex east sax pro 25. dccclxxvo—Ego alfred gratia di rex hanc 26. nomina hic caraxata sunt—EADUUEARDUS 27. Istud starr recog est _Snyder, Black & Sturn, 92 William St._] [Illustration: Pl. 6. 28. Will di gra rex—Sciatis me concessisse 29. [E]dwardus dei gra Rex Angl Dominus Hibnie & Dux A 30. This is the laste Wil ind{en}tid of me Willia Meklfeld Esquyer being _Snyder, Black & Sturn, 92 William St._] [Illustration: Pl. 7. 31. Edwardus dei gr Rex Anglie &c 32. Wlls Walays miles Custos regni 33. Ricardus dei gratia Rex Anglie &c. 34. Johannes Dei Gra Rex Angl 35. T B Macaulay 36. Henricus dei grā Rex Anglie & Francie _Snyder, Black & Sturn, 92 William St._] [Illustration: Pl. 8 37. it was saide aboue in þe chapitle of 38. Henricus octavus dei grā Angl & Francie rex 39. fecunditatem modo celi per multra 40. Señor dejado nō se puede 41. Monsieur mon bon frere 42. Bayart _Snyder Black & Sturn, 92 William St._] [Illustration: Pl. 9. 43. monsr mon bon frer