The merchants who had a temple by themselues dedicated to the god of gaines, made their feast vppon the day called _Miccailhuitl_, wherein they slewe many slaues in sacrifice, which they had bought, and banqueted that feast with mans flesh, dauncing al the day. The feast of _Vchpaniztli_ they sacrificed a woman, and afterward hyr bodye was slayne, and hir skinne put vppon an _Indians_ backe, who daunced two days a row with al the townsmen, which were apparelled in their best attire to celebrate y^e feaste. The day of _Hatamutztli_ y^e feast is kept in _Mexico_, where they enter into y^e lake w^t a great nüber of _Canoas_, & there they drown a boy & a girle in a litle boat, which they cause to be sonke, in such sorte, that neuer after that boat appeareth again: and they hold opinion y^t those children were in company with the Goddes of the lake. So that, that daye was spente in feasting in the temples, and annoynting the Idols chéekes, with gum called _Vlli_. There were some Images that had their faces two ynches thicke with that gum. The order of certaine religious _women_. On the backe side of euerye greate Temple, in euerye Cittie was made a greate Hall or lodgyng, standing alone, where as manye women did eate, drincke, lodge, & leade their liues. And although suche houses had no orders, they aboad there sure ynough. These women which lay in the houses of the Goddes, were of sundry intentions. But none of them came to abide there al their life time, although among them wer some olde women. Some entered into those religious houses being sicke and disseased, hoping there to recouer theyr health: others came thither through pure néede, and necessitie, to be there relieued: other some came thither to be good and vertuous: and some entered into the religion, hoping that the Goddes woulde giue vnto them riches, and long life. But generallye their comming thyther was, to haue good husbandes, and manye chyldren: eche of them vowed the time that shee woulde or ment to abide in that order, and after that time expired they marryed.