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From amongst whom, assembled in great Numbers, three advanced, who, by the Ornaments of their Habits, seemed the principal Men of the Country; and stopping so long as was necessary to observe who was the chief Commander, by the Respect the others…

[…]he [Moctezuma] put on his imperial mantle and crown, and decorated himself with precious stones, which he never made use of but on solemn occasion, and thus, attired went out accompanied by the principal Mexicans, who were about his person.

These Indians wore close dresses of cotton, their waists being girded with a narrow cloth; in which, we observed that they exhibited more sense of decency than the natives in Cuba.

The men go for the most part naked, except a fillet of line cloth about their temples, and some beautiful bracelets of pearl. The women, besides their head-dress, generally wear a mantle of skins over their shoulders, a piece of cloth girth round…

the Mexicans carried strings of Gold and roses of Diamonds in their Hats

The several sorts of Materials whereof Cloth is woven, as the Nettle-Cloth, that of the Palm-leaves, of the Bark of the Maguei among the Mexicans, which bears the Coco

The attire of this baser sort of people of Blackmoors and Mulatta’s (which are of a mixt-nature, of Spaniards and Blackmoors) is [ilegible] light, and their carriage so enticing, that many Spaniard even of the better sort who are too too prone to…

the Mexicans carried strings of Gold

Both men and women are excessive in their apparel, using more [ilegible] than stuffs and cloth; precious Stones and Pearls further much this their vain ostentation

the Mechanick Tradesmen have strings of Pearls

The Spaniards also relate, that the High Priest wore on his Head a Crown of beautiful Feathers of various colours with golden Pendants, enrich’d with Emeralds at his Ears, and that he was cloath’d in a Vest, and a fine scarlet Robe over it;

The men go for the most part naked, except a fillet of line cloth about their temples, and some beautiful bracelets of pearl. The women, besides their head-dress, generally wear a mantle of skins over their shoulders, a piece of cloth girth round…
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