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when the whole bara rue Lr Caray Lene) The lands which they innapitt rat pe same a pets for tHE wp fo sciebole barangay, especially the clear up hi Se py acer Oat i con Norden reach one EM longing. eer and th 0 ecg en nes afer pr ge other bara ae iDgUES, OF MOHAN ridges, are yey i canage, Ce er acy ada e a ia come from some i athe of fegh he may awe corte fr other village, Barn eles a land 2 48 hand 10 oe ag i er adn There are some villages aye which these nobles, OF tr hi core ta de Laguna) i which fs. OF maharlcy the dato a hundred ear ann ott Dy aD pels in see, natal or prompnest © eon was aggrieved. 0 why ort ome mae Shout be Mews Oe the following way: Hipp A ght prods Cloned 0 hy end i ntpit with food and clo mast Fe eran uc nema ee et roe 7 0 te i, te fat he me seat gems te lsd that he (ei. Seapets ont stole be paid therefor. I feda ren te Sldren ifthe payment cou tas smc Ths st could noe ecard some rend Customs or tie Treatocs 5 3, , sg | _wiaale were Patrons 9f the cultivated lands and of husbandry. i [They paid reverence 19 waterlicards called by en heat oe in | crocodiles for fear of being harmed by thom. thee neve nce Ho three [the ait of offering these animals portion of wher ee et W lampy, [Fim ther boats, by throwing it into the water or nachna Oneal incbenk Be ang They were, moreoren, very liable to find auguries in things ceeetich shay witnessed. For example if they oft then tence ont ee yereex on the way a serpent or rat, or a bird called themamenaie 2 falled FE sohich was singing in toe tee, oF 1f they chanced upon otra who sneezed, they retuned at once to their house, considering the incident as an augury that some evil might befall them 4 they should continue their journey—especially when the asker a good omen, and then they continued their journey. They also ersally or knife, were useful and lucky for their possessor whenever occasion should offer. Ul this helps them in making up a year. The winter and summer are distinguished as stn-time and water-time—the latter term designating winter in those regions, where there is no cold, snow or ice. ies gene bom wa Their manner of offering sacrifice was to proclaim a feast, the | 34 offer to the devil what they had to eat. This was done in and front of an idol, which they anoint with » fragrant perfumes, ax-tree and othey he Se rogs suse LY the such as musk and. Ee 9 a Nossa The | ‘odoriferous wood! et Spite ie officiating priest, male to the seri they were in need, parte madnsresneet ia) Pies perc hos sop clthe, they al econ ering 12 ‘ renerally, by off ee joubled, % th, doubler. worshipping the devil ‘sometimes liable to and 9 wettace a good vice of ms to place a 8 gold rE to Pe an 7 ree EO el was the dh a of a Th dd assuming ber shape ter nto the bo ‘arrogance—be being ‘ind appearance ile 22 root flames from her eyes, wer the idol, and Over = ber hair stood on “nud superiority. I some districts, Mido ema enn hose idolatries the dev bat ko he dent ota ee a Iai tel bower happened | ene (mee et, foie and mee eh Te cc ee pare before the ie ck we fe et a gor of ito io onto eM atc sceiar ord frre Se eee Sn eer eres eat aS in these regions—as well as fried food and fruits. All these wlelerae chee ie foal he aoe Safed sneer cag fC 9 they expressed The reason es oa fas cia this sacrifice and adoration wert, selon to whatever personal matters th 0 1 cee Jere might be, the ‘embarking on the anime the prosperous voyage of those 4 good harvest in the sowed lands ropitions TE charter The distin follows: The} The seco by pretendin paaladies PY and efficacy way, if they prolong life which was office was & manyisalat had the por would aban prevent the bring sickm would disch throughout The for emit fire fr This fire co except as 1, from the by was wallow died. This ¢ 56 vronsrann hoclol auay. Without 1 cali the magne, Without us of ng on raising ey killed Luhich is anather kind o The th as witch, of greater iy a Bat by sing other charms se eran TTS a ile ceria ed 1 des ible Tietover ike wed ee without iatrmont hostile to them ee and off the MP er Dart of Luzon, what ann Catone medicine, whom they chose. vy did Dorel fee ister lee le see tgcariant his liver andiece a rea His, ike the preceding, was in the islang eee eared The sixth sav anyone cloth ‘hs cans bis death Of Catanduanes. Let o One, ” because in Calvan they tore ow throught ann anes of a Spanish notary, who was buried in Calilaya by father Fray Juan de Merida.) The sevensh was called_magtatangal, bis purpose wai 0 show himself at night t0 many persons, without bis head for envails. In such wise the devil walked about, carried, or pretended to carry, bis head to different places: and, in the ‘morning returned it 10 his body-—remaining as before, alive, This amet hea lable about the natives affirm that they hav Siete the det probably coused them to believe. Ths ret etc omang which 1 equivalent 40+ fle th. Ths wae among the Vee rese did not exist. be a ‘slindsamong the Tagtoge The mira They made charms for Yi cet f Witches called mangagayoms. 1 ie ee aaa Ta Th deceas he wa constr him fo kept o were 4 at the togeth “was th been this wy dirges, euston 5G _vvoensrannine ronernern” | pews that there Was anoti, ud a alip! \ Infidels said tht Oca, just a8 if We should « ana ali they called: rest.” They a roperty | life of rest which ty IE plage of rest” They sy th peor paradise,” of 8 OUNET MIT i ust ad the valiant and th ie those io gor te pee Ms who possessed mora wri, | a4 Fp, vio hed ont AME Me feand mortality there eas, 204 Ny “They said alto, that 16 Oy gffition called gasanaan, whic Seabe ment intained that place of punishments E's ppey also mai pat m0 ong pa twould goto heave 2 from above. There were also othe 5 Po ng jal which they cae, | Taled pagans who confess me eT gt all the wicked went | that EF 25 1 hate st sa onions, whom they called ican, The 4 aie nd there el the demons y ee sais oral ‘there were also ghosts, which they called vibit; ant phantoms, which they called tigbalaang, They had another eee manne, any woman died in childbirth, she and the hil suffered punishment tat night, she could be heard incall tas May honor and ry be, ‘God our Lord hat among the Tagalogs not a trace of this isle and that those who are now marrying do not ever know what 4s, thanks tothe preaching ofthe holy gospel, which has banisies Relevance primary source as Political sci political strat about the dutice an BE shar ne kv dives and responsibilities of the aru, malik

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