[ora]dor, luego se levantaba otro orador por parte del mismo señor y hacía otra oración responsiva al propósito de lo que había dicho aquel orador primero. Y cuando hacía la fiesta este señor electo, daba muchas mantas y maxtles ricos a los mesmos señores que habían venido, de manera que más cargados iban de lo que recebían dél que no habían venido de lo que le habían traído. Las mantas que daba el señor eran todas preciosas, hechas en su casa y texidas o labradas de diversas maneras, conforme a las personas a quien se habían de dar. También les daba mucha abundancia de comidas, y iban cargados de las sobras para sus casas.
\nanother speaker would then stand up on behalf of the same lord and make another speech in response to what that first speaker had said. And when this elected lord was celebrating the feast, he would give away many capes and rich mastles to the same lords who had come, so that they would leave more loaded with gifts that they had received from him than when they had arrived with the gifts that they had brought for him. The capes that the lord would give away were all precious, made in his home, and woven or embroidered in various ways, according to [the status of] those to whom they were to be given. He would also give them a great abundance of food dishes, and they would return home laden with the leftovers.
\n[tecu]tlatoque, in vellatoa, in tlatolmati, qujtlacuepilia, qujntlananqujlilia:
\nauh çan no iuj in chioalo, in namjco, çan ic mocuepa in jnnetlaçotlaliz, injc motlaneuj, injc mjximati, injc momalcochoa, injc mocoachioa, qujmomamaca in xuchitl, in jetl, in atl, in tlaqualli, in tlaqualtectli: auh in tilmatli çan qujqujmjliuhtiuh, çan qujqujmjlietiuh, çan qujmjltica in qujmomaca, in, in qujmotlauhtia, qujiaiacana in tlaçotilmatli, in tetechtilmatli, in vel intonal īcalitic ochioaloc, otlatlan, iquac impan qujnpepena, inpan qujnuelitta, qujntlatlattilia, qujmjipantia, qujnpapantia, qujnpapanjtia, in quenamj qujnmacazque altepetl ipan tlatoque: injc nononqua qujnmaujztilia, qujovecapano, intetlaujcalhoan.
\ntlaliuj, tlâtlaliuj, tlâtlalhujtiuj, tlâtlaliooa, in tlamamalo, in tlâtlatqujoa, quaquailpitiuh in netlauhtilli: auh in netlacaujlli, âtle tlaçotli, âtlatlaçotli, tlacujtlaputzmamalo, cujcujtlalpitiuh in jntlaçeujl, qujmjtqujlia tlatoque, in omopieco, ioan in cequjn çan otenepieltico.
\nthe lords, the orators, the able speakers, who were seated, returned like for like and answered them for him.
\nAnd in the same manner was it done and responded. Thus was returned their gratitude, in order to reciprocate, to acknowledge, to welcome, and to provide a repast. Flowers, tobacco, drink, food, and confections were presented. But the capes came in bundles. They were only in bales. Only by the bundle were they given and presented. Each brought out first the precious capes, appropriate to them, the ones to which they were entitled, made and completed in [the ruler’s] house. Thereupon they gave them their choice and pleased them. What each thought best, or sought out, or what was fitting for him, or suited his liking, or his rank, they gave the lords over the cities; [the ruler’s] servants thus honored and gave preference to each [of the lords] individually.
\nThe gifts hurried, rushed, hastened, and sped borne on their backs, carried and transported by the tump lines. And the leavings, worth nothing, of no value, went loaded upon their shoulders tied in bundles. Their cold things the lords caused to be carried away to where they came to be kept; and some of it was only entrusted to others.1
\nCorresponding Spanish text: ”y quando hazia la fiesta este señor electo:* dava muchas mantas, y maxtles ricos a los mesmos señores: que avjan venjdo: de manera que mas cargados yvan, de lo que recibian del: que no avjan venjdo, de lo que le avjan traydo. Las mantas que dava el señor: eran todas preciosas, hechas en su casa: y texidas, o labradas de diversas maneras: conforme a las personas, a quien se avjan de dar: tambien les dava mucha abundancia de comjdas, y yvan cargados de las sobras: para sus casas.”*↩