. Bulletin. Ethnology. seler] MEXICAN PICTURE WRITINGS FRAGMENT XIII 215 a veynte y niieve de maj^o de mill y quinieiito y sesenta y nueve afios tg mechior de contreras y galp q. firmo per el otrgante ante mi s melchior de p. de palen contreras (" I, Diego, brother of the bailiff of this village Mizquiyauallan, acknowledge that I have received from Mr Manuel de Olvera, mag- istrate of this said village, 101^ pesos for the women who made tor- tillas at his house, and (that) he has paid me for all the other (women) who have performed services up to the present date. Done on May 29, 15G9. Wi
. Bulletin. Ethnology. seler] MEXICAN PICTURE WRITINGS FRAGMENT XIII 215 a veynte y niieve de maj^o de mill y quinieiito y sesenta y nueve afios tg mechior de contreras y galp q. firmo per el otrgante ante mi s melchior de p. de palen contreras (" I, Diego, brother of the bailiff of this village Mizquiyauallan, acknowledge that I have received from Mr Manuel de Olvera, mag- istrate of this said village, 101^ pesos for the women who made tor- tillas at his house, and (that) he has paid me for all the other (women) who have performed services up to the present date. Done on May 29, 15G9. Witness, Melchior de Contreras y Galp —— in evidence of which I sign for him who executes this document. " Melchior de Contreras. " Before me, P. de Palen, .") $ayic f. On gSHj V- C Pro. 47. OfBcial fi,i;n:it\irps. It is therefore clear that this fragment XITI was likewise an account, one indeed of services rendered by women, who Avere ordered to bake tortillas and to do other work. The account comes from the same village of Mizquiyauallan, to which the account on fragment VII (plate XII) of our collection belongs, and the reverse contains the receipt for w^ages paid for these services. The days which were cut out of the right side of the sheet seem to represent a deduction, a reduction of the account or a correction to which the person present- ing it was obliged to submit. This document is two years older than that on fragment VII (plate xii). As for the persons concerned, the receiver of the money is the brother of the major-domo of Mizquiyauallan, and is mentioned here, as is common among Indians, liiereh' by his Christian name, Diego. The major-domo's name is not given, but it is probable that he is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of Amer
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