o contain a work
composed in a native tongue by a native; but those based upon foreign
inspiration, such as sermons, etc., were to be excluded. Each was to be
translated and edited with sufficient completeness to make it available
for the general student.

Of this "Library" eight volumes were issued, the first in 1882, the
eighth in 1890, when I ceased the publication, not from lack of
material, but because I had retired in 1887 from my connection with the
publishing business and became more engaged in general anthropological
pursuits.

The "Library," as issued, contains the following numbers:

No. I. The Chronicles of the Mayas. Edited by Daniel G. Brinton, M. D.
279 pages. 1882.

This volume contains five brief chronicles in the Maya language,
written shortly after the conquest, and carrying the history of
that people back many centuries. To these is added a history of
the conquest, written in his native tongue, by a Maya chief, in
1562. This interesting account has been published separately, with
an excellent grammatical and lexical analysis by the Count de
Charencey, under the title _Chrestomathie Maya, d'apres la
Chronique de Chac-Xulub-Chen_ (Paris, 1891). The texts are
preceded by an introduction on the history of the Mayas, their
language, calendar, numerical system, etc.; and a vocabulary is
added at the close.

No. II. The Iroquois Book of Rites. Edited by Horatio Hale. 222 pages.
1883.

This work contains, in the Mohawk and Onondaga languages, the
speeches, songs and rituals with which a deceased chief was
lamented and his successor installed in office. The introduction
treats of the ethnology and history of the Huron-Iroquois. A map,
notes and glossary complete the work.

No. III. The Comedy-Ballet of Gueegueence. Edited by Daniel G. Brinton, M.
D. 146 pages. 1883.

A curious and unique specimen of the native comic dances, with
dialogues, called _bailes_, formerly common in Central America. It
is in the mixed Nahuatl-Spanish jargon of Nicaragua, and shows
distinctive features of native authorship. The introduction treats
of the ethnology of Nicaragua, and the local dialects, musical
instruments and dramatic representations. A map and a number of
illustrations are added.

No. IV. A Migration Legend of the Creek Indians. Edited by A. S.
Gatschet. 251 pages. 1884.