The royal commentaries of Peru : in two parts / written originally in spanish by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega; rendred into english by sir Paul Rycaut.

BooK III. Royal Commentaries. defcended to the Sea Coaíl, whicb the Spaniards call the Launer, and paífed the firíl: Valley, which in tho[e pares hach the narne of Nanafca, which fignifies dole- full, or diúnal; what rnight be the occafion of this_Epithec, is not cercain, but ir i.¡; believed chat it mighc be from forne great punifhmem, or calamicy, which had happened there; che Spaniards call it Lanafca, · where alío che Inca \\ as recei- ' ved wichour oppofition, and obeyed wichout conditions; the like fubmiffion was yielded by rhe Inhabirnms of all the Vallies from Nanafca to Arequepa, which líes by the Sea-coaíl far che fpace of above-eighry Leagues in length, and faurteen or fifreen in breadrh : the chief Valleys are Hacari and Camata, comaining twenty thoufand Inhabicants; chere are orher Vallies oflefs confideration, whidi are Ati- ca, Vcunna, Ariquipa and fl..J!_el!ca, ali which yielded ready Obedience, both be- caufe rhey neither had force to refüt, being a poor.naked People, and becaufe every Valley had irs particular Lord, and forne of them two or three, amQngíl: \vhom were perpemal Qg_arrels and Diífentions. And ílnce we are now treatíng of thofe places, it will not feem an improper Di~reffion, chough perhaps out of its due arder, if we fhould recoum a remar- kaole paífage, whicn happened in the Valley of Hacari, forne time after that che Spaniards. were MaHers of ir; The occaíion was this: Two CuracM, who had noc as yet been baptized'- were greatly at variance togecher, about che Limits , or Bounds of their Jurifdiélíons, which increafed fo high, that they ofren endea- 'Voured to decide che D.iffetence in Battel; to prevem which, the Spanifh Gover.: rtours fent a Comrníffioner to them, with power to determine, and put a final end to their Difputes by a friendly and amicáble Cornpofure : The J udge, or Urnpire, having heard both lides, allotted unto eacn fuch Boundaries as he thought did ?f rigl~t belong unto t~em, refpeétively obµging them to maintain Peace and Ftiendlh1p together ; which though chey prom1fed to doe, one of them who thought himfelf injured and aggrieved.by chis Divifion, concealed his paf- fion and intention to Revenge under che [pecious appearance ofFriendfhip: far the Day being come, when rhe Solerñnities of che Peace were to pafs, they both ate and drank together; the Banguet being ended, the offended Curaca aro[e and taking two Cups in bis hand, filled with Liquour, as if he intended to d;ink a Health to che cqnfirrnation of their Friendfhip, (as che cuílorne arn_ongíl: the Jn- dians is) he offered one of che Cups j which was prepared with poifon, to his Enemy, referving the other, which was wholíome, far himfelf; bue che other Curaca obferving ,forne change in the Countenance of him who made him the offer, and a Diífatisfaétion in the terrns he received; refufed the Cup which he reached to him, deíiring rather to have the other which he referved for himfelf. The Curac1t, not to feem cowardly, orto offer that which he refufed himfelf, was eafily perfuªded to change his hands, and with chat reached to his Enemy the wholfome Cttp, and withomt difficulty dr-ank up the Poifon hirnfelf; of which dying in a few hóurs after, he gave a fufficient evidence, that che Dtaught was not more deadly rhan che Poifon of his own Rage anq Matice, with which he fwelletl and buríl:. , .