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.

l3ooK III. Royal Commentaries. produced in chat Coumrey; chi grane, wich ocher feeds they íowed in the G:ir- den , which chey had made, and \ hich yielded good increafe, cogecher with a f mall quantity of Flax, the \\ hich Frui ts che K.ing fem as facred Prefents to che Temple of che Sun, and the feleél: Virgins at Couo, with orders to diíperfe them ali over the Convems and Temples of hisDominions, 0f wbich chey fenr fome grane of chi Year ro this place, and next Year to che orher, \\'hich were in high eíleem, as Reliques or facred Donatives; and hereof chey fo\\'ed fome in che Gar- dens belonging to che Temples of che Sun, and of chofe Houfes which were of publick ufe wichin che Provinces; and divided and reparced chem amongíl rhe People; fome Granes of chis Corn chey caíl: inro che Granaries of che Sun, and of che King, and inro rhe publick Magazines of Com, believing thar fome divi11e virme was comained in it, and thac it would blefs and increaíe che Corn wirh ' hich it was mixed, and coníerve it from corruption, and render ali more whol- fome for humane fuílemnce; and chac Jndian who was fo happy as to be able to gec but one grane of this Mayt-, to chrow inco his Heap, was poífeífed with a cer- tain belief, chat he íhould never want Bread in che whole courfe ofhis Life; [o foperfütious were chey in ali mat~ers relating to their Religion, and cheir JncM. o BOOK 97