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.

118 Royal Commentaries. BooK IV. of the left eye moved, it foretold nothing but woe and forrow, and futh mife- ries as would produce nothing but grief, and abunciance of tears : And fuch con- fidence and belief did they put in thefe fymptoms, thac in cafe che l0wer eye- lafhes did bue fo much as crernble, they immediacely puc themfelves inco moíl: violenc paffions of fear and w~eping; and i.n apprehenryon of whac they feared, they made themfelves more m1ferable, than if all the m1sfortunes of che World had already fallen ~pon them : And th~~ for the o~e~y remedy of the enfuing evils, they encertamed another fuperíl:mon more ndiculous than che fotmer : chey would take th€ point of a Straw, and wetting it with Spittle, chey would fück it beneath their eye; and would then fay, comforting themfelves, thac that bleffed Straw which croffed their under eye-lid would Hanch t:he cears which were to flow from their eyes, and prevent che Evils which the tremblings did Prognofücace: The like conjeétures almoíl: chey made from a buzzing, or finging in their Ears, which I forbear to enlarge upon, becaufe it was not fo remarkable and certain as thac of che Eyes ; and both one and che ocher I can cefüfie, becaufe 1 have feen and heard cheir Lamemations on chofe occaíions. The King Inca Roca ( as we have faid) refolving to fend bis Son to conquer '.Antifuyu, ordered an Army of fifieen thoufand Souldiers to be raifed, under che Command of chree Major-Generals, whom he joined with him for Companions and Counfellours. The Prince being well iníl:ruéted in all matters, proceeded with good fucceíS as far as che River Paucartampu,and thence marched forwards to · Challapampa, where he reduced chofe few poor Jndians which he found in chofe Qgarcers ; chence he paffed to Pillcupata, where he plamed four Colonies with a fort of wandring and vagabond people. From Pillcupata he travelled to Havifca and Tuna, where the firíl: Subjeéts of Chac-rM de Cuca fubmitted to the Domini0n of the l ncM, and where great quantities of thac Herb called Cuca grows: the. In- heritance of Havifca was afrerwards given to rny Lord and Father Garyilaj{o de "f"ega, and he was pleafed to beíl:ow that Eftate upon me for rny life, but 1 renoun• ced, and left it upon my going into Spain. The paífage into chefe Vallies where che Cuca grows, is over that high Mouncain called Canac-huay, defcending five Leagues almofr perpendicular, which makes a Man's head giddy ro look clown; how much more labourfome muíl: ic be to afcend and defcend chofe ways tur- ning and winding in forro of a Serpent ? j(' C HAP.