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.

Royal e ommentaries.· bis Wars, and to be employed by him for the acquifirion of new Provinces. . The Inca gratiouí1y accepted this their Submi!Iion with bis accuíl:om:try Good- nefs, commanding, that in tefümony thereof, rhe Old Meo fhould be vefied ' with the better fort of Garmems_, in token of greater refpeél:; and that che com- mon People fhould be clothed with the more common Apparel; and that he might not [eem wholly to ílight or comemn the offer which the Captains and Souldiers made him of their Arms, he received five hundred of them into bis Senrice, µot by choice , but by lot, lefi the preferring of one befare the other, íhould feem but a kind of a negleél:, or difcontent, on fuch as were refufed; and to fatisfie che refi, he advifed them to return to theif ·homes, lefi they íhould otherwi[e leave their own Countrey naked and undefended; with the Vefünems which the Inca gave them, and his Behaviour towards them, borh rhe' young and old wete [o well pleafed and fatisfied, chac with loud Acclamations chey cryed out,. How li~ art thou to a Child 9f the Sun ! how worthy art thou of the Tít!e of a King ! how welt doth the Name of being a Friend to the Poor befit thee ! ffff no fooner had we fub:.. mitted to be thy SubjeélJ, before thou didft load us with thy Fnvours and BenefitJ. . ./UdJ the Bleffings of tl?J hther the Sun light upon thee, and ali the Nations of the four quarter1 of the World obey and fa!! down before thee; for thou art trli/y the Capa Inca, who defe.roes Richu, and abfolute Power, and univerfa( Dorpinion. With che{$ or the like €xpref- íions of Honour, the Inca Roca being faluted by his new Vauals, and having pro- vided and eíl:abliíhed Minifl:ers and Officers to iníl:ruél: and govern them, he march· ed forwards to tbe bordering Provinces, called Mifqui; Sacaca,_ Machara, Caracara, and othe~, as fati as Chuquifaca, which is AOW called the Cicy ofPlate: all which were cornprehended under che common d~tr~rnination of ChAmu , rhough they were of dürerent Nations and Languages, and were all as eafily reducedj as rhofe before mentioned, In this expedition he enlarged his Empire North and Sourh, a hundred Leagues, and as many more Eaíl: and Weíl:; and baving as accuíloma- ry left Officers anti Minifters to ceach and infüuél: chem in maccers of "Religion, and to govern chem by Laws, and garher bis Revenue, he returned to Co<:.co, wher~ he disbanded hjs Army, and' rewarded the Commanders according to their Deferts. ' Having atchieved thefe great matters, he feemed now to delire repofe, and ar~ cend onely to Peace, and the quier Adminillration of bis Government, in which ·he [pent tbe remaining years of his Life, we .cannoc fay how many; but ac length he carne co dye, having noc in che leaíl: degenerated from che Verme of bis An- ceíl:ours, bue rather imitated and equalled chem in the higheíl: íl:rain of their glo- rious and marcial Aét:i0ns, and in Good-will and Benefü:ence towards bis People. He founded fome Sch0ols where the Amautru taughnhofe Sciences which they had actained; near whereumo he built himfolf a Houfe, as we <hall declare in ics due place, infütuted Laws, and uttered grave Sentences: And becau[e Bla; Va- ler A hach made particul(\r meF1tion of fome .of chem, ·we íhall repeac chem from hirn, being very remarkable, and worthy to be noted. H~ was univerfally be- wailed by all his Subjeél:s, and embalmed according to the cuíl:ome of thofe Kings. He left Yahuar-huacac,' bis Son and Heir by bis lawfull Wife and Sifter Mama Micay, to fucceed him in che Government of bis Dominions: beíides whom he !efe ochers, 'both legitimate and baíl:ard Children. ' R CH A P. '121