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.

122 R.oyal Commentariu. BooK IV~ CH A P. XIX. Of f,ome Laws rphich the /fing, Inca Roca, 711(Jde 5 df 1he $chools whicb he founded in Cozco; ami of fo111e of hi¡ wife Apophthegm<>, or Sayings. B l.,M V1J-ler4~ who was :v.ery curious, aod had · ~aken great pains in bis Enquicies _ ~ouching the(e incl#, fai~h, " That this King reigqed ·almoil: fifq; Years, c.· anc:Lmade qiaoy Lav.vs, amongíl: which.tbefe foHowing are ·d;¡e mofr obferva... " ble. · Tlm the Children of the wmmon ;People ought noc to be educated in ·~ the Liberal ArtS and Scriences , for .tha.t were to make them proud, coQceited " ancl ),l!'lgover.oable; but that che Nobility were thofe onely to whom fuch Li~ " ~era.Nr~ <!lid a_ppen:iin, to render them more hol}0uráble, ;JJnd capable of-Offices " in .the )Common-xv.ealth. ·That Thiev.~, Mtmb~rers, and Adulterer.s, ruid.In· ' ' ~enclii!rjes (hguld be hánged without.Merc;:v..., rbat 'Sons íhould .ohey and forne " th~it Fmhers,., uru:ill they carne to:..,~he ~e of t.W@J)ty -fiY-~ Y ears, _and that afcer,o " Vfarcls th~y &houJo be employed jn -rr¡au ers ti:odmg:t!i> tJ1e -g(.;}Q\:i of. cli~~eo~ " rpgg-w.ealch. lt is ir.eported that he w.as ~he fuO: •WflQ founde~ ~cha~ls in _Q~o; (C wnere the /Í7_!1t1,U/tf/ wr tre · the Maíl:e rs, a nd taqght fü ch S denQ€S.. as . }zjelíe fit ta» " irr¡prq~e.the min<ils Qf J.nc€ 1-s, mho w er~ Pr.i.:m :~,s, ,<Jn §i.of rtne chief<lÑQbidity,, ·JlQt , " that ~h ey .did i nfütlét tbe m by way oíterr.er& , fQr.a s'ye t they :had not attained ·~ to tbat kuow.le <lge, but QQcdy in .a¡_ pr.a_cWi::-al IJJa0,1\~r, ;ind b~ 8adlv Difcourfos: « their o ther Leé tures were of Religion, and of thofe Reafons and VVifedóm oo " · Whi~h t.heir Law .s· w,e re efl:abJifhéd, ·a[\d of ~@e W1;11J1bér .ao~ tiliUe ijxpofition " of th~mr for by tbe.fe meaos they a~t~Á6e.d,to the Afüt ' Qfyov~ro~~rnt.and mi-. , " lirary Difc.ipline ; they d,iflth1guifhed tfo¡! time~ and {eafons of t be ~fa r , and "" what the" by reading io thefr :t Knots, they learned H.i11ory, and the A ~1j0.ns ,of paft !'"~;, were, " agtlS; th€,y improy~ ,themfelves .a-lfo in 'füe e1Gg@~e ... ~ndr orri aíne nti@f f ~akmg, - ~cnti~;ed " an,cl llQok Rules aod Me.afores for the1 ~ag~ment Qf{ filiejr .d0mcfü.ck affail.is . • •f Th~fe .;Jm411t4t, wh@ ~1ene Pluiloíopher-s,. and jn hig{} H§lfl:ee m !W©ngf l rliem, " ltaggl'lt fomething alfo ofPoetry, Mufick, Philofopby. itOO Afüology,;of áll ,wlüch " nhey attained to fome-kn©wledge, .though fu.¡¡i{{rfi~i<\b .. a.u(,! in a low and meen " d~gree. All thefe particulars wer..e .ilíú©it11tecd iD (1¡1Jll!lill'I~ · of a J.,aiW. by chis '.ln~a. " !Jo(jf!., aocl .a«:erwar:ds, for their hette.r ~nc0Nrag~mepJi,_ í hdaNom~cl 1 ai¿cl emfarged " cfil.em 1~th fair Encdowments·;· a.Licl ·hereunto Da_cbttc11ffcd t0 whom'lie ·was giifat '·' linde , racl:ded man)( .other li.aws áncl Pre~_pts. TJ1.e ~~y4tgs of 4is Kimg 'Jt1c11 't "R,o_cfl, wei;e ;rhefe: !:ffila_t coófidering .the.i!lJmenJe Y 11íl@~fs; R.eauty'ancd Splefi., " dour of the Heavens, he woukl-oftein aty; 7.};4¡ "if tbt l.fG.tvPP! /J,e h giPrjgus, whid; '' u the Throne and Seat of the Pachacamac, (who is the great God) how much more " powe-rfull,glittering and refplendent muft his Perfon 11nd Majefty be, who WIU the Maktr ' ' and Creatour of them al!. Other fayings of his were tbefe: If 1 weré to adore any " of thefe terreftial things, it fhould certain!y be a wife and difcreet Man, whofe Excellen- " cief farpa{s all earth/y Creatures. when an lnfant is born, he grows up, and then he ' " dies. He thatyefterday hada beginning, to day arrives at his end. He thát cannot mak! " · himfelf immortal, nor re(jover that Life which Death hath deprived him of, is not worthy ~' of adoration. Thus far is the report which Blt:u PP.lm~ hath giveo us. ... ,- -¡_ _¡ CH A P.