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 'IV. Royal Commentaries. CH A P. XX. o¡ the In.ca, y ahuar-hua'cat, who Wa5 the feventh King ; of his Fe,1rs and Conquefls, and the Difgrace of the Prince his Eldefl Son. T HE }\ing, Inct!I Roca, being dead, his Son Yahudr-huacac fucceeded him in tbe Inheritance of his Kingdom, and governed with Juíl:ice, Piety and . Gentlenefs, cheriíhing his Subje& with as much indulgence and cendernefs, as was poffible. His chief delign was to keep and preferve what bis Father and An- ceíl:ours bad left him, not feeking qu:mels witb any, or encroachments on others right; leíl: contemning the ill ornen of bis Narne, and the misforcunes wbich rhe slillfull Maílers in Divination did daily prefage, he íhould rempt his fortune, and provoke bis Fatber tbe Sun to affiiét him with al! rhofe evils which tbey progncr fiicated.Witb chis fear and apprehenlion he lived for many years, defiring nothing more than peace and quiemefs, both at home and abroad; bue nor to remain .al- together idle, he vilited all pares of bis Dominions three or four times, and im- proved and adorned them with íl:ately Buildings,-feaíl:ed, and generally care.ífed all bis Subjecls in a higher degree, and with greater demoníl:rations of !ove and tendernefs, tban any ofhis Anceíl:ours, which were effe& of. the great dangérs he apprehended from the Propbecies concerning hiin; and in chis caution and dread upon bis Spirits, he continued for che [pace of nine or ten year~ :. umill at ·Iength conlidering that this cautious timidity would argue Cowardife and lownefs ofSpi- rit, of which none of bis Ariceíl:ours were ever before taxed, he refolved to fend an .Army of twenty tooufand Men to.the Souchweíl: of Co:uo, along the Coaít 9f Arequepa, where a point of Land runs out far into the Sea, whidi bis Predecef- fours had overfeen, or negleél:ed, becaufe it was il1 inhabired: His Brotber, cal- led ln•a Mayta, he made Commander in Chief of his Forces, and for chat reafon was ever afterwards cal!ed Ap_u Mayta, or General Mayta, to whom he added four other IncM, to be Major-Genen1.ls under him : But as to himfelf, he would not advenrure to go in Perfon ; for the thoughts of the ill Ornen did íl:ill fo haunt and opprefs his Spirits, that he could never refolve to truíl: the fuccefs of any mar- tial advemure to tbe forcune of bis own Perfon; and where the delire of G!ory fpurred him forward ro any great Attempt, there always the dread of the finiíler Ornen retraél:ed and drew him back. This appreheníion moving him to c-0m- mit che charge of his Army to his Brother, and Officers, they proceeded ·fo fuc- cefsfully in it, thac in a íhort time they reduced ali rhac traél: of Land from Are• qHepa to Tacama, which they call Collafayu, to his Empire, being ar this time the utmofi Limit and Confine by the Sea-coaíl ofthat Countrey which tbey call Peru 1 the which Land being long, and narrow, and ill peopled, coíl: more time to march it over than to conquer ir. This Emerprife being chus happily completed , they recurned again to Co:t.~o, where they rendred an account to the Inca, Tahuar-huacac, of their fuccefs; wich wbich taking hearc, and recovering new courage, he began to afpire to tbe Ho- nour and Fame of reducing ·thofe great Provinces, yet unconquered in the Divi- fion of Co!!afuyu, called Caranca, V/Laca, L!ipi, Chica, Ampara, the which, as they were large, and great, fo chey were populous, and defended by a warlike Nation 5 and for chis re~fon fhe ancient lnca1 forbore to moleíl: or irritare chem, leít being as yet uncivilizéd, and unacquainted wich the geatle and eafie.Government of che Inca1, they íhould fly to their Arms, and oblige the lncM againíl: their Maximes 2 and natural Difpofition, to fubjeét them with Slaughter and Deílrué\ion; and therefore racher chofe to carne and mollifie them by degrees, and prevail by che dear Evidences of cheir Neighbours Happinefs, to perfuade them into a good opi· nion of the gentlenefs of that Yoke which the Jnca impofed on bis Subjeél:s. R 2, • • With