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.

. R~yal Commen taries. B o oK IV. With che cares- and fears of chis Conqueíl: th~ Inca , Yahuar huaMc was greatly. turmoiled, being as ·ic were crucified between his hopes and fears, fometimes he promifed himfelf good füccefs, and thacche fa_me Fornme wou d fmile upon him, tbat did on his Brother Apu MJ.ata ; chen agam the dr~ad of che fatal Ornen pof,. feífed hisMind, which always kept chac awe upon h1111, that he never duríl: ac- rempt any thing in \i'Var, \~herein there appeared lea~ Diffic~lty or Hazard. Whi'ifl: he was chus toífed wlth thefe Paffions and anguiíh ()f mmd , he wa di- verted from his foreign Deftgnsby domefück Troubles, caufed by the untoward Difpofüion of his Eldefl: Son, and Heir of his Dominions; who from his Child- hood gave fymptomes of an evil and cruel Namre, by bis harfh rreatment of rhofe Boys ofhis own age, who converfed and played wich him; and chough che Inca bis Facher ufed ali che means imaginable to reclaim him by due and fevere cOFreétion, and chat he hoped that Years and lnílruétion would prevail upon him, yet in che end al! proved vain, and wichom.effeét, che ferociry of his Mind, and the impetuofüy of his ill Narure prevailing over al! che means, and endeavours to reduce him ; for neicher the Examples of his Anceftours, nor the gemle Ad- monitions, nor fevere Reproofs of bis Facher, had any iflfluence upon him; fo thac his defperace incotTigiblenefs became now che greateíl: fear and aflliétion of che Inca. For fo far was che Spirit of ill Namre engrafted in the Heart of this Prince that al! rhe Treacle of wholefome Advice he converted into' Poifon; che whid~ bis Farher having obferved and.duely conlldéred, he refolved wholly ta difcoun- tenance and remove hitn from his Favour, and if thac woqld not operare, then abíolucely to difinherit him, and coníl:iruce another of h¡s lawfull Sons in his place, who was of a Spirit mol-e agreeable to that fweet Temper and ge.nerous Galan- try of his Ancefiours. This Refolution he took in imiracion of.that Cuftome praétiíed in fome of his Provinces, whereºche mofi favoured and mofl worthy was eleéted to che Governmént; che which on this occafion the Inca was defi- rous tó introduce, againfi al! the ·Precedents arit! E~amples of form,er ! ne.u. With this intention the Inca commanded the Prince, being now of nineteen o 'twemy Years of age, to avoid rhe Couit, allorting him a place of Refidence about a League from the City, ánd where were fair and verdant Paílures Eaílwa.rd· from the Cicy, which chey called Chita, and wh@re 1 my felf remember oJcen to have been, aná where his Employment was to feed the Cattle of the Sun in company with d1óíe Shepherds who were defigned for that Service. Th~ Prince not being ahle to refiíl the Pleafui·e 0f his Fath~r, fubmitted to che Ba- niíhment and che Disfavour of rhe Inca, which laisJ as ? punHhment on him far the Bravery :rnd Gallantry of his Marcial Spirir. In l11ort, he fübmirted and · really applied himfelf with the other ,Shepherds to keep aqd feed che Catee! of che Sun for che fpace of three years, and more, where we will 1eave him untill che · time comes which fhall bring him on che Stage, and to ípeak well of him if chat wbich we are to menrion of him may be called godd. - 1 CHAP.