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.

Boo~ IV. ) . Of the lntel/. iger.zc. ~ rrrb,~c.h ~"" Appt¡ritio,r,~ gq'{Jff . ~o. th~ f\in,cr::, enjoining him to qo,,nnwf.i\~~!.? Jt to ~Í,~·. f'tt!l?e.r. I •. '1 u\,. '\ . ' .. :\\~'., .. . \ • ~ ' . 1 - \ •• T HE .{nc4_ {f1-hu,ar~hu1e:!ic.. lua,v¡ng \n . ~hi~ .rn.ªnuer , 13.AE.ti. (h~cl· ~1\S; E.lqcgQ Sm1, ' w.hofo:Nil(1:\e w.e (,:¡U(J.{19t, ;tíÍlg[J~ b~€í11,1Íf Eh~ ~,b,(€\l~it-y qf @is i::o11divií!>n wa.S; . fucb,, as wape no tµ]pre-íf!0u w \he nnnds of M\:m, fo.as ."'1·1t:hout th~ hdµ, ofLet- ters t~ confenre it in remembraµce: H~ fe~med n0W ~o lax\4(tde a.Uthlil thoughrs of ~<\!'' áo,c( Con_queíls flf flet'? P,rovinm, <inJ to, ma~e th~: {;e,~erm_Fijfl.ilq 19,fi h~s "' Do1I11010ns, a¡nd the Coli \f@p.fat1 en of rh~ comr:pon. Pl?il~e an~, qq1erngf~ to ,he h~ onely employment : As to bis Son, he thought ic no.~ rn~~eypient, _n0r f~cur~ to remove him far from bis íight, chat fo he might more eaíily apply chofe remedies to reclaim hiin, as beíl: fuited w.ith bis condition ; nor did he judge ic fit to im- prifon, and difinherit, and chufe fome other in bis pla_ce, fi~r thª~. f~~111~d an ~xp~- .dient too violeñf, and wicnout Example, and was a new and unpraétiíeáca(e to depofe the true Heir, and degrnde the Divinity of the lncM o[ its Right and Honour $ befides, it appeared doubtfull how far the people would aílent to chis impiety, and how ill they Vi0uld take thiS: harfh ufage of' rbe Prince and Heir to the Empire. . , . · In this wavering and unquiet condition, 'which deprived the bca of ali conrent- - inent and regofe, he paffed three years without any obífryable occurrence; .du- ring which time,. he twice Commiffionated four of his Klnfmen to vifit his Do- minions. giving to every one tP,eir refpecl:ive charges, an,d .difpatcpes in,to diíl:ÍiÍél: pares of his Dominions, in orper to perform fuch publick W orks as mighc con- duce to the honour of the l ncai and the common benefit of bis Subjeéts ; fuch as the making of Aqueduéts, ra~Gng Magazines for laying up Provifions, Royal Ho~tes, Fou.qtafps;4pd Bridges,. ~aufeys, ~nq,fucl1 o~4er Works ·of pqbJ4 ufe . Bu( for bis owµ ip.a¡t, ?e never h¡¡d tbe c~up~ge to depav.t frorn his Cpprt 1 bqt one, ly _there to ~tt~n~: an~ !=elebrat~ the Fefhval .s.sl the Sun, and fu~h ltke, an9 a~­ miniíl:er Juíl: j.ce Í:<;> ,hi~ Subjeél:s. .At the er¡d of ~bis long tiµi~, Qn(f gay abc,:iut Noon the PriQce entred into thfl P.alace of.his Fath€r, withqu~ ~ny Cqmparüon or Attendance, like a Períoq forlor~, ,a.~d . in ~isfavour · qf hi~ l.?!fª ~ ar~á [~pt bim , word, that he was tber~ tQ f~ak w1ch h1m, ·h.a,vmg aMeffege ofh1gh ¡.mpomrni:e to ddiver: The Inca m4de 'a AUick Anfwer in p~s fudcj er¡ 1 pa(ti0n, that be fhould witheut Demur or Reply ret~r~ again (O tlie place of his C:onfine.¡:nenr, ql} penalty of being .proceedecJ again.íl: accorqing to that fever~ punHhrn~µt which the Law infü~s oíl rl¡ofe who break the Roy.al Cornm;md. The Prince made anfwer, that he was not co~e thicher m. ·contempt 6f his Comm~nds; liitt if!. 9bed~ev~e to the.¡vfolfage and In¡unétion of another Inca as great ¡is hirpff;)f, wlio fent him to impart unto him matters of high and roníiderable impqrtanGe i 1 .which if jie were plea(ed to hear, he defüed to be gdrnitted and t:J have Audümce; if not, he had complied with the Commands of him th~c fen,t h~rp, ª!)e íhoulp return again to render an acmunt .of bis fuccefs. . - . ,. The Inca hearing him mention another, as Great a Lord as himfelf, ordered him to be adl1)itted, for he wondered at the 1rnpertinence of tJ1e Meffage, and the boldnefs of any ·who fhould dare to emphy bis baniíhed and difgra.ced Son with Advices of any nature whatfoever. The P1inGe being introduced, and fianding b.efore his Father~: faid ÍlJ this manner : 1 arrt come, Sir, ·to ma~e" k.pown untoyou, that .fitting 1hi.s day, about Noon, under one of thofe t,reat Rock¿, which are in the Fields of Chita, where, by your Order, 1 w<M emp4oyed to feed the,Flock¿ of our Father the Sun ; J k.._now not whether 1 WM ajleep, or well awakf, therc appeared ,brfore me a Man in a Jlrange Habit, and of a Figure diffcrent from ffl : Hi.s Beard was above a fp.an in ~e¡¡gth, his GarmentJ Ion¡, aild loofe, miching down to his. Feet~ and about hiJ Neck,. he carrie¡l. a fort of living - ' creat11rre, -. .