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 Commentariet. BooK IV. creature, which J ~now not what to .cal/ it, becaufe 1 never {aw the likt before: Efe cal!ed to me and faid Coujin Jama Ch1/d of the Sun, and Brother to the Inca, Manco Capac and t~ Coya Mama, Ocelo Huaco bis Wife and Si.fter, who were tbe firft of your Fa~ mil,y, and by tbem ¡ am Al!ied in Bloud to your Father, and al! of you, ~eing ~a/led Inca Viracocha; and am fent by our Fatber !h~ Su~ to order you, tbat you 1mmed1ately carry thú Advice to mJ Brotber tbe Inca, acquaintmg b1m, that tbe greateft part of the Provinces of Chinchafuyu, as. wel~ tbofe who are under bis !Jominion,_ as tbofe wbich are not, are in rebellion and are umted in confederacy to aj{ault b1m, and w1th a flrong and numerous Arrr:1 to caft bim from hi~ Thro~e~ .an~ deftrbJ the Imperial City of Co~co ; "!herefore I order you immediate!J to giv~ this intell1gence to my Brot b~. the In ca, a~vifing h1m from .me, th11t he provide againft th1s emurgency, ~nd takt fuch vigor.om refolut1o~s to prevent 1t, as the importance ~f this mtitter doth requ1re. And as to thme own part1cufª'.'" !et me tell thee, that in what misfort11ne foevcr thoH art, thou lofe. not thy couragc or {pmt, for 1 /hall ever be at hand;and reat!J to fuccour thee as my own flefh and blóud; and therefore I ftriéfly ad- tmnifh thee not to attempt an_J thing, how great foever it be, unworthy thy Family 11nd ancient Bloud, and the Greatnefs of thy Empir.e; for 1 will ever be afjiftant, and near to fuccour thee in thy greateft and u!timate cxigencies. Having faid tn~fe words, che Inca Vira- cocha vanifhed, and 1 faw him no more ; and then returmng to my felf, 1 delayed no time to come and appear before your Majeíly to comm1micate unto you the particulars of tbefe Matters. CH A P. XXII. Of the Confultation which the Incas held upon the Advice which the Apparition gave. T HE Inca, Tahuar-huacac, out of the great difpleafure and prejudice which he had taken to his Son, y¡ould noc give any belief or credence to his Re- lation, bue rather cerrned him a Fool, and impercinent, and that fivelled with the vanicy of Revelations from his Fa e her the Sun, he was come to impofe his Enthufi- afms for divine Truths; and cherefore ordered him immediately to return to Chiu, and to confine himfelf wichin thofe bounds on penalty of his higheíl: difpleafure; in compliance to which fevere admonicion, the Prince returned again to his re- tiremem, and the keeping of his Flocks. Howfoever che !ncaJ, who were Coun- fellours, :md had the King's Ear, and of a nature very fuperíl:icious and credulous, efpecially of Dreams , took this advertifemenc in another fafhion, than rhe King apprehended ic, telling him, cbat fuch an A_pparicion as tbis was not JO be ílighced, eípecially lince it prefented it felf in che fonn of Vlracochdl, who ~ 1 ás Brorher to the Inca, and of Alliance to the Sun, in whofe name and behalf he brought this Meffage. Nor was it credible chac the Prince íbould be fo much an Impoíl:our, as to dare to entitle che Sun to fuch an apparent forgery, or delude che Inca his Fa- ther wich a Lye; and therefore that it were beíl: to examine the macrer more firiél:ly ; and by Sacrificing to che Sun, make judgmenc of che good or bad 0- mens, and not negleét any care or diligence whatfoever in a matter of fo high im- portance ; for to leave the maccer negleél:ed and flighced, were to concemn che advice which the Sun had fent, and his Me!fenger Viracocha ; and, in fhort, to add .Errour unto Errours, and Sins unto Sins. · Notwichíl:anding all which, che Inca had conceived chat prejudice agaioíl: his Son, that he oould upon no cerms admit che counfel which his Kindred gave liim, bue rather termed che VHion he declared, to be che effeél: of a wild and fu rious brain, imagining by lyes and forgeries to bring his extravagant humour again into repute; wliich was fuch an aggravation of his forrner folly, thac- he deferved 011 this very fcore co be deprived of the inheritance, and declared -for ever 'uncapable · - of