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.

- - Booi{ IV. Royal Commentariu. of the Succeffion ; and that in che &>lace of him, fome odrer of a more flexible and gentle cemper, worthy che cicle of beiQg .aJlied to nheSun, ,fhould be ordai- ned.and procla,imed tbe .true Heir in the place aijd ílead 0f a revelilgefull, merci- lefS.and tyra1V1iqil Pr~oce, and of one of a far ditferenc-t~ljlper to chac fweec a.Ód ,pleafant humour of his ~cellours, which had been che moíl: forcible Arms co ·win -and ·overcome all thd~fa.tions they governed. Mor.eover, that in-Wife,fom th~y 011.ght c-0 pmv!.de aga,i.nll: ,qJl !lebelLi<llns, bm i:io~ en the fcore or ~elief of ilue vam words of .a wild fellow ; who ought to b€ pumfhed, and have hi.s Head .cut .off for da.ring to .break tl~e li.mits a.fíigned for his Banírhmen_t ~ :rnd pr .ofaning rbe Sacred Name of .the Sllil with a pret€nce fo falfe and emhui'iafück.as chis: And therefore he charged them not to rnencion chis rnatt~r farth~r, nor f o.rIDuch a s ro .tlame che Pri,nce, for that he .had ahieady decermined in what "manner to de.al with .him. T-he bJcas npon this Command of che King were filei:ic, and ur,gea the mauer no far.ther.; laowfoever_, tfuey could not .forbear to r~volve the tbing in .their íminds; .as portending (oim! faa and dífmal clifall:ers : For eñe Jndians were 11atamlly addic- ieo to Signs and Prognofücatioas ; aad efpecially if th€ King, or trhe. Princ€~ Gr the Higlj Pr~ft, ·who iWere ·elil:eemed Geds and Orades, hag any Dr€am , they wei:t: riever a;t e?fe UQtill' the Diviner:s, or Magicians, 1T)ade ·the Interpretation 5 · »i whiqi ther_ dl:ee~ed them[elves fo expert, that they not onely ~.rntended m interpret the ,OÍ~m, but alfo to declare wbat the Inw ihemíelves 'had.rdate<il fuol'¡[, ~r mi.ftaken ju ic. . - - G HA P. XXIII.. The 'R.ebe!lion of .the Chancas, and 'of the:ir Ancient exploits in War. T Hree Months after this Dre.'.lm of the .Prince Viracocha, ( for fo afterwards _ Jlli.F.r.i.ends-.name.d him fro.m che Vi[lon he had fe~n)_ a confuf~d and un- certain rnmour carne of an Infürreél:ion in che Provinces of Chincaf11yu, and thac all the peóple were in Arms, which is from Atahualla, about forcy Leagues North- . ward from Couo, thrqu_gh all the Countrie_? to the fartheíl: extent of che new Con- qúefis.- This News·had as yet no certain al!lthour or ground, being bue whifpered ' as in cafes of like nature; and though it agreed with the Dream of che Prince Piracocha, and feemed an Accomplifhment of the words of bis Vifion, yet the King gaye no heed or credit to it, believing it to be a Canterbury tale, or Stories . of che way, broached to revive the Dream of the Prince, which feemed almoft forgot, and out of rnemory : Sorne few days after che report became hotter than befare, and common in every Man's mou_th, though íl:ill uncertair:i, and wichout any parc¡culars ; for che Enemies had 0bílru<fred a11' the ·ways and paífages -in rhat rnanner, that no intellig.ence íhould be ·farried, and than che lmowledge of theit Rebellion might be firíl: n1aca~ knówn .l!>Y appearance of their force befon! Couo. Howfoevet, a.t leFJgth ter:t~iA and particular ir:iforination was· broughc, that the Nati0n~ caUed Chanca, - 'Úramaraa, Vi/lea, Vtufulla, Ht<l'}Cohual/Jt, and other Neigh. bouring Nations, were all in Arms ; and having killéd ali che Gov.ernomrs and O.fficers. of tqe lnc~, were ndw Marching with an Army of forty thonfand M€t1 againfr the City. ' · _ ' ' Thefe Nations ( as we hav-€ faid) being all reduced by the power of the :King {nea Roca, · rath~r out o.f fear, i:h~n love, ·bad ever fince füppreffed ·their rancour atld malice to che/neas, with intention 't-0 ovvn. and cefüfir,e the fame, when occafioa prefenced; which now feemed fairly to offer it felfin che time-of chis In.ca, Yahuar" ¡;,,aq_ac, who being a Prince. not a<ldiéted- t-o War, but rather intimidated_.Py che ap-r · preheníion ...