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 e ommentaries. foy11, w here he -promifed t; himfelr' fecurity oflife, and defence from Che L0yalty and·Valour of that people. With chis intention. and defign he deparred from C o-t.co with a retinue of fuch JiiCM as were able to follow him , at¡d carne to che Straics of Mayna, about five Leagues Northward from· the City, towards the Sea of Zm:, and there poíl:ed himfelf on the top Mountain, from whence he could furvey the Enemies Camp, and defcry what they aél:ed in die way as they .paffed. The King having thus abandorred Cozco, the City was expofed to open violence, none daring to propofe, much lefs aél: ' in the defénce of it; every one endea- . vouri11g to fhift for himfelf, and fave bis life in the beíl: inanner he was able. Of thefe Fugitives, fome repaired to the Prince Piracacha '· informing him of the Re- bellion.of Chincafuyu, and of the füght of his Father; and rhac there was no ·E_ofiibility in fo íhort time and warning to :withíl:and or make head againfi: tbe Enemy._· / · . , The Prince deeply refenting this fad news of the flight of bis Father, and t11e nakednefs of the City, comrnanded chofe who brought him che advice, and chofe few Shepberds that were with him, tbat they íhould immediately repair to ene City, and orcler chofe tbat tbey íhoul9 find tbere, and as many as they íhould meec. in che ways, that they íhould with fuch Anns as they had, and wirh as rnuch fpeed as they could poífjbly, .repair to the ln_ca their Lord and Maíl:er s gi- ving them likewife to underíl:and, t~at it was his intention fo to doe , and rllaé . this was his Order aria Special Command to them. Having iífued out chis ad: vi:c~ the Prince Viracocha proceeded in Qgeíl: of bis Father, and without vifiting - thé City, he took a íhort cut; and lofing no time, overtook him in the Straits of Muyna, from whence he was not as yet aeparted ;- and being,covered over wirh fweat and duíl: , holding a Lance in bis ha.nd , which he had cafually taken up on the way, he prefented himfelf before the King, and with a grave and melancholy countenance, he thus addreífed bis Speech to him. How ü it, Inca, that upon a report (whether true or faifa, i1 uncertain) of fome few Of your Subjeél1 rifen in Rebe!lion , yo11 jhou!d abandon your City and Court, and jly be- fare an Enemy, not a1 yetflen, nor appearing ? How can you yield and refign th~ Tem¡le of the Sunyour·Father int.o the power of your Enemie1, to be polluted by their prophane and un- hallowed feet ; giving them thereby Liberty to return to their ancient Abomination1; anJ there ojfer again their deteftable Sacrificn of Men, Women and Chi!dren, with otker un- 'humane and Hnnátural qéfion1, from which your Anceftours had reformed them ? What ac- count jhaU we be able to render of the charge committed to 1# for guard and d~fence of thofe Virgins dedicated to the Sun, if we abandon and leave them to the.brutality and lufts of our Enemiei? And what benefit {hall we get by faving 01tr lives, with tm lofs of our honour iwd admiffion of ali the evils and mifchiefs imaginable ? For my part, 1 {hall never af{ent unto_it, but rather appear Jingly befare the face of my Enemio, and lofe my life in oppojing their entrance into Cozco, rather than live to fee the defolation of that City, and thofa a- /;ominable praUices committed in that Sacred and Imperial Court, which the Sun and hiJ Children·had founded: -wherefore let fuch a4 have courage follow me, and 1 jh11/l jhew them how to exchange an infamot# and loathfome Life for a'noble and honourable Death. 1 Having faid thu<; much with deep fenfe and heat of fpirit, he tqok bis way to- ' wards the City, without lofing fo-rnuch time as to eat or cirink. The Incas of the. Bloud, who untill now had accompanied the King, and wich them .his own Bro- thers, Couíins ;md neareíl: Relations, · to the number of above 4000 Men, returned and followed che Prince, · fo thac onely fome few old and impotent Men remained with the King : As many as they met in the way they marched ,. and thofe alfo · who were fcattered abroad in the Countrey, they called-and fummoned unto them ; giving them to underíl:and, that che Prince Viracotha was returned to the· . City with intention to defend that and the Temple of bis Father che Sun, with the laíl: drop ' of bis bloud. With th!s news, which was foon fpread over all places, the Indians were fo encouraged, ( the prefence of the Prince giving coun- .tenance to che refolution) thac they ali unanimouíly returned to the City, iríten" _ding there to dye with .great alacrity and chearfulnefs with their Prince, who evi.¡\ denced fo much refolution ·and courage in their defence. ' . . In this manner, and with thefe thoughts, he entred the City, and from thence ' immediately taking the ·direét road towards Chincafuyu, which was the Pafs by which the-Enemy marched; he commanded his An:µy, without any delay, to fol· - - . S lovt