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.

BooKV. J ! . . ·, ' . t l • ' 1 ·~ j t . ' .; r "' ' \,. ~ f ¡ ( 1 t •• L :::: .Yl l : e H A ·. p. " V:i;t~;l·o,1° ' "1rl ::-1h i : ·r .1 _... ~- j .. ' l.: _~,,r· '· . ; .rb:.l'i ' r.. •1 !,¡J_.J,~; ,\ '! That q~ld~ 11nJ.:~fffl~~' , ~n.?f; ~f.#~ér .t~i~g~ of'V,af~,~:; \~~~~~ 'not igiil,en ·by, way.. o-f :l'ribute,;1'Jqúl 1 of P.<r__efe--jjf's. , ,, · ·-~ 11 • 1 • h ! , ; 1 l1 · I .; -~: T I~_:1 r -¡ '?í;~·~ ·r . ·' /~, ·~, I >. /í•.~" . ' ·• ' ·,:. ,.,:: ~ < /~:::~·-¡(. . Jr) t., . . . , -A' Ll íthat gi-eat qli~ntity. of Gold a-ns SHv@f , · ~ñ:J::"W~~Jdús: St?ne~ 1 wh~ch th~ Inc45 poífeífed, were nt'>t Rents, not' Frmts 1fi"u!flg rrom Tribute,~ but Pre- f~nts which rhe.People voluntarily offered to their Kings ; fo.r neither Gold nor Silver were eíl:eem~d neceq:iry for maint~nance of Peace, nor (as we will have it) , rhe Sinews ofWar;, nor reclro.ned as aoy .part ofRiches,. _o~Eíl:ate, nor were th€y meafures in buying ' QJ: Jelling, or given in payl)lent to the Souldiers; for they coulp neither drioR ! nor:fatisfie their b.m)ger with thofeMetalls, and therefore were valued at -no, et.her ,ra.tei· than fqr) heir , glitt~rin.g, Lufüe, and refplendenc Beauty, defigned ooely fot.,.Orn,ament$ tp adorn the Temples of the Sun, and t'he Palaces of the !ne&, and the Monaíl;eri~ 9f the Virgins, as we have already rnade appear, and (hall hereafter.pf1Ve,occafion to prove more at farge. They found out the .Mines of quick,filver~ qut knew no,t the ufe of it,; onely that it WflS hure~ full, and of a q1:1ality noxious ~,0 the He:rd, and for that reafon prohibited the People from gathering or rnedling,wi~h it.. ·, ~ . . · . _ . \Ve fay chen, that Gold and Silvél! was a free Offerirtg-from the Subjeéts to their Prince, and never dernanded by them il) way ofTribute, or·Duty: and in regard it was a cuíl:ome among(t chat f>eoplé) .,.never to appear before their Supe- fiours with empry handS, for :when n(!)thwg better :offer-00; even a basket 0f dty or ripe fru¡jJ was: acceptabk:, and that1a:lfo icwas acocuftomary .for tlié Cu_ra,c&, and Princes, who had fovfl'eign Aut:horicy. o!/er Suoje~s. ; to prefeat :füemfelves be'- fore the Jnc11 at t:he prindpá.il{ eafis<ofthe,Year, ~hkh W~t€ dedkated EQ che Sun; fuch as D.aymi,. and at otl:ier t intes when Triumphs weré €,elebrated for ·great ·and fignal Vi6t~r.ies 011 when,a Prince at:ld H~ir wa_s bom? or.;his Head íhórn, or ilaat the Inc4 vifited.the·Provinces, and tfue like; tlkGurácao did then never pre-' fume to appear loefore the Inétt, ~nd .kifs his Hancls, wi tnou t their P:re(ems of Gold , or Silver , or pretious St0nes, fuch as the Indian-s, . w.ho were their Vaífak; had at nheir leifüre times exn-aeted from tibe MiaeS<; f or in r~g:frd thát thefe things were not neceífary for ruppott of human~ Life, the acq,uiíition bf them was fcarce eaeemed wonth. theil: labour , a:nd t&e employment 0nely appointed for their VaGlnt hours; fo¡; when tbey knew that th~r~ was no oEbe~ .ufe for díem; but onely Jor trae adornment of tiheir Temples, and Palat es of the Inca; they tben efieemed chem worchy their tnoub\e, for no onher reafori; thel;n chat t!'ie-Y. might app€ar with·confidence befote their Goas; ·whó were ihe Sun árid the Inca. · Moreover beíides fuero rich Gifrs. as thefe; the Cúrac& 9id commonly prefent to. che King Timber of the befi and füongelat r¡anure for his Buildings, with excel- lenc Mafrers, a,nd uhe m0ft able Arniíl>s ahd Workmen•to ereét rhem-; for if rhere were any Perfons ingenious~ or exceHeñt in Arús, ór Crafrs; fuch as Silver-fmirhs; 1 Painrers, Stone-currers, ·Carpemers, pr others, they,·were always preferred and tecom:nended by the CuracaJ to the fervic¡:e oE nhe ln1J(f,I~ .for indeed' fuch Perfons ' . as thefe.co.uld find no Employmem or EitCEOUragement w¡ch the t ci1nmon Pe0ple, ·~very one ot which-had skill amd a.rtr foffü:i€nt for builclil'lg his. own pocír Hutt ' (ir Cottage where he.dwelt, and•making. bis own Sho¡:s aBd Garments; fq~ ~ough and emly nhe Communit~ had the care of prov¡ding every, Family with a Houie, y.et mow, fmce· ever~ íingle r.>etfuh hath leatnt tnát myftery; and beeome arare Arcb iteét, and can, with che affiílence ©fa few Fríeríds and' Rel~.t ions, be able to. form.his own Neíl:, and Habimión; the Art of Surveyors-, and the La- ~ ofWorkrnen is of lictle ufe to. them,. for being \!)Oor-,. .and living onely witH defig¡i ro fü_pply che ne1rdlities oí hurnane Life, ~hey have no need of thofe fup€'r- : 1 ~~~