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.

1. .Royal Commentaries. .Bobk ·v. fluities which are necefÍar}r to fupport the Magnificence and Pomp of great Per- fonages. , . Moreover ithey .prefemed to tl1e Inca \vild Beaíls, fuah a~ Tygers, Lions and Bears with other Creamres lefs fien;e, fuch as Qrills,. Monk1es, Mouhtain-Cats beer' Parots and other greácer Birds;-- as ©firit€hés, aha ánother fort of Bird cal~ ied a 'cuntur ,' which is the biggeíl: of any in tl1e, world: Hereumo they fome- times added Serpents which were produced in .Anti1; the biggeíl: aad largeíl: of which chey call A,w~ru, being twke~tK ti,v·~. or. t~4-tY-~dpt 'ip· length, as alfo Toa(s of a mohílrous bignefs, anél Sna es tñat were very fierce. And from che Sea-coaft chey fent Soils and Allag_a~ors_, which ' th~y called Cáym1tñei, and ·were fome of theri1 twentY five or thirty foot ih length. 1n íhorr, there was no cr:eature excellent in its kind Cíther for ferocity, or bignefs, or nimblenefs, which they omitted to. c.:my and prefent with their Offerings ofSilver and Gold, that fo by chis way of Homage, and Duty? , they might acknO\yledge him the fupreme. and anivetfal Lord of ali; anrl tefüfyth~ zeal and affeéh~n they bore to lus ServICe. 1 .. i : ' C :HA P~ VÍIÍ. How this Tribute was cóñferve<Í, and laid up, and hcrw ii was expended; and in what Service: W. ' 1 E are.come now tÓ enquire in what manner tÍús Tribute.was ccinferved,in whatit wasexpended, and whacaccoum was:given of ic: and herein it is to be obferved, that there were three Treafuries iri che whole Kingdom, where- ín chey amaíled and kepc che Tributes, and publick Profüs. In every Provine~ \"{hécher i.t ..yere greac, or fmall, there were always cwo Magazines, or Storehoufes ~ ín one of whi~h they laid up éorn; and provifions for fup¡:>orc of che Na ti ves againfr years óf fiarcicy, or famine; in the ocher, ali tbe Profits and Benefics belonging to the $un, and che Inca, were laid up: befides which chey had other fina'ller Store-houfes, built upon che King'sHigh-way, abouc chree or four Lea_gues one from the orher, which the SpaniardJ make ufe of at prefent for Inns :md Lodgings when chey cravell. . Ali che Eflate of the Sun, and the Inca which lay within fifty Leagues ahoue the City of Co:uo, was all. broughc thither for maim~nance, and fúp.P.ort of che Court, rha.t [o che Inca m1ght not onely have a fuffimmt plenty for himfelf ánd Family, but likewife to b~flow in Rewards and Prefents to his Capcains and Cu- rac:u, and to encertain and crear them: Bur fome pare of the Revenue which be- longed to the Sun, and which was within the aforefaid limits of fifty Leagues, was feparateJ, and hid up apare for che common benefic of che People. Whac Revenue was coming in frorn ocher places more remoce, wichout the compafS of che fifry Leagues, was laid up in che King 1 sScore-houfes, which he had in every Province, and from thente ic ~~ranf ported to che places which were baile on che common Road, for receiving Provlftons, Arms, Clachs, Shoes, and ali ne· ceífaries for an Arrny, thac fo in all parts chey n¡ighc readily be fupplied, wheníO- · ever they marched unto any of the four quarrers of che World 1 which the Jmüa111 1 falled Tav.intinfayu. Thefe Store-houfes being chus, as we have faid, provided, were able to fupply and furniíh an Army wich whatfoever they needed; fo that in their march rhey neicher la.y upon free quarter, nor butthened the People; nor ·might any Souldier rob or vex che Inhabitancs upon pain ofDeach. Pedro de Ciefa in che 6och, Ch~pter of bisBook, fpeaking ofche great Roads, hath chefe Words. '' The InCM had great and large Store-houíes ; wherein they íl:owed and la:id op • " ali their Ammupition and Provifions of War, in which they we¡e fo c:arefu!I; ~' chac rhey never failed td máke due and lai·ge Provilions, and in failure chereof ~che