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 Cmnmeniarier. ce coulB. not ta.ke ttway .fü~ir Cóinrni.ffit)ms~. ot· d ~vef.ll tlierri of theit Oflkes-. The ce. diligent an d care full dird~arge '~hich t~'(! IDec;u rions p e-rfoh!1ed i~1 d1eir dut:y, fuch ~e as füUV.eying, the fieldls, overfeemg the Eme and lawfull d1fpofal ,óf 1nhent,anées, ce tbe Royal Hou[es, and difpenfing Food and Raymem to the Corn:tíonalty, was ce accepted in the place ~:>f rheir Tribute, ~nd no other charge required at t~eir hands. ce Under the great Mimíl:ers other fübordmare O~cers w~re f.~bíhmred m all mar- ce ters relaring eirher to Government, orto the TnbuF~' 1t berng eíl:eemed rhe beíl: ce and rnoíl: cerrain way to prevent chears and frauds mAccounrs.. They had alfo ce CbiefShepherds, and fervams rhar were under rh~m, to who[e care ~he I;locks ce were committed, whicp .bdonged borh to rhe Kmg, and ro the Community, ce wbich they c;cmferved with ~ha~ fideUt~, that nora Lanib was mifling, nor Paftor ce Fido more fairhfull ro his charge, rhan rhefe rruíly Sbepherds, whofe cbief dread ce and fear was of Wild-beaíls, which they warchfully cbafed away; bur as for ce Thieves, rhere being none, they paífed rheir time wirh rhe leís fear. They had ce Guatdians, and Surveyots of the Fielas, and Po!Teflions; rhey had al fo Stewards, ce Admini!lrarors, Judges and Vifirors, whofe chiefcare .and jncumbency was to fee ce rhat norhing íhould be wanring, ·eirher to rhe People in common, or ro any pri- cc vare perfon wharfoever; for in ca[e any one did fignifie his necefliries ro rhe De- cc curions, rhey were obliged immediately ro make rheir needs known to rhe Cura- cc cM; and rhey ro rhe Inca, who readily fupplied their occafions, it being his greaceíl: ce Glory to be ,eíleemed the Pather ofhis C0umrey, and' tbe Guardian of:.his People. ce It was che Office of the Judges and VHirórs to fee rhat the Men emp~oyed them- cc felves ih their i:efpeétive duties; and tl~'é!C: die Women Were good Houfowives, ta- ce king care of their Hou[es, keeping t_heir Roomscleao, and nurfing ;md educaring ce rheir Children; and in fh0rt, rhat ~vef)torie b?!ied hi-m or hetf~lf in fpinning and te weaving. That tbe youngWomen obeyedltheit Mothers and Mdheífes, and were ce diligerit about the Affait·s of rheir HouféS, and orher wórks ap'pertaining to their ce Sex. , 1 1be.aged and infirm were excufüd frot'n ali labotious wo1;ks, ahd had no ce injumfüons aáid on them, blln füch as nended to cheir own benefiC, Cuchas,garhering ce fücks¡•ali!d ílraws, and loufing th'em(elve) being afcerwards obliged to carry thelr ce Lice to rhe ~hief of their $quadron, and fo ~hey took: a difcharge for rheir Tri- rc buce. The Employment for blind·tnén \\las to cleanfe the Cortons of the Seeds, .ce and foulnefs, and 'rub out rhe Mayz from' the ílalks, or Ears in whiCh ir grew. ce And beíldes rhefe principa!Officef's which réf.peéted rhe orderly Govemmem of ce rhe Q:9mmonwealrh, there were Heads,, or Maíler-workrnen fet over d\e Silver- cc Smirhs, and Goldfmirhs,- Carpenters1 al'ld .Mafons ·and Jewellers; which Order ce and Rulé, nad ir been continued, and confirmed by che Aéls and Pátems of che ce Emperour charles the' Fifth~ with the fame care ánd policy, as it was 1 íitH eíla- cc blifhed by the lncM, tHat f>eople ~ot,ilct at chis day h'ave been more flouriíl1ing, ce and:cohfiderable, and 1all rPiings, both fot eating and clorhing, would.have been ce more plenrifull, and this ·happ inefs 6f atfairs would haVe' ~een a good prepararion ce to thé preaching anq admiffi.on ,of theG€)fpel. Bue no\Vour negligen~e; and want ce of due eare, .hath be en ti~ cau fe of the decay and ruine of that People; of which ce the ponr' l ?ídlims were fo renfible, thac ~hey often níuntmred, and complained of ce the prefenr'Govern:nent in al! rheir privare Cab3ls, and Meetings; but how rhey et compared rhe particulars of thefe times with rhe Reigns of rhe lnCM, ,we fhall dif- cc courfo rnGJre lat'gely hereafter. in the 9th Chap. of our 2d Book, 1 pag. 55. Thus far are ~he Words of 'Farher BlM Palera. And chis Aurhour próceedíng farcher, in his Difcourfe, hath .thefe words. ce Befides what W(¡! have faid airead y, rhey ce haüi Offinm.füt over the Countrey Labourers, over .the Fowlers, over che Fiíher- , ce meo, who fiíhed either in rhe Sea. or in the Rivers; fome alfo were fet over the ce Vv ea.v~rs,1 Shoemakers, and over tlmfe.who hewed Timb'er for rhe Royal Palaces; ce and publitk Edifices; alfo over thofe Smiths, who made inílrumenrs of Copper, ce for feveral ufes. They had alfo Heads and Chiefs over the Mechanicks who did ce ali art~nd with great care and diligence to their Trades; fo that it is 'ffrange ro ce cónfider ín the[e our days, rhat rhefe People who were [o fond, and ren'acious of cC: conferving their ancienr Cuíloms and Praétices, íbould be [o carelefs in 'cbnferva- cc tion of theit Arts, they being wholly difüfed, and now loíl: and forgotten arnongíl: CG them. . · . • 'i J C HAP.