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 Commentarief. · BooKV. "Coumrey; for otberwife it would be an a~reivan~é qnto the people to be obli- " ged to wander into foreign p~rts for frmcs of d1fferent narure to rhem wbich "cheir foil did produce, The .S1xch ~aw was, Tbac aH chofe Officers and Maíl:er- " workmen who were engaged m ferv1ce of che Inca, or tbe Curaca1, were to be pro- " vided at the charge of che Employers, with füch Tools and Iníl:rumencs as their " Trade and fuch macerials as their work required. As for example, he rhac · "worked upon Metalls was to be provided with Gold, or Silver, or' Copper, 00 " which he was to exercife his are and labour; the weaver was to be fupplied with " Wool, or Cottons, the Paimer wich Colours, and fo che like in other matters; " fo chat che Artiíl: was noc obliged to beíl:ow more chan his time and skill: and ce rhen ac rhe end of two rnomhs, or chree ar moíl:, he was difmiffed from his task, ce and made free frorn hisLabour, for che r~rnaining part of tbe wbole year: and in "cafe any one, out ofhis own voluncary good-will and p,leafure, or out of a defire to " finifh and perfeét any pare of bis work, already begun,· fhould think fit to con- " cinue bis labom untill a longer time, rben fuch overplus of time was paíled to bis ".credic, and difcoumed in the two montbs of the following Year, and notiffed, " and kept in mernory by the belp of rbeir knots. Tbe Seventb Law was, Thar " ali thofe Arcills wbo laboured in any Trade or Myíl:ery, being in difcbarge of ' ' their Tribute, were to be provided of ali neceífaries, eicher for Food or Rayrnent, ' ' and of Medicines in ca fe of ficknefs; and rhar nor onely tbey, bue alfo cbeir ce Wives and Children, and chofe thac carne to their af!iíl:ence were alfo to be main- " tained with rhe like provifions; bue then tbe accounc was kepc according to rhe " cask impofed, and not by che time; for if a Man could, with che help of his Af- ee ftíl:ents, perform tbac in a week, wbich would require rwo rnomhs of bis own "ftngle work, he was judged to have complied wich bis obligation, and fo difcbar- " ged from bis fervice. And chis fhall ferve to difcover che errour of chofe who al- '' ledge, that anciently rhe Mocher, and Sons, and Daughters, paid cheir Tribute, " the:fame being a miíl:ake, by not rightly diíl:inguifhing ~hat from 1:ight and dmy, " which was onely performed by a voluncary aíliíl:ence, wh1ch cheWives, and Chil- " dren, and Servants, yielded to their Fathers and Maíl:ers; for in cafe the Husband " of che Family. were pleafed ro labour fingly , and without other af!iíl:ence, his :' Wife, or Children, could not be forced to work; nor had che Judges or Decuri- " ons any other power, than to correét and punifh their idlenefs, in cafe they were ~' negligent and remiCs in their owrt Affairs : So that in che time of the JncM, "thofe perfons were onely accounced rich, who hada numerousFamily ofChildren, "able to work, and to be af!iíl:ent to hirn, by whofe help a quick riddance was "made of his task, whilíl: others moiling :md toiling ftngly for a long time ar tbeir "work, untill their Tribut~ was accomplifhed, often fell fick, and fainted under ' ' their burchen: Wherefore for eafe and remedy herein, a taw was made, that the '' rich Family having performed their own task, were to beíl:ow the labour ofa day "or two on their fellows, which was very acceptable, and pleafing to ali the In- '.' diam.• CH· A P.