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.

Ko_yal Commentaries. BooK V. " and help of fuch as were in their journey. Moreover th~y had forne far.ther charge " and duty laid upon thern, for. the comrnon good and bene~t, and wh1ch had re- " lation to the fervice of the Kmg, and of the Curaw, but m regard rhere were ac " that time great nwnbers of Intli11nJ, _which we~e <;>bliged to rake their rurns ~n that "Office the which was obferved w1thout pamahty or favour to any, the time of " the tr~uble was fo íhort, tbat no 2erfon could be feníible of the inconvenience. "It was alfo farrher ·provided by this Law, that care íhould be taken for the amehd- ' ' rnem of the High-ways, and that the Overfeers íhould repair the Bridges, and " clear the Aqueduéts ami Chanels by which the Lands were watered, ali which ' ' being for the comrnon good and advamage, was to be performed wichout any ' ' charge or expence whatfoever. ' Thefe were rhe principal Laws which had any relation to the Tribute; there were orher Orders of lefs confideration, which for brevicy fake we omit; thus far being the words of BlaJ Va/era. And now 1 íhould gladly demand of a certain Hifrorian this <me queíl:ion; Wherein did the f~verio/ of chofe Laws~ relating to Tribute confiíl:? which he charges .on the fncM; and mdeed 1 would rne more wil- lingly be refolved herein, becaufe 1 find that the Kings 'ºf Spai-tt, of glorious me- mory, did afterwards confirm the fame, which they would never have done~ had they been blameable, and fevere to that high degree which he pretends; and in this opinion BIM Vit1er-a concurs with me. And thus Jet us now return to the Prince Viracocha, whom we Jefe embroiled in a thoufand diffiqllcies to defend his own Reputation, and the Honour of his Anceíl:ours. CH A P. XVII. The Inca Viracocha receives intel/.igence of the ap-proach of the Enemy, and of the Recrnits and Succours coming to him. 'T HE noble Altions of dle Inca Viracocha, do now call upon us to ornit oth~r Relations, and recurn to the Hiíl:ory of his Wars · and Bravery. We lefc him cowards the end ofhis Father's Reign at Muyna, frc:im whence (as we faid) he recurned to <:ouo, rall~ing, and gathering in ~is way the People into a body, who were wandrmg, and d1fperfed through the F1elds and Councrey ; and char when he deparced 'from che Cicy, he intended to march towards the Enemy with refo- lucion to dye wich Honouri r:tther than live with Infarny, :md bafely to behold his City made capcive by the violence of Rebels, and the Temple of the Sun; ahd the Convent of the pure Virgins, and all that was eíl:eerned facred by them, prophaned and unhallowed by che infolence of polluced Hands. ·Now we muíl: know , that abouc half a League Norchward from the City, there is a cercain plain, where the Prince Viracocha appoinced his general rendezvous; that the Peo- ple boch frorn Co:;:,co, and other pares might there meet, and join in a Body, which b~ing in a íhort time aífembled, formed an Army of about eighc thoufand Men, who were all Inw, and refolved to dye before the face of their Prince and in defence of the~ C.ounr.rey. During this íl:ay news. carne to che Camp, 'q1at th~ . Enerny was w1chin nme or ten Leagues of the Cicy, having already paífed the great River of Apurimac; ?ut chis ill news was che nexc day followed by a more' comfortable Meífage, wh1ch was, that from the pares of Conrifuyu an Army o( twency thoufand Men were marching for relief of che Prince , being compofed of che N?.tions of f2!!.ech11a, Cotapal'lllpa, Cotanera, Ymara, and other pares borde- ring on the revo!c~a Prnvinces, and that they were come near, and n;t many Leagu~s di!lant. · The