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.

BboK V. Royal e ommentaries. C. H A P. X.IX. 'Of the 'Graiuities which the Prince Inca Viracocha befÍoweJ on . his Souldiers after the Viflory. ,. ' T H E lnci:u finding their Enemies to faint, and retreat, cried out the moté violemly, invocating the Name o( Sutio Inca Viracocha , "vhich'was tbe Vi- fion that appeared to the Prini:e ~ and tberewith füenuouíly invaded the Enemy, fubduing themwith mere violence .and dim of Sword ; greac numbers and heaps_ were ílain, and thrown one on the othe._r; the remainder turned their backs, and . fled, noc being able to rnake farther refiíl:ence. The Prince h:rv.ing purfüed tbe Enemy a-while, caufed a retreat to be founc,ied, and-Command given to defül: from farther flaughter, tne Viél:ory being already evident atid complete; and then· the Prince in Perfon ran through the Plain where the Battel wasfoughr, giving order to bury the dead, and to take care tha~ the wounded and difabled fhould be cured : To the Prifoners he freely gave liberty c¡nd licence to return into their own Coumr1es, proclaiming Merey and Pardon unto ali. The Battel contirúed for the f pace of eight hours, being fought wirh fu ch courage and refolution, that che Bloud did not onely.Dye the Fields,but the íl:reams of itoverfl.owed the Banks of aBrook which ran through che Plains; for which caufe they gave rhe Name of Tahuar Pampa to thac place, which fignifies as muchas the Field of Blrn:1d. . In this Fighc there ,were thirty thoufand lndians ílain, eight thoufand of which were·of the fide' of che Incas, thé reíl: \Vere 1fuch as .took part.with the Rebels, confúl:ing of feve- ral Nations of Chqnfa )' viz. Hanchohuallu, Vrdmarca, Pillea and Vntunfo!la, with others. . .. r - . ( Hanchohuallu havihg received a ílight wound, was carefully ctJred; and being ta.: ken Prifoner wüh two others of. his chief Officers, were referved for the greater glory and oíl:entation on the day of Triumph, which was afterwards with great Solemnity performed. But fom,e few·days after, this Uattel, an Uncle of the Princé 1Nit ¡:nuch graviry reproved the bold infolence of thofe Prifoners, for daring to raife themfelves up againíl: the Family of the Sun; who, that they rnight appear- invincible, che very Stones and Trees, by virtue of che Sun were transformed in- ' to Men, as was apparent in the laíl: Battel~ and would again be made ·manifeft fo often, as Enemies and Rebels fhould dare to lift up their hands and armes againíl: the Divine Race. Many other Stories and Fables he recoimted in favour of che Incas ; concluding as the fum of ali, that they were obliged in duty to render a thoufand rhanks to the Sun for fending his Gratious Children into che World, commanding t:hern to ufe compaffion and merey, and to receive the Rebellious Indians unto pardon; for which reafon the Prlnce did not onely confer úpon them , their Lives as·a gift, but reíl:ore them alfo to their Eíl:ates and Dwellings; and their Curacas to their Dominion and Government, thÓugh the crimes. they had committed deíerved no lefs than Death; conditionally, that for the future they behave themfelves as good Subjeéts, leíl: by a fecond offence they provoke the Sun ro avenge che firíl:, and caufe the Earth to open its bowels, and fwallow chem alive. After this Leét:ure che Curacas wirh profound hutnility acknowledged thé favour, promifing ali Loyalty, Dmy and Obedience for the future. After this Viél:ory rhe Inca Viracocha immediately difpatcbed away three Ex.: preíf~; One of them was. fent to the Temple of .rhe Sun, fo infonn hilll of thé good news of chis Viél:ory, whiéh by his aid arid fuccour théy had obtained ; for rhough they efleemed the Sun for a' God, yet in ali refpeéts they treated billl as a Man, andas one who had need of intelligence and information of matters which fucceeded; befides whicb, they form,d otber gto!S conceptions of hirn; as w drink to him ; and that he might pledge-.them again on their Fefüval.days, tbey filled a Golden Cup with Liquour, which they fer in a part of the Temple ; -· which was moíl: open to che Sun·beams; and .whali was exhalecl by that heat, Y 1 they \