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 Commentarier. BooK V. they judged to be drank up by the Sun; chey alfo fet meat far bim to eat, and when any novelty occurred, they fent him t~e advices of it by !'Jeífengers, and when chey were viél:orious, chey returne~ h1m .Thanks for th:rr Succeífes. In purfuance of chis ancient cufiome the Pnnce Vmtcocha fent adv1ce to the Sun of chis his Viél:ory; and commanded tpe Prieíl:s~ ~hat 'having _recalle~ chofe others; which for fear were fled away., t~ey íhould ¡om together m offen!!_g new Sacri- fices with Praifes and Thankfg1vmgs, to the Sun. Another Meílénger he dif- patched ro che Houfe of che Seleét Virgins, giving them to underfiand, that by tneans of their Prayers and Interceffions, the Sun had befiowed that Favour and Viél:ory upan him. A third Meífenger, whom they call Chafqui, he difpeeded ~o bis Father che Inca, giving him the particulars of ali the late Succeífes, defrring him to continue in the fame íl:ation where he was, untill he íhould in perfon pre- fenc himfelf before him. · CH A P. XX. The Prince purfues his Conqueji, returns to Cozco, fees bis Father, and difpo/fe/fes him o/ his Empire. H Aving made thefe difpatches, he feleél:ed Gx thoufand Souldiers to accompa- . ny bim in the purfuit ofbis Enemies; the teíl: of bis Arrny he disbanded, gi· viog them licence to return unro their own homes; the Body which he referved was commanded, befides other inferiour Officers, by cwo Major-Generals, who were bis Uncles; and with chis Force two days after che Batee!, he marched in che purfuit of bis Enemies, not with intention to treat chem ill, but to cure them of cheir fears, affuring them of pardon for cheir late Offence; fo that as many as they overtook, in ca[e they were wounded, he ordered chem to be cured; and fuch as were whole and found, he treated chem with gentleneís and kind ufage; fending likewife Meffengers to the refpeél:ive Provinces and People~ to aífure chem of che pardon and favour of the Inca, and chac he was coming in perfon co give them farther tefümonies thereof. Having by thefe pre-advices comforced and encouraged che people, he marcht!d with great expedicion, and being come to the Province of Anrahuaylla, which belongs to che Chanca.s, ali the Women and Children aífembled cogether , and carne forth to meet hirn, and carrying greea branches in their hands, went crying, O thou undoubted Chiid of the Sun, who art the Lwer and Favourer of the Poor, have crrmpajfion upon m, and pardon m. The Prince received thefe people wich grace and favour, .telling chem, that ic was noc they, but th~ir Fachers, and Husbands, who were guilcy ·of che crime; and that even chem alfo he had pardoned ÍO!i their aél:ual Rebellion; and to affure chem hereof, and confirm them in this belief, he was come in perfon to pronounce their pardon wich his own mouth. He ordered likewife that they fhould give them fuch provifions as their neceffities required, treating them wifh all civilicy and affeél:ion imaginable, and that efpecial care fhould be caken of the Widows and~Orphans of chofe who were Oain in the Battel of Yahuar Pampa. In this manner he oyer-ran all the revolted Provinces, coníl:itucing his Gover- nours wich fufficient Guards over them , and made fuch expedition , that in a montbs time (as che l ndians report, who count cheir Months by their Moons,) he finiíhed his march, and returned again to his City of Co~co. The Indians, as well chofe who were loyal, as chofe who had rebelled, were wonderfully furprized with chis firange gentlenefs of the Prince, whofe Humour and Dif pofü ion being fowre and fevere, promifed nothing but Revenge and Defiruétion to e.he laíl: drop of his Ene· mies bloud; bue finding his Nature ocherwife changed, they concluded thac the command