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.

l Royal CommentarieJ'. BooK V~ fhould miíl:ake any thing of giving it the due form ; ic is reported, that the Inca himfelf did ofrentimes fit, and íhew himfelf to them in che fame habit and figure, in which, he faid, che Apparition prefenced it felf: Nor would he permir, that the Image of che God Piracocha íhould be un~e;valu~d by any fo~, dr othe~ íhape chan chat of a King , fuch eíleem and (uperílmon d1d chey conce1ve of cheir Idol G~ . This Stacue did fomeching refemble che Images we make of our Bleífed Ap~ fileS; parcicularly tliat of Se. Bartho!omew, whom chey paint with the Devil at his feer, as they did chis Figure of Viracocha, with fome unknown Beafi rnur;hing be- neath him. The SpaniardJ obferving chis Temple, and che form and fafhion of chis Statue, will have ir, that the Apoíl:le Se. Bartho!om'eJll carne as far as Peru to Preach che Gofpel to chefe Gentiles, and that in Honour and Memory of him che lndians had ereél:ed chis Temple and lrnage. And. fuch as~were Natives of Co<:.co, and of che Mongrel breed becween Spanifh and Indian Bloud, have for a- bove thirty years pafi Affociaced chemfelves into aFraternity, orCorpmunity, in- co which they would not fuffer any Spaniard to en~er. Thefe upan cheir Solemn days are ar great Expences, caking St. Bartholomew fo1 1 their Apoíl:le, and in defpighc of all comradiéHon, chey will have it, chac he carne and preached in Plru , and far that reafon will own no other than him for their Patron ; which feemerh a ri- diculous fancy to fome SpaniardJ who laughing ar che bravery and fine Vefiments they produce on thac day, tell chem, thac chis Fefüval and Proceffion is not defign- ed in Honour of the Apoílle, bue of che Inca Viracocha. Bue why che Inca Virncocha fhould build chis Temple in Cacha, racher than in Chita, where che Spirit appeared ro him, or in Yahuarpampa, where the Viél:ory was foughc ; che l ndian1 cannot well affign any more probable and juffreafon for it, than che free will and pleafure of rhe Inca, unlefs ir were fome fecret and hid- den caufe, not revealed or made known to any. This Temple being of fu c::h an odd and ílrange Model, as we have declared 1 was dernolifhed by che Spnniürds, as many other fiately Fabricks in Peru have been defiroyed by rhem ; which in rny opinio1.1 ought rather to have been conferved and ·kept in good repair, rhat Ages to come might fee and know che Grandeur and Valour of the.ir Ancefiours, wbo ~\ ere able by their good formne and conduél: ro fubdue a N ation which was capa- w to ereét fuch Buildings and Monuments of rheir Are and Wifedom ; búr per- h ps envy or fcorn of rhat people mighc have moved che Spaniards to deíl:roy their orks, nut allowing them che Honour to be maincained in repair ; and indeed rhe Dilapidacion hach been fo great', chat [caree one Scone remains on ;¡.nocher ; r,he which defiruél:ion, Men of Curiofity) and Lovers of Anciquity, do much Ja- ~IJlent. Bue che reafon which chey give tor ir is, that chey could not be perfua. ded, bur chac much Treafure lay buried imder che Foundation of chofe Buildings, which could not be diícovered, bue by a total {ubverlion of che Fabrick. The firfi ching demolifhed in chis Temple was·che Srame, they having an opinion, chac muen Gold was buried under che Pedefial on which it was ereél:ed : other pares of che Temple chey digged up, fornetilliles in one place, and then in another, unci!l ar lengrh chey defaced, or defiroyed th~ whole Pile and Mafs of Building : How- foever, che 1mage ofStone is ílill in being uneo this day, chough much broken and bactered by che Srones, which they threw ac ir. C ·H A P. / l.