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.

Rojal Commentaries. 'BooK V. tbat nothing could come more defirable, and norh~ng more welcome than his Prefence. Having in this manner fpenc fome Years, he returned to C:ou:o, where by advice of his Council, he .r~folved t? ,conquer. th?fe .great Po~mces, whi~h are called Caranca Vliaca, Lbpi and Chicha; the Sub¡eéhon of which was omit- ted by h~ Father, ~hó was diverted from tbat defign ~Y che jealoufie and fear · he conceived of chis his Son , as we have a'lready menuoned; but now in or- der to this Expedirion, the !nea Piracocha commanded that thircy choufan~ Soul- diers íhould be raifed in Collafuyu , and C1mti[uyu, and put ~na readinefs agalníl: rhe next Spring; one of his Brothers, called Pahuac Mayta Inca, he made his General, or Commander in Chief; the Sirname of Pahuac (which fignifies fly- ing) was given him for bis admirable fwiftnefs, being nimble and aétive, beyond any Man in his time. For the affiíl:ence ofbis Brocher he ordained four Incas to be Counfellours, and Major-Generals; who deparcing from Couo, colleéted tbeir numbers and increa. fed cheir Army in che way, as they marched. At length they arrived at the afore- faid Provinces, two of which, called Chica, and Ampara, adored the lofty top of a fnowy Moumain for their God ; for they admiring the Beauty and Heighc tbereof, from whence chofe Streams proceeded which refrefhed their Lands, and made their grnunds fruitfull, they were eafi!y perfüaded in natural gratitude to 1 own that for their Deiry, from whence they received fuch benefit and blelfrng. In thefe proceedings they encountred fome light Skirmifhes wich the Enemy, who racher defigned co give a proof of tbeir warlike Difpofüion, chan fighr in hopes of prevailing againíl: che JncM, whofe Repuration was exalted fo high by the Valour and Atchievements of Viracocha; that their power feemed .invinci· ble, and not to be fubdued by humane force. For chis reafon, thefe great Pro- vinces fubmitted to che Dominion of che lncM yielding with more readineís, and w.ith lefs danger, and lofs of bloud than was expeéted from a people, efieemed numerous, and of a warlike Ternper. Howfoever three years paíl: in chis expe· dition, before che Conqueíl: was compleced, and the Na~ions reduced co an ab- foluce and enciie fubmiffion. • e HA P. XXIV. Of the New Provinces, fubdued hy the Inca, and of the Chanels they made to water their Paflures. ' '• T HE Inca P11huac Mayta, and bis Uncle having concluded chis Vv ar, and pia: ced Governours and Officers to rule and iníl:ruét their new Subjeéts, they remrned to Coi;,co, where they received from che Inca a hearty wellcome, being rewarded by him with fuch Honours and Favours, as cheir Services and Labours had deferved. And •OOW it feemed as if che Inca Viracocha had extended his Territories to che uunoft limits of che Univerfe? for to che Eaíl:ward chey reached as far as che foot of che fnowy Moumain; to tlle Weíl:ward they were bounded by the Sea; to eme -Southward they extended to the utmoíl: pares of tbe Pro- Vil'lce of che Char1JM, which are above two hundred Leagues diíl:am from che City ;. fo d{ac on ali thefe three Qg_arters there remained no farcher Land to con- quer j for on one fide che Sea bounded their proceed.ings, and the Snows, and inacceffible _pJaces of rhe Mountains of Antis on che other ; and to the South- ward the Defarts and Sands between Pern, and che Kingdom of Chili, made che way impaífable for the marcb ofan Army. Howfoever tbe Defue of Rule, and the unfatiable thiríl: of Dominion 1moved the mínd of chis Inca to bend hiS forces towards che Northern C9umries, which are in the Pivifion of Chinchtifuyu j an~ . ~~