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.

BooK V. Rojal CommeJJtarier. having communicated his refolution to thofe of his Council, he appointed that an Army íhould be raifed, intending himfelfin perfon to command it, with e.he affill:ence of fix others, who were meo of Valour and Experience. . During the abfence of Vintcocha the City was gO\rerned by his Brother Pahuac-Mayta, whom he lefr Deputy in his place; and al! things being provided, and in a readinefs, the Army marcheJ cowards the pares of Chincafuyu, and carne to the Province Anta- huylla, which belongs to che Chanca&, a people branded with the infamous Epi- thete of fal[e, and treacherous, by reafon of their Rebellion againíl: the Inca, which imputation hath fo clofely cleaved to them evento this day, that [caree ar any time are .the Chanca-s mentioned without the addition of Auca, which is as much as falfe, or treacherous; this word alfo fignifies a Tyrant, a breaker of bis Faith, and every thing which denotes Falfenefs and Treachery: Moreover it may ferve to exprefs Comentions, .and Ba\tels, by which varie~y of figniÍic(\tions, we inay obferve how copious and full this'Language of Peru is, which comprehends fuch variety and diverfüy of fenfes in one wor~. . · The poor Cha~ca-s confcious of their fqrmer crimes, feared greatly the approach of the Inca Viracocha, leH he íhould now revenge their qffence 4pon ,them; but then finding, contrary to . all expeéhtion, nothing bue Merey and Gemlenefs in • their Prince, they prefently quitted their Fears, receiving füm with all the De- rnoníl:rations of Joy and Feíl:ivicy, thac an affii?ted pe9ple was capahie :to ex· prefs. And to confirm them in chis good humour, he not onely creared theni with .gratious Words, but conferred on them Prefents ot Garments, .and otber curiofüies. He alfo vifited che feveral Provinces, taking care to provide what was waming, and to amend rhat which was amifs; and chen appointing a Gene- ral fendezvous for the who1e Army, he marched forwards to chofe Countries, which were not as yet reduced to Obedience. The firíl: and neareil Province, rich and populous, was Huaytara , a people warlike and mutinoµs, Ít1ch as had íhewed themfelves in the Head and Van of che Rebels. Bue how íl:otJt foev~t they had been, fo foon as the Inca Viracocha haq [ene chem a fummons by his Am· baífadours, they with readinefs fubmitted and obeyed, comif1g forth with ali lmt mility to receive and acknowledge him for their Lord; for as yet the Battel of Yahuar-pampa was freíh in their rnemory , and the fuccefS thereof copfirmed thern in a belief, that ~he Inca was invincible : this hu~nble SQbmiilior¡ n¡et a like Generofüy in the Inca, who received them with ~-gratious acceptance agree- able to their Hurnility, onely charging them to liv~ quietly and in peace, as be- ing rnoíl: for che common good, and moíl: accepcable to hirnfelf. Thence he marched forwards to another Province called Pocra, known fome- times by the name of Huamalica ~ . thence he proceeded to A/ancaru, Parco, Picuy and Acos, all which chearfully fubmicted, eíl:eerning it a great honour to re- rnail,l under che Empire and Proteétion. of the Inca, whofe mighty Aétions had acquired him Renown in all O!!,arters of chat new World. And having chus gai- ned this people to bis power, he difpeeded bis Army away, leíl: they fhould be burthenfome to che Councrey, and chen employed bis Thoughts and Endeavqurs for fecuring his Government, and performing thofe matters which mighc con- duce to ~he common Good and Welfare of the peopfo; particularly he opened and made a Chane! of water, of about twelve Foot in depth, running for about one hundred and twenty Leagues in length : che fource or head of it arofe from- cerrain Springs on the top of a high Mountain, between Parcu and Picuy, which was fo plentifull , that ac the· ~ry he<1d of the Fountains they feemed to be Ri- vers. This Current of Water had its courfe through all the Countrey of che RucanM, and ferved to water the Paíl:urage of thofe uninhabíted Lands, which are about eighteen L~agues in breadth, watering alrnoíl: tbe whole.Countrey of Peru. 'rheÍ'e is another Aqueduét much like this, which traverfes che whole Pro.:: vince of Cuntifuy11, running aqove one hundred and fifty Leagues from South to North; its Head or Original is from tbe top of high Moumains, the which Wa- ters falling into the Plains of the .f!2.!!.echua-s, greatly refrefh their Pafrurage, when the heats of che Summer and Autumn have dried and burnt up the rnoiíl:ure of the Earth. There are rnany Strearns of like nature, which run through divers parrs · of