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. Royal Commentaries. XXV. The Inca vifits the ren.zote P..arts of his Empire, dnd Álli- _bafadours come thither to him, otfering the Subjetiion; ami Va/falage of their People. ¡ ' T HE Inca Viracocha having providéd all thin~s towards ihe work of tbis great Aqueduét, which was neceffary_for watenng rhe Herbage of chofe Coun- tries he ,paffed from che Province of Chinchafuyu, to Cuntifuyu, wich inte.n~ion to vilir' ail the pares of his Empire. The füíl: Provinces which o~red in this Jour- ney, belonged ro fl.!!.echua, two of which being of greater note, than o'thers, were Cotapampa, and Cotanera; to wh!ch che /ne~ made extraordinary demoníl:ra- tions ofHonoili', out of refpeét to the Service rhey~ad don~ him, in his late War ag:iinít che Chancas. Thenc.e he travelled forwards through all che other Provinces of tuntifuyu, ás well the Mounrainous Countries, as the Plains and Vat lies, and Lands.along the Seacoíl:, that fo no place (j)r Region mighc complain of disfavour, or wantof the Inca's prefence, which was the moíl: welcome and defi- rable objeét to them in th~ whole Univerfe. . In ali the places where he -came , he made íl:riét inquiÍttion concerníng che be• haviour of bis Officers .and Minifl:er~~d in what manner ther ~if~harged the~r Ducy and Truíl:; fuch as were found gu1lty of any negleét, or m¡ufüc€)' he pum-, fhed with the ucmoíl: rigour and fevetity, --faying, díat chofe who had ¡nade ufe of che Royal Authoricy tó pillage ór opprefs his Subjeéts, wer~ more criminar rhan chofe common Robbers, who in comempt of che lm¡mial Ordinances and Laws, . and by force of their owQ' private_ pow~r, inv~ded th~ Rights. and Properries of che People. From Csmtif,{yu he entred mto the Provmces of c~114uyu , patTtng fi'om one unto the other, as they offered in his way, all which he comforced with che Rays of -his Favours, which he imparted in their refpeétive degrees, 0 as well to rhe Cqmmonalty; as to che Curacd4; and on the Sea-coaíl: he jourpyed as far as to Taracapa. · · . · . During che íl:ay which che Inca 1nad,e in che Countrey of che Cbanca.s, Am-" baffadours carne to him from che Kingdom of 'bcma, .whi~h · tqe Spaniard; call Tucuman, being diíl:ant about two hundred Leagues Southwe¡t from the ChancM 1 addreffing themfelves unto him afcer this .manner. " Moíl: mighcy " Prince, Capa laca Viracocha, The Report of yqur fámous Deeds, ~he Equi.cy " and Jaíl:ice of your Proceedings, che Excellency of your Laws, iníl:ituted for " che fo le Benefic and Welfare of your Subjeéts, che Purity óf your Religion, " Clemency and Merey, and che wonderfull Miracles which yoür Facher the Sun " hath performed in your favour, and for your affiíl:ence, hach reached the ucmofr " Confines of our Dominions, and is ~et carried farther on che Wings of Fame ~ " che which Report hath made fuch ii;npreffion on the Hearts of all the CumM " of T11cman, chat they have fent us hicher to implore rhe powerfull Protefüon of " your fac;red Ernpire, and chat YOIJ would vouchfafe to own chem for your p~O" " ple, .and that as fuch you would appoim IncM of the Royal Bloud.to preíide ' ' over them, who may not onely adminiíl:er Juíl:ice to them, but likewi(e in(truét " chem in chofe Laws, and Ciifióms, and Religion, which they are to obferve ~ " in hopes and expeétation of which, we·do here in the name and behalfof all " our Kingdom, proíhace our felves before yoú, as che Qndoubced Off-fpring and " Hfue of che Sun, acknowledgiµg you for our King, and Lord, and in teíl:imo- " ny thereof, we do here offer our Perfons, with che Fruit of, our Lands, as Li- ,, very and Seifin, and in token and evidence that we furrender our Perfons and " Lands into your poífeffion. Having faid chus much, chey laid open their Pre- fents of Garmems, made of Cocton, Pots ofexn:llent Honey, as alfo Corn, and .dirers forcs of Pulfe j but as to Gold, or Silver, they produced none, being not · of