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· C omment~ries~ Boa-Je VI. They knew not how to .make Mud~ Walis, nor did the Spa;eiardr u[e other rhan Clay, in making ·their Sun-burnt Bricks: In cafe any of thefe great H?ufes which we have mentioned íhould by any accident have been burnt, they d1d noc build again upon che fame Walls; becaufe, as they faid, the.Scraw which íl:rengthened and bound che Clay, and made ic firrn, and folid, being confurned by the fire, the Wall mufr neceífarily be weak ned, and the Clay become loofe, and unable to bear che wei"ghc of che toof and coverj.ng wpich was laid upon it; bue t~ was bue an erroneous c9nceit of the irs, for ·I have feen and oóferved feveral of che Walls of chofe Houfes, which have been burnt, that have remained firr11 and fo. lid as before. · So foon as the King happened to dye, they prefently locked che door of che Charnber where he did ufually íleep, wich ali che Ornaments and Riches ofGold and SHvef, which furniíhed it, .ot were f oun9 cherein •at ch~ time of. bis death; ano ~hi$Ch¡¡rnber was in chis manner kepc a.lw <.lys loe~~' thac none 1 010»-ld c, 11 cer'$ fg~ thiiC. p}a~e being · evér · ~fterw~rd~ @íl:e~q ied f acred, .wªs qot to be p¡ophalJ~d by che Fee~ of any;. gne)y th~ ~QOJll was W:i~hout-flde k~p~ <µJ<Í rnajntain~d iJ:i· g9Qd re13air. 1 The like CeremGny was obf~ry~ct m· the Chall"!pers ot aij che o~h~r Rgyal P.ldctces, wllere ~he Jnca, h4d ¡epo[ed {tnd tfopt, chm1gh ii ~d been bu~ CQP -: f~ac.e of one nighc, as he cravelle.,d,_9r iq a journey where he;·palted: Ai)d th~o imme- diately chey fell to puildin g Qthe r Chambers for the:living Succe1four, j.n place of thofe which had been-íhuc up.at che deí,!th of the lace Kjng. . Ali che Veífels and Serv ices o f Gold and Silver, which belonged t9 $~ formei: 1nra, fuck as Cups, J arves, or Goblecs of Gold, in whicb he drank, as alfo ali th~ , Diíhes and Places of hisJGtchin, with Clochs, and Jewe}s, appertaining ro hj.s Perfoo, were all buried and interred in the fame Grave wich him; which abfurdicy pro- ceeded from an opinion chey had, chac the In¡a would have occa~on qf fuchUcen· fi!s a nd Serv ices in the pexc y./ orld. · AIL che ocher Ornatl)enrs of Majefty and Srace whi.ch belonged to the Chambe~, Gardens, B5lths; ,and the like:, were the Inhe'r icance o fche Succeffour, and converced to his ufe and_Service. AU the Wood and Wacer which was confumed in the IncA's O;>urc .ac Co :t.co was brought thicher by che People of che four Diviftons, (called TtZVantinfayH) be~ ing the Inhabitants neare!l: adjacent to che Cicy, chat is within fifreeñ or cwemy Leagues about. The Wacet which chey ufed for their beverage, (which in cheir Language chey c:all Ac1t) was a fort of heavy water, and fornetlung brachl.íh; ando indeed they did not rnuch delire a fw~ec and light Water, for che y were of opi- ni9n it .made chem lean, and ·yvould noc íl:ick by che r¡bs, but eaftly -corr.11pted in die Scomach; for chis reafon the Indianr noc being curious in cheir Wacevs~ clid not delight in foµn.tains, or clear Springs; nor indeed W?S chere any good Water ;near che City of.Cou:o. When l1JY Fachr;r, afrer che War of Francifco Her"11nk Giron, in che Year 1 5 Vi. and ··-5 6.¡was Governour of che Cicy, chey chen broqght their Water frorn 7ícatica, which water was excellenr.good, arifing aboqt a quar~ ter of a League from che Town, to che chief ¡\1arkec-place; from wbence, as I hear, they llave now mrned ir by a Conduic pipe, to che Sguare of St. Jjr~nsifco; and iníl:ead rhereof they h~ye rrought another Fountain to tliat place, of-exquilire Water, running wich a plentifull füeam. . ' •,· CH A P.