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.

200 Royal Comme~taries. BooK VI. - . CH A P. X. Tbe Inca Pachacutec vi/ús Je?;eral part$ of his Empire, and conquers the Nation of Huanca. • j T HE Inca Viracocha being dead, Pachacntec, hls legitimate Son and Heir, fue~ ceeded in the Empire, and having folemnly performed the funexal Rites of his Father, he refided for three. Y ears at his Court, attending to the due admiqi- íl:ration of his Government. Afterwards he took a progrefs into all parts of his Dominions, paffing orderly from one Province to another j and though the pre- fence of the Inca might 0,ern of no moment, in regaFd the Lords, and Governours were fo diligem, and faithfull to their truft, that the Inca, in all the way he travel- led, received no complaints from the people of Aggrievances and Opprefiions, laid illegally on them·by their Rulers j for the frequeoc appearance of the Inca at certain times, <lid fo overawe the Minifters, that they were fearfull to aét any thiog which was not permitted to tbem by Law or Equity. Moreover the ap- pea(an~e of rh~ Inca per onally before his Subjefü, gave them the opportunity t~ prefer theí~ Petition , añd offer their Complaints by way of immediate Addrefs, which was rnuch more beneficia! to the Subjeéts, tban to have their Aggrievances made known by a thi rd hand, which by favour or friendfhip might difguife the- laments, and make Injuíhces appear lefs than they were, to the prejudice of tbe Plaimiffi; and herein 1uch care was t aken, that •never any people, wbo liv~d by· tbe mere Light of Nature, and I.aw of Reafon, díd ever fu~pafs the equitable proceed· gs ,of chie Jnc11s j -whic h init lifferency, and unbiaffed judgment, gained' them thadove of their people, that even t0 this day, and to many future Ages; will chexr >Memory be ¡:,,veet and pretious. At the end of uhree Years tbis Jnc;t remrned)¡gain to his City, and leíl: hejhould feem to fpend ali his time in Peace and Repófe, be judgea ít convenient to attend at length unto rnilitary Exercifes, and gain tlhe Repmátion 0f a ~oúldier by War, as well as of a civil an d juíl: Go- vernour in rhe time of Peace j to chis, end he raifed an Allmy of thirty thouf.md Men, .wi rlf which cogether wirh his Brother Capac Tupanqui, a valiant Man, •and worthy qf rba~ nan:ié\v 1 f1e irlarchedtthrough al! che IDiviíion of Chinchafuyu , un- till he-= e me tó Yr/ka, wbich was che utmoíl: exteltit ón that fide of their Con- queíls. 1f .r r, , _J r .. ·o; r There J{e re,n1aiftNi hirnfeJf, wl 1l'íl: he fent his Bmther with an Army well fo~- · nifhecbvitlHll provJfioflS'Of War, ihto·the Province called Saufa, which di1e Sp~­ ;;ia"<ds corrnptly caH' Xauxa, vvhich is a moft pléafant Countrey, comaining,abque- thiiory dioufand inh~bitants, all of tl:ie'fame Lineage and Narne of Hu anca. They- boafted themíelves ro be defcendeéi from one MaFJ, .and one Woman, which theyi fay had their 0rig~11al from a Fountc¡in; rhey weh~ a fort of fierce and warlilfo pe0pler Re ing tho[e 1 wi10m chey took jn the Wars; ,the Skins of ,,,hich rl'ley• f#~ led )1- 1 i'rli'i'Aií);ie.s, an<i hanged them up. in their Temples, {0r 1tr©pllies of t~e-4;. V1é1:01•ies;: JVith.the Skins of foi;ne they made Drums, being:of bpiHion, chaf ene fom:id of<~HerI\ wouki terrifie and affi'ight thei.r Enemies. Thefe tllough tbey~ w efe ' a [ma11 .p,eople, yet had well füengthened and for:tif.kd thernfdves, for beihg a.JI ' ~f ~ne-Na~ion, .they müted rheir lnterefts to e ncroach o n the Lands ancj Terri foi. nes '.óf ~!\en~ Neighbou~s; and to make tbat good wliich Ehey had acqufred; ·c!)éy, fortHied chernfelves in fuch places of Defence, ' as were ?m1íl'o1'l'lary ht't·h0fe- Coünf~tes.' · , ... ,n ·1 • • fo !'he t~mes of their ancient Gemilifin before' t!hey, were reduced under 'rhe: power of che Inca, ·they worfhipped the Image of a Dog in cheir Temptes, eaning the Fleíl1 ofDogs for the greateft rarity and delicacy in the World j fo that it is believed their Appetite to Dogs-flefh was the original of their Devotion, which was fo.greau co-tbat Beafi; that the rnoíl folemn Feafis.and Entertainments were ferved