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 Commentaries. BooI\ Vt 1 ¡".· C H~ · A P. Xl. ·i·v[ ' 1' Of other frovínces which the Ínca fubduetl ;',o/ iheir Ma~i. ners and Cufioms~ and the feverity íhey ufeJ agairzfl thofe who were g~i!ty of Sodomy. ;. 1 .' ·' B- Y the fame good policy t11e Inca Capdc T~panquí all.ured and invited f~vef~l other Provinces to fubmiffion and Obed1enee, which exrend themfelves on both hands of die common road; amongíl: which the Provinces of principal note and coníideration were Tarma and Pumpu, which the Spaniards call Bombon, being very fertile Soils, and abounding with all forts of Fruir. Thefe being allured by fair Words, and Promifes, gen ti y fubmitted to the affable and courteous tteat- ment of Capac Tupanqui; howfoever thefe peop]e being warlike, and fierce by Nature, did not entirely yield to the perfuafions of their Enemies, but withíl:ood them in fome Battels and Skirmifhes, though the Defence they m:ide was ren- dred more faint than was expeéted, by the Wheedles, and fine Words, and Gifu of the Inca. The Inhabitants of thefe Prnvinces of Tarma and Pompu, and the borderers up- on thern, did in fignal of Marrimony, feal the Agreement with a kifs, tbe Bride- groom kiffing the Bride on the Fore-hea~, or the. Cheek. Widows couJd not · marry within the Year, and fhore the Hair of tbe1r Heads for a íign of Mour- ning. The Men on their faíl:ing days neither ate Flefh, nor Pepper, nor Sa!t, nor accompanied wirh their Wives: Such as were Priefis, or addiéted themfelves . much ro religious Worfhip, faíl:ed the whole Yeat , in this kind of Abíl:inence. In this manner the Inca Capac Yupanqui reduced the Provinces of Tarma and Pompu , with many others , lying Eaíl:ward, near .Antú ; the Natives of which lived like Salvages, without Order,. or Government, or J:leligion ; and as Bruces, and Wild-beaíl:s, were difperfed through the Woods and Moumains, kil lirrg one · the other, as they cafually mnet, or encoutred, without knowiog or affigning any caufe or reafon for their Slaughters; thefe Men lived in a fl:ate ef commonWar, becaufe they were ignorant of the ufefulneís of Peace; and having no Lord or Ruler, had coníequently no Name, their Countrey being onely diíl:inguifhed by the Climate or Pofüion of the Place under fuch a degree, running thirty degrees North and South, and as many Eaíl: and Weíl:. Thefe were with great facility reduced to the Obedience of the Inca ; for being a fort of poor firnple Animals, which were eaíily allured by the goodwas offered them, were willing to embrace the Religion and Manners which were taught them, and to fuffer themfelves to be carried to any Place or Colony, where the l nc11. fhould think fit to tranfport them. Of thefe People nothing offers farther, nor of any orher Province worthy to be related, tmtill we come to the Countrey of Chucurpu , which '~ as well peopled with a w:irlike Nation, barbarous and fierce in theirNature and rnanners; and as :m evidence hereof, andin a co.nformity to this humour, they worfhipped a Tyger for their God. The Fiercenefs and natural Bravery of this Nation made them to fcorn all pro- pofalsofAccomrnodation, and bid Defiance to their Enemies; fo rhat Capac Tu· panqui being put by his Art of gemle Iufinuations, was forced to have recourfe ro his Arms, and engaging in feve tal Skirrniíhes, wherein above fou r rhoufand Jndi- ans were ílain, they at length yielded .and fubmitted themfelves to the invincible Prowefs and force of the Inca, which yet had not fo great an influenceover chem, as had the gentle Temper and compafli.onate Bowelsof rhe Inca ; for theybeirlg fenfible, thát when it was in rhe hand of the i nca to have deíl:royed, and torally exterminated tJl~rn , yet even then he ufed a tendernefs towards rhem , offering them the cond1t1ons of an advamageous Peace; with a fenfe of which being in par e. overcome, they affemed to an Accommodation, receiving the Inca Pacham· t e&