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 VI. Royal Commentaties. tec for rheir fupreme Lord and Maíl:er, embracing his·Laws and Cuíloms, and forfaking their God che Tyger, they were ever after comemed to adore rhe Sun· and live after the rnanner of bis Followers and Worfhippers. ' This fierce and refoluce people having l·eceived Conditions and Terms of Peace, and fubmiued tbemfelves ro the Obedience of the Inca, Capac Yúpanqui, eíl:eemed his fuccefs herein to be a great piece of his Art, and an Effeél: of his good Con- duél:, aswell as of bis Formne; for had tbey perfiíl:ed in rhat obfünate refolution of dying as one Man, tbe deíl:ruél:ion and ílaugbter of tbis wb0le People, would have blaíl:ed tbat good opinion wbicb tbe World conceived of tbe Gentlenefs and Merey of tbe Inca ; and on the otber fide fer tbe Inca, on confiderátion ofCom- paffton and gooc;l Namre, to bave defiíl:ed from bis Conquefts, and left tbem free, would have argued Cowardife, or want of power to fubdue rhern; fo that uGng force, and fair terms, equally between tbefe rwo extremes ali matters were re- conciled, and the Province of Chucurpu received into friendíhip: And fo coníli- tuting Teachers to iníl:ruél: them in Religion, and Governours to rule rhem accor- ding to Law; Garrifons,and Souldiers were fet over them, to conílrain and con- tinue tbem .in ~qeir O~dienc_e. Thence taking the right-band from the great Road, widí the fame good Formne and Conduét, ht; r~duced two orher Pro- vinces, la~ge and populous, the ene was called Aneara,, andrthe other Huayl!tu, in wbich, as in -the others, he left Teachers, ai:id Governou,rs, and Souldiers, to keep them in ~ we and Obedience. In the Province of Huaylltf! fome accufations were brought againíl: certain Perfons, .who fecrerly praél:ifed that abominable fin of Sodomy; which wickedpefs having not been as yet know.n arnongfl: the lndians. of the hilly Countries, though in the Plains it had· forne times been fecretly praél:i:. fed, gave fuch a general fcandal to ali thac beard of it, i:hat they deteíl:ed the So, ciety of the Huay/lM, and in comrnon Reproach and Derifion of that Nation would commonly fcoff at tbem, and fay ·, Aftaya HuayllM, which is as rnuch, as faugh, be gene HuayllM, thou íl:inkeíl:, and art loathfome; fuch deteíl:atioo had the Indianr o[ this fin, though it were aéted in fecret, and had already been feverely puniíhed by the·Jnca Capap Yupanqui; who having performed what w,e have rela- ted, and made fufficient provifion for fecuriry of his Conqueíl:s, which reach€d feventy Leagues in length North and South; and all the Plains in breadth to the foot of the fnowy Mouhtain, he thought it convenient after three years, 'fince the time he had departed from Cov:o, to return again to the City, wh~re his Brod1er Pachacutec received him with favour and kindñefs, -commanding the People to re· joyce for the fpa·ce of a whole Moon, (fer tbe Jndians make the account of their ' Months by Moons) aod to celebrare their fefüval with triumph,al [ports for che viél:ories obtained. l ' 'l D d :z,