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.

:rn6 R:oyal Co~mentaries; . . The Inca; all this while remained on the defen five p art, refolving to firaicen the Enemy by Famine, and force rhem to a fur~ end.er by o~her inconvenienCies of War ; and when ·they fo~nd any of the .Wornen,. or Cht!dnm, belonging to rhe Enerny wandring in the F1elds and Countrey.; whICh by ·reafon of weakneíS or ficknefs were not a ble to keep .rnrnpany wi~li 1 their friends ánd relations f th~ Incas took 'eare' of them~ nouri01ed and careífed 1 them, fed them and cloathed rhem ; giving them aífmances, that their defign w~s. no other: .than to bet.ter.their condirion by good and re:i.fonable Laws and Cull!prns,_ and not to tyranntZe over . their Perfon~ or Liberties : And then afterwards they.gave .alld permitted thein fi·ee and fafe pé(ífage into the quarters of the Enemy 1 and herein they aéted with a kind of Military fübtilty .and p0lic.y, knowin$. tllair rhe nu.mbers of ufelefs people were cumberfome roan Army, and ferved to mcrea[e rheu tr(;)ubles and neceffi- ties ; and that che cri.es of Wives and .Children f dr bread and fuftenance would ferve to affeét che miods of che Husbands and Parents, and fooner move chem out o( tendernefs anci compafiion to ~hem unto a fürrender' than bow their fier.ce and íl:ubborn [pirits with fear, or dre_ad of any mifery, or death which rhe Enemy could infliét. · , · · This kindnefs towards the'Wornen and Chiidren was well taken by che Ene- my bue yet did not fo fa~ affeét them, as to fofren their fpirits, but rather feerned to 'enflame and barden thern with greater obíl:inacy and refolution: llntj.11 per- . fiíl:ing in chis rnanner for che [pace of five or fix Months, when Famine and Sick- nefs began to rage amongíl: them ; they then caíl:ing a compafiionaté eye on cheír Wives and Fa~nilies? entert~ined t~o[e choughts for their fakes of a forrender, to which otherw1fe ne1ther fair prom1[es could have allured them, nor Sword, nor Famine, nor Death it felf could have affrighted them. But now being mollified and worked into a more gemle temper, by common confent of the Caprains and Souldiers of che refpeétive Forts, they difpatched Ambaífadours to che Jnc1U with iníl:rnétions to ask pardon for che rebellion and offences committed, -and e~ offer chemfelves for che, future to becorne Vaífals, and obediem to rhe Empire of the Inca. The Jnc1U received this fubmiflion wich their accuíl:orned clemency and gemle.. nefs, treating t-hem with the kindeíl: words rhey were able ro exprefs, exhorting rhem ro retum to their people and families; for that by being onely Joya! and faithfüll Subjeét~ ro tbe I nca, they would m~r~t his favour, and cau[e him to for- get rheir Rebelhon, and pafs an Aét of Obhv1on for all that was paíl:. The Ambaífadours highly fatisfied with chis Gratious Anfwer returned to their people; \Yho being over-joyed ""'. ith this happy negotiarion ,' received the good news \Vitb hearts now revived, having been Iately dead, an.d benumbed with fe~r and deft1air : And_ in compliance wit~1 the Commands of the Incas, they immed1ately repaired to1tlaeir homes and dwellrngs, where care was raken of rhem and prcvilions made for rhe firíl: year wherewirh to feed and foíl:ain them. and in regard, tbat during ~l!e rime. ofWar, there had neither been fowing nor 'plan- ting , fo chat ali prov1hons fatkd, there was occafiqn to make u[e of that double proportion of Viétuals, which Capac Yupanqui had providem]y appoimed at the be. ginning .º~che yvar: Be~des which, füch Officers were ordained as wére required ' for admrn1füat1on of Jufüce amongíl: rhem, and to óverfee che Revenue and in- firuét them in matters of their Idolarrous Religion and \iVoríl1ip. ' ·) \" .. CH A P: