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 Commentaries. ) ) ·¡; 11 . ·' ' ' I r ... •• i• ! 1: ' !r; ~ ' ~' ,. ,·.i - C H A P. . XI V; , ·'.'. '.'. . 'r' ; L' •• )¡.._ f .r;-: . . . Of the go~d Curaca Huamachucu ; and in ~hat manne11 he Wa5 reduced. 1 ., ? 11 . : · l í ir ¡·o' T HE Inca proceeding iorward, after his Conqueíl: arrived ·at the Confines of that Province, which was called Huamachucu, where lived a certain greac J..ord of the fam~.N~me, eft~emed for.a p~- fol! of_p_rofounci judgmen~ __ fillci . . ll.rn. - dence; to him cherefore he di[patch_ed·his uíuál Sümmons, offering terms of Peace and Friendíhip, provided tpac h€ would receive fuch Laws, Cuíl:oms and Religi- on, as íhould advance and improve his Coumrey to a more happy and bleífed cQn- dition: For che Na~on which he governed was a barbarous and cruel people, abominable in cheir rnanners and facrifices s Worfhipping Stocks and Scones, efpe- cially fuch as had brightnefs and luíl:re wich chem: t!Je Ja[par wa_s eíl:eemed a God, and all che pebl€s near banks 0f Rivers, which had any variecy of colours, were eíl:eemed to have fomeching of Divinicy in them , and cheretóre chey care- fully ga.chered them, laid chem up in their_Hou[es, and Worfhipped them. Their Sacrifices were ofHurnane bloud, living in che Fields and Moumains, ·under fheds, like bmte beaíl:s, wichout rule or order. Ali chis falvage rn:mner of living, che good Huamachucu endeavoured to reform; but che fear he conceived of thiswild people fuppreífed rhe defües he had long entert:üned, untill he was enéoufaged by the rneífage fent him from the Inca: And chen being, ready to put che concepü- ons he had fonnerly figured to hir.n[elf of a Moral and Rational life into praél:ice, did with a deep fenfe of joy entertain the Meífepgers of the Inca, relling cbem how plea[ed he was, that che Dominion and Errípire of cheir Maíl:er was·exten- ded to the Confines of his Province : For having heard fuch an admirable rep.ort and defcription of their Laws and Religion, he had long defired che Govern- ment of thé lnM, and to be enrolled in the number of his Vaffals ; but in regard he lived amidíl: a barbarous people, and furrounded with Neighbours, who were Enemies to the Inca and his Empire, he durft not advemure to fhew his aflecl:ion thereunto, or own the honour and obedience he [ecretly enterta-ined towards the Perfon and Laws of .tfie Inca: And that therefore fince he had now-means arid ' opporcunity to make his inclinations known, he befeeched che Inca gratiouíly to receive chere late demoníl:rations of bis duty, wich the fame favour and compar-· fion as he had done to other'!ndians, who lived under_the happy influence .of his beneficence and direétion. · , The Prince Yupanqui, and the General his Uncle, being invited by thefe ex-- preílions of Huamachucu, marched into his Countrey; at the entrance into whith; the Curaca mee them, with fuch Prefencs as his Countrey afforded, offering them his People and Eílace to ferve them ; .. and putting himfelf inro an humble po-~ Hure before them, woríhipped chém with fuch devotion, as was due to the Chil~ dren and Off-fpring of the Sun. Tlie General received him wich 'his accuíl:o- rnary favour and clemency, recurning him rhank-s for his affeétion .and good-will ~ and the Prince beíl:owed feveral Garments on him and his relations, and his com- panions with him, of fuch fort and finenefs, as were worn by himfelf and his Fa- ther ; aífuring him of the great eíl:eem which rhe Inca had for hís Perfon, in conGderation of che fervice he had done hirn by that volunt:try and free furren- der; the which was made good by the Inca Pachacutec, who conceiving a parti- cular kindnefs and affeétion for this Huamachucu and bis Family, enobled chem af- terwards wich Titles of Honour and Dignicy. . The Ceremonies and Rejoicings at this Reception being paíl:, the great Curaca HuamachHcu deGred the General, chat he would be plea[ed to modelize and reform with ali expedition the corrupt and falvage manners of his Scace, ,and tobefi:ow upon them ocher Cuíl:oms and Religion in place of thofe befüal and rid¡culous , · praéhces