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. with doing good ; for that was the profeílion of the 1 ncM, and "as theír method ro overcome by Mildneís and Beneficence, rather than by Tyranny and Oppreílion; rhe Women and Children which they found in the Mountains and Caves, afrer they h~d fed them, and treated tbern v{i ith réfpeét, :and gent!e terms, they fent away, that fo they might relate rhe courtefies they had received, and perfüade rheir Fathers and Husbands not to perfül: longer in their Oppofition and Rebellion againíl: the invincible Family of the Sun. Thefe and füch like Iníl:ances of kindnefs being frequently repeated during the whole courfe of the War, began to operare on the rude and fierce difpofition of this People, whofe hard and obdurate temper being a litt!e foftened, it was obvi- ous and plain to them, thar it could be no unhappy condition to fall into the hands of füch, who being incited by a thoufand provocations to deílroy them, did nó~ onely. feek ways to preferve and keep tbem from utter r.uine, bue hort 1 . alfo.to bdl'ow belilefits, and even alfó againít cheir own Wi!L to iliew them meucy,. Tliey (Oníider.ed alfo that the power of the Inca dicl dai1y ia<!rei!afd,. as theirs ·didi _dinili• niíh, aiíd tbac Famine álld the Swor<d we1:e' e,v1ls inevitable. Wherefor-e·oolilful:.. ting w,ith their ,Curaw upon thefe dinicult.~ces~ )they coM:haded and .agueed ro re• ceivé libe conditions offered them ,by the l~c-a., rather than.perif]i out of an 0bfii- 11ate and perverfe humour. Upoh this refolution they· difpa11th~d their Arribaffa:. dours-N the Inta 1 confeffing the Faults and Errours the,y weré guilty of, in· fo loi;ig oppoíin$ artd trying the Patience of the JncM, V>'.hofe Genérofüy could not be pa# r~lldlea by any ofhumane Race; and therefore coñfelfing them to. be of the lucid family of the Sun, they witb all humility begged to be reaeived into the num- ber·of their Vaífals; and thali both·the Prince, and the General his Uncle,. would be pleáfed to intercede with the Majefty of the Imperial lnC'i: 1.in their bebalf, ~hat fo ne would condefcend and vouchfafe to own and receiv~ t bem for bis Subjeéts. Scarce were thefe Ambaífadours come into the prefenc:e of the Inca, befare the (:r:eracn Caf{awarca, and his Nobles refolved to go themfelves, and perfonally de- man9 Pardon for their Offences; and accordingly appearing before the General, ~hey profüated themfelves afcer the moíl: humble fafhion oftheir Countrey, re- peating in fubítance the fame words which their Ambaffitdours had utcered. The Inca Capac·Yupanqui grlatiouíly accepted this Addrefs, encouraging them with great aífurances of tbe Incds Pardon and Favour; and that he would be as kind and ten- der of them, as he was of his other Subieéts; and for the oppoGtion they had al- ready made, and the aéts ofHofülity oommitte<l during the time ofWar, they íhould never more be callecl to remembrance, provided tliat they continued obe- dient, ~nd by their Services and Duty performed and endeavoured to deferve thofe benefits which the Sun had encharged unto· his Children to communicate unto fuch who willingly and without compulíic;m ~ielded themfelves and their people fainhfull and loyal Subjeéts to the Inca, which beíng faid, the Curaca and his followers bowed ·themfelves, anq worÜ1ipped, faying, that their Generofity and Heroick Aétions ·defervedly entitled them to an univerfal Dominion over all others, and gave a clear evidence of their undoubced DeCcent from the Sun, and Extt:a&ion from fomething elfe than humane Race. After wlilich they were dif. miffed, and retUrned to tlieir own Habitations. Ee CH A P.