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.

R.qyal Cow,fn~ntarieA - / ' Coum~ey, chi~ting out th-~ · So~gs--whi~h ~hey h~d~c;;p;fed-·in- hon;ur a~~ praife of the mighty and excellent Aél:ions performed by the General Capac Yupan- 'JUi, and his Nephew the Prince, by whofe happy beginnings bis Father concei- ved .entire fatisfaction and hopes;· that he woufoi one day anfWer the deftres and expeél:atio'ns of his Subje&. '' After the Citizen~the Souldiers followed in their ranks and o~·ders, according to their Companies and Divifions ; finging alfo rhe Songs which .they had cor.npo[ed in praife of th~ Heroick Aél:ions of their Inpt.U, making their Valour; and Conduét, and Excelleacies, the·fübje6l: of füeilii Son- · nets, adjoining rhereunto Panegyricks in commendation of their Piety, ·Charity, Liberality and Magnificence rowards their Captains and Souldiéts, filling up the burthen oftheit Songs with the Names of the Uncle and Nephew, adding Titles ~ unto thern, and Dignities which their Vertues and brave Actions had acquired. · After the Souldiers followed ihe :(nct.U of the Bloud,. ali armed with the: fame fort ofWeªpóris, 'as. w.<}fÍ rbofe wlio l'Úd re.rnajn~d ¡¡,fJforne·, ·á~ ~liofe . wlio .h?d beeh :it tb'e Wan · dl~M:gg eqrially,· ~o í1l'ar~ in tneJBQoty.and ~gnóür:; the ,M:ei ;irs.of thofe who had.prefided ove_r tb~·Civil ' Goverrim~nt at hom_ · e~ ' llei'ng no -l~fs ertee- . tnéd thah the ha:clras.and la.899rs;Hr rhofe. W,l\ó. ~sventur~d <Wro,ad. '.'-~/.. .·. Am.idlhhe InciM was che General and h1s N~pMew fúrroimd'ea, ·and after them ,e~~~ the Inca p achacu,tec '. ~oün~etf o~ bis ,q~,v QÍ Go1~,hi~~hich orqei· :rhey ; proceeded to the facred L1m1ts and Verge of th~ ·.Temple, ~~er~ the lnct.U ahgmc- ing, took off their Shoes, arnl all; excepting rlaer Inca, wlid 1 wái Emperour, .waI-. k~d barewbt to rhe Gate of the Temple; ac ',V\'.p,ich place 'a!~o, nhe,Inca líhnf.e~f w1th bare feer, attended onely by lncao, entred· ll\ and w'or!'foi:iped; and bav~ng given thanks for che Viétories obtained, they a:ll'returned to ,the '1)11.blick Market" place, where chey celebrated the Fefüval, with Songs and D~nces, with Eatfüg and Drinking, which was their beíl: entertainment on thofe days of merrirnent. In their Dancings they obferved this order to,avoid confufioh. That every Nati- Ón accordi,ng to their Seniori'ty. and Place ~ook th.~ir turns in-Dancing after the ·J 'mode and faíhion of rheir Councr~y, whilíl: tQ&ir Servants beat the Drums? and órher Iníl:ruments, io.ining in, ~he Chorm at che end of _every period. Tho(e who bad performed their Dances drank oae to anotner, and then a.rofe and.danced· again, in fu~h m~nner, as this pafüme interchangeably Có~tinue~ fo_r the. whole : day. ,And m th1s manner was the Ceremony and folemmry of -cherr Tnurnphs obferved; for the fpace of a whole month; which we have her~· defcribed .more particularly on ·bccafion of the Viétories which Capac Tupanqiífqad obtaihed.; b·e· in~ then folemnize<l with che moft order and magruficence. .. . ... · 1i L ' ·. :J \ '} .•.1 , .. ' l d. Ee 2 . ' 1 ' ~' ... ~ J 1 ) 1· ,.. 1• . .! 1[ :1 \ ~ i! : i l. • ; f CHAP.