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.

K.oyal Commentariu. :BooK Vl Such as hada great eüeern and veneración for 'that Fowl which°they call Ciffliur, fo as to fanfie the,Origin.al of theír .firíl: Pa1 1 entS' .t? be ide~cended . from ir, app~d in..faíhion of Angels, w1th the Wmgs of.tha.t Bird, which theY, fay are.lo lfil~e, tihat fome of. them being killed by the Spaniards, 'have tneafured fourteen or fifteén Foot from the ·point of one pinion to the oth_er. 1 1 _.., • • .1 . · Onn61ls appeared in antick Shapes, w~t~ horrid Vízards, ~nd Jh~fe were T1tnca_1; who ~ ro rnake themíelves ~he tnore ndiculo4s; entred ~uh GrJmaces, maki~ rriouths, and tumíng ·chemfelves into a -thoufa1:iéf fantafücal gefi:urésj like Foo1S; 1 ot Madmen ; carrying iñíl:ruments in rbeir han9s,1:lgrneable to the'if Püfiures, 'ÍiÍ'éh ás Flutes, and ill-tuned Cymbols, without Muíkk oí: Harmony, which ferv'ed tó make uP. their wild Mafquerade. · : ' J ,' ·~· ' ; ' ..'.'fhe Curacas, according to cheir qualities, car·l'iedi the EnfigfiS (jf rheir refpetHvé Countries; fome bore tlie Weapons which rhey u[ed in War, fuch as Bows and Arrows, others Launces, and Darts, and Slings, an'cl Pble-axes·téfbe rnanaged-wi.th one hand, and Halberts which they weilded with both; in cheir Colours and En~ figns che Aétions and Stoües of rheir Valour, which chey had aéted in che Service of che Sun, and Inca were painted and deíigned : in fhort, every Caraca carne be- habited in the beíl: manner rhat he was able, and atrended with bis beíl: Equipage,' every one endeavouring to outdoe bis Neighbour, or Companion, in fomethfug that was fine and extraordinary. · ' · Faíl'ing was. the general preparation' and lntroduétion to the Raymi, or Fefüval of the Sun, which was fo rigorous, rhat it continued for the ípace of three days; during which time .they ate nothing, bue ~ litde white Mayz unbaked, with a few herbs called Chucam, and drank nothing but water; no fire was kindled in the whole City, during this folemn faíl:, nor was it lawfoJI for any Man to accompa- ny with his Wife. The Faíl: being ended, upon the Eve or Vigil thereof the In-· cas, who were Priells, and appointed to offer the Sacrifice, were ernployed in pre- paring rhe Sheep, and Lambs, and Drinks, wbich th.e day following were to be óffered to rhe Sun; all which were provided according to the number ofthe pdo- ple which carne to tlie ·Feíl:ival, in regard, that nb't ónely the, Ckracar, ·and the~ , Deputies, but tM rnmrn~_n Peopl~, and their Servaryts, -were '"tó p¡i~mk~ of the Benefit and Bleilings of· thefe Sacnfices. · ' •.The Virgins, 'º' . Wives of t:he Sun, were er¡1pl0Y,ed on the Eve in kneading great quantities ofDbugh} ~nade· of Mayz, which they call Canco, which they faíllió- ned)nto round Cakes about the bigneís of our Apples. For ir is obfervable; tfütt tbe ImJians rtever eat their Mayz kneaded imo Bread, but at this Feafi, and at the other which they call Citua; nor do they eat rhis·Bread át their Meals, Hut onei-" ly. 'two or three ·lfldl:!lthfulls .at che beginning; fof chae which rhey ordinarili ttfé> for :B·read is Cara, which rhey eitber parch, or boU !'#ore they eat it'. . , 1. • . The Flower.oftbís.fort ofB'read whidt rk.fl11qa. ~~ chofe ofthe Roy<rl1Famyy .d1d eat, was grmded, and kneaded by che felecl: Vrrgms, ~:vho were; Wives of'rrfe Sun,., and who 'likewi(e dreífed ali tl)e.other Diíhes 1 \vhich were 1 ptó ided for tnÍs Fefüval; fu that the 1 '5un.tarher foenied to enterta-íitliisFam~y;' ~~h his Chi!:. dnm w beíl:ow a- "f 1:eat 0r Banquer upem hitn: ·But 1 ~s r9:the eortm1on fort,. great nurnb'ers -of 0ther Women weyeífet at work t e>; make·Btead / ancf' d\.:éfs ' Vi~füa'ls . for tfa:m; io m'akmg tliis comrnof1 1 lfüea8 gre~t' qiiré' was taRen to h'íl-&e it' 1 '8f rh~3b€(t FloweJJ, a:nd (uch as was pure, ~and widfotít , rrlíxcure~ 1 ].j ióg elleemeéf fam~d, and· fucl!i as,was not to be eaten,- but onelyi at rhis'Fefüvál, v7hich ivas the principal of all their FeaílsY · ~ , · ~ - G' • • • 1 , • . , .( ••• • , 1 .. t ... > !iJ°.!. '..' l .OLG ~. 1 -- \ ..; 1 ¡ 0 Á~-?!! ~ ~ í. ._·. h "')" •Llf. b,1 . ...,.:i' t ¡ ~ i 1." r; .i' '\ •. ~ L. f ¡! !1 k'u"'\ ·1 ,- C ·Ii A ·P.. ? 1 ~ J.