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. CH A P. XXI..,.· 1 ' How having adored the Sun, they went- in Proce/Jion to his· Temple, and facrificed a Lamb t~ him. . ", - • 1 A LL things being well prepareéI, and difpofed on the Eve~ th,e, FeaLt being come , the Inca, accompanied with bis Brethren, ar¡d eve~y on~ raOked in bis place and ord.er, according to his O!;ality an9 Age, w'eni: in procelfiqn'by bre~ · of day into the Market-place of the City, wb1Ch they .c¡lll H1u1caypata, 1 wh~ré g;~ maining bare-foot, they Iook~d attentively toward the Ea1l in expeéi:ation qf t!;!e ~un's Rifing; yvhen fo fo?~ as they faw h~m. ~ppe<1r, th~y , al'~ immediately caíl:- mg rhemfel ves down o n cnerr b.reeches, (which is as muchas w1th us on our'fmees) adorc::d a11d worfhi.pp~ him, and o/ith opm :Armesrand Ha~ds ,lifr,~q up, pucting them pefore c~ir ~ouchs, chrew empcy K\ífes ll)to che Air~ and· fo worJhipped with profoundn~.verence, ackn<;>.'lj\' ledg,ing tpe S11Q' far cheir¡G9d, ílnd' théµ- natl,l- ral Father. , , ,.,: ';, 1 , 1 , . • \ Tbe Curaw, which were no~ of ilié Bloúd' Roya\, .. a~mbled in ~ ' fer,arate · CornpanY, in anqrner place i;:al~~d 1 Cuffe¡ata 1 ¡ ~bere rhey petfor;med ~he fam~ Cere- monies with th~ IpcM. ~Th<;n tli¡:! , ~mg railing .himfelf on l3is"Feet, 'whilíl: .che ?thers re1J1ained· fitti¡ig, .,~he tqok tw.o.great,91.P.s of_Gol~ ~11Ch they ca.Jt Aquifla, meo his Ha nd~, fille<l; w!th rhat Drm~, whii;h t? rherr chie.f'B'everage; and 'then in the . na.me aod: íl:ea:d;,of 9is I:atbe~· tne Sun, .Cheiog eO:e~mt1d the.fü.Q-borrí) he lif. ted up the Bowl, ' whicq he held in his ', Right-~and, and' invited the Inca, qeing himfdf, and all hl.s J~~~tion~rS?.5lJe :Feí,fi~~lj ~q, pledg~ hi~;W .that yquop;; foi: dus Cerei;nony ?f drmkm~ 01) J°'i!~ot)Jer, 1 11 th~ moíl fa~uf<ir míl:ance. é.a~ ~e gi~ ven of Fnendlhip and Gooq-wip. · 1 ; 1 • i , Having performed th~ Cer,~~.~ny. br Í~:vl.f 1 ~tión,. he' po~r~d t~brib.k ~1hich was in. hiS. Right-~amd Bowl inm a gp!den ~~': pedicanerd ·to ~~é~Sµq-; . f~©rrt W~ich the L1quour ran mto a fmooth Chane!, made of Srone, wl~1~h reaeheo froi;n the Market-place to the Temple, as if che Sun himfelf had drank 'it. • Then che Incá drank of the Bowl which he held in his Left-hand, pledging the Sun, giving to every Inca fome part theréof, in a fmall Cup of Gold, or Silver, which every one had ready to.receive it; fo tha~ by litd~ and little they had. drained the great Bowl; the L1quour of whKh bemg fanétified by the hand of die Sun, or che Inca, was eíl:eemed ofVirtue and Ble!Ii.ngs ro all thofe who communicated of it; and of which ali thofe of che Royal Family received. The CuracM drank of anorher Cup, though ~>f the fame fort of Liquour, prepared by che Wives of the Sun; which was not eíleemed fo holy and facred as that which was confecrared by the Inca himfelf. . This Ceremony being performed, which was but an Ant<';paíl: to what rhey had afterwards to drink, they proceeded all in their order to che Temple of the Sun; and being about two hundred paces from che <loor, chey ali (except t11e King) pulled off rhi.:ir Shoes, and walked to the Gate of the Temple. Then che Inca, and all his Kindred, enrred in, and performed, as legitimate Children, rheit' Obeifance and Adoration to che Image of the Sun; whilíl: che Cumas, a~ un- worrhy of fo great a Privilege, attended wichout in the great Court, which was before che Gare of che Temple. Then che Inca offered wirh his own hand thofe Veífels ofGold with which he had pet:fo~rned rhis Ceremony ; and che other Inw delivered theirs into che hands of the Pi:ieíls, who were Incas and pa1 icularly nominared and dedicated t0 the Sun; for it VI as not lawfull for any I11ca to officiate at chis holy Service, who was a Secular, or not ordained to this facred Funétion. When che Prieíl:s had thus received the Cbalices from che Inca.s, cbey went afterwards to the Gace, to F f 2 cake