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.

· .Royal ·C ommenta~ie1. in che Fami1ies of their Parents and near Relations; who boafted and rejoiced much in the profidency of the~ ~ns, challenging c~ i:hem(elves a ~are in their commendations; for they havmg míl:ruél:ed chem mmama! Exemfes, how to manage cheir Arms, and ínake tneir ~h<?e5, an~ educ;:ated them with hard~ip re- moce from effeminacy and fofmefs, d1d 1uftly tnumph and clory, that havmg per- formed cheir duty towards their Sons, in their Childhood, fiad now accomplifhed them with Abilitie5 to fe;ve their Councrey either in War or Peace. . • · e HA P. XXIX. How Chuquim~pcu, a Lord ,of four Vallies, yielded him- fe~ . B U T to retum again now to che Reign and Conquefis of che Inca PachacHtec, we are to underftand, that che General Capac Tupanqui having fubdued and -conquered che gre~t Cur11ca Chincha, fent to the King his Brother for a new Anny, whereby he might be enabled to overcome chofe Vallies, or Plain Countries wpich prefented themfelves before him. The Inca wich ali readinefs fupplied him with . new Forces, comrnanded by good Officers, providing them with ali forts of Vic¡ tuals and Ammunicion, agreeable to the greatnefs' of.che Enterprife. The new Army being come, with which alfo the Prince Tupanqui returned, being very de- firous to exercife and fignalize himfelf in che War; che General of Chincha boldly .prcrceeded out of his Qgarters, and poíled hirnfelf in che pleafant VaUey of Runa- huanac; which is as muchas the People's Terrour, becaufe in che River which runs tbrough that Valley many peop1e had been drowned, who fuppofing che Wa- · ter to be as íhallow in che Winter as in che Summer, rather than go a League a- bout by way of the Bridge, have fooliíhly advemured to wade' over ic ; but che Chan~l being deep, and che Current rapid, have moft inifetably periíhed · in the Waters. But che Spanijh Hiftorians give chis Valley, and che River, the name of LunaJ!.uana, by corruption of three Leners of this Word; onéWricer fays, that che Word Guano fignifies rnudd , or dung, becaufe it affords good Sullage, and great ímprovernent for their aralte Lands; but chis Letter G. ought to be H. fo that che true word is Ruano, for che Peruvian Tongue doth noc admic of che Lectei G. which word Ruano fignifies dreadfull; by chis particular, and many other in-' fiances that we could give, it is very apparent how little che Spaniards underfiood that Languag~; and what grofs miíl:akes alfo the Mongrels, or chofe that are mixed of Spanifh and Indian Bloud, did like'Yife make; for they taking the accent' . in pare from their Fathers, both iri fpeaking and wricing are ofcen guilcy of firange corruptions; which when I have obferved , 1 have endeavoured to correél: a- mongíl: them, but to litt!e purpofe, confidering how prevalent converfation is, and the communication of a pe0ple to whom they are fubdued, and becorne Vaf. fals. ·· In d10fe days chis Plain of R'unahuanac was gre,tly peopled, as alfo another Low- Counrrey lying to the Northward of it called Huarcre, which concained tbirty thoufand Inhabicants; in like rnanner alfo Chincha was inhabited, and ocher Q>un- tries füuated North and Souch of it ; but now chere are not cwo thoufand Inhabi· rams repuced to~e there in ali, and fome lie wholly defolate, unlefs they be fome few Spaniards wRo have.taken up their dwellings in chofe P.arts." _ Having already relared the Conqueij of- Tuneas, we are now· to cake notice, that the Plain of Runahuanac wirh rhree orhers'tO che Norchward of it called Huarca, Malla, Chillca, were al! in fubjeél:ion to a great Lord called Chuquimancu, who ha- ving feveral of thefe Provinces under his Jurifdiétion prefumed to give himfelf che "f irle of King, and by reafon of his Power claimed an Authoricy and Dominion o ver