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.

Bo'oK VI. Royal Commentaries. over otbers, wbo wete 'nOt ·really, and duly bis Subjeéts. ·This King ( (or. [o we may term him:) hearing that the lnc.as, marcheó againíl: hirn,. .,j©íned what fu;:ces he .was al;>le to make, and boldly att empt ed to meet, and: giye ·a· ftop to the Ene- my, at the pafs of the River; where after feveral Skirmifh~s, wherein many•were flaln on each íide, the Inca at length paífed the River. by:)1~lp of fome .6at bóco: rI}~d _Boats, and Floats, which he had made for th~t purp<;>fe. l Nor did the i:ffncM ma~e all the reíiíl:ence t,hey were able, ··in regard their King, Chr,q11ima,nci. dedared lii§ Delign of retreating to the Valley of Hua'r:c~~ wh ich, 1 a$ . he falíly fuppofed; »'<!SJ ~~e. qiofi advamageous Pp/l~ .but being 1Jll'ls~ilf1 :1.ll · iO'tfae.ArtjofWar, Ji.e 'was aeceived .in his Jl).eafures, as will hereafcer appear; . fo r díe Im;as having well en- ca¡nped their Army. made thei;r b.enefit qf _rfüs. i)l Counfel ~.'.And in lefs: iban a: 1JlP.11~hs till}e gained all che delightfull and pl~fant Valley.of f!uq'jcu. · The Inca, for fecurity of his An:ear, and for Convoy to his Proviíions, .hayiog left a fufficient force in R1mahuanac, marched forward into Huarcu, where a cruel and bloudy War began, for Chuquimancu having gathered all his Forces into a Body, to the number of t'wenty thoufana Men, pretended with good Conduét · aha~Strategems ofWar to defend fiis people; añd gain the repmation of a renow- ned Caprain. On che other fide the Inca& ufed all their Arts to fubdue them with the leaíl: effufion of Bloud that was poflible; thoQgh in this War eight momhs time paífed, with many ,bloqdy Skirmifh~ n<?t to be avoided, during which time ·the Inca. relieved their Armies vvith three, -rome fay four exchanges of tbeir forces, and tbat the Enemy· might defpair of wearying them out, and confrrain them at length to remove their Camp; they gave them fure eviden<0es,of their· ref9lucion to continue in that íl:ation untill their furrender; for as 4 'token that they lived at eafe, with all che oonveniences <!>Í the City, they called the Quarter of the Inca Couo; and to the pares about it, where tbe Army was lodged they gave the name of tbe principal íl:reets.. Pedro de Ciefa fays, that this War cominued above four years, and chac che Inca in thac time founded a new Cicy, which he called by the ~all}e of Couq; bqt chis R,eh¡.tiori , he pret~n'ds to have received frotn th& Pm a.; tbemfeb1res, who out nf vain;glory might 19e apt to 'magnifie the greatnefs of their Aét¡ons: But the t.ruth is, di¡e four ·years ~ere 110 other than a: relieving of die 'Army four times, .and rhe Foundation pf a ,Ci,t;Y, _}Vas no oth~ . than the den.omiña- ícion of Co<;.eo giv~n to the Camp. · , ,, " : : .) ·· · ·, · · ' ,By chis time¡the Tuneas began to be foQijble of l{unger and Farriine, ·which is ih€ moíl: crud Enemy, and ~hat which abq,t€~ and .bring s l<'lw the heac and refolu- · t~on. ?f ch~ moíl: prouq and '!haug~ty Spil"its , ;~ bq~ fom~ ·ti.me\ before ~h~t excre~e :I;;'amme d1ílreífed the m, ~h~ ~a t1yes of Rt/H,qhua,n~~ ha d ¡níl: antly pe~~uoned., theu: EJng Chur¡,uimancu ~o fubmiti.to the Incas,. before _it yvas top' ·late, ·1and before tbeir @bfünacythad ~xafpe rated the·m ind of the Jncas·-to' give a.wa~ 1their Houfes; Lands and Inheriranc~s to tb~iri N~¡ghb@urs of Cbinc~á, · w ho .w er~ .~he~ .mor.tal Ene~ies i 'Fhe peop~eJ~<;!1(ig ªp,prehem¡ve ,ef thefe 111atters> ¡md findJng ~he1r Kmg·obíl:mate ii;i his refifrenc;e,; privately . wirfi.-~~ew, and fkd from the Cal,'Ilp,. :givjng privare in- :c,elligence tq the ~.nea of th~ gondicion ¡md want in the Ene~ies Arrny. . . ,.._.chuquimt¡na~ gvowing n<<iw; ,fenGble ofNs W~aknefs and Diíl:rt!S, anp fearing to ptr.!vh9µy, abqnQlí>t:ied ,by· hj~p~qple, ¡md at :l~ngth t~ fa!l withogr any.conditj,ons Jflf<i>. ~q~ ha~nd§ > OÍ tbe/nfl![.,- ~~41) t~ fi1ew•.h1mfelf tl)Clinable t-O h.earken to proz pofals ofPeac€;; -whereup0n-~1Jmg a <::o,unq1V·they re.folved·.to go mPerfon, and .wirhout·Mediation of Amba~dours, to hqrnble ,themfelves befote the Incas_; and ~cc.ordingly . they proceeded t.Q ~he ~oya1 Qgar~ers, where caíling themfelves on 1 ~!)eir knee_s, they begged,M<;rcy_and P,ardon ·f or their Offenc~s, declaring cheir rea- .i!ipefs to ackno~vledgefthem(elves V. aJfals, ~o tt1e. !Jifa, fin<;e it was che pleafure and -~eterm¡nation o[ the Sun hi$ ;;Fªcher. 1 to ,make-him fµpreme Lord and Soyereign of -the Uni~rfe_. . 1 • 1 "·rií .. :_. · · _ ·, . :ihe Incas, bqt,b Uqcle aQdiNéphew; <;ourtéouíly re<;eived them, according to .their uíu;¡\ Grace a~d Favoµr, . (!íf\!]ring, them bf wrdpn, a11d,having veíl:ep chem .w~~ fuch .~an~ef;lts· as tx.iere Lac~qíl:oII,lar~'.S-1 0ifp¡it€hed the111.with rnntentment, and Jicence to , return~unto -their ,own homes. · , ; ·· . .. - ~The,Na~ives · p.f tbefe fou i; i)rovinces,_.,,fik~ Jthof€ of chinuha; make grear boafi· mgs of tbe wond~rfull Prowefs.aud Valour, of.tneir Anc~~9,1;u'~, whom tbe Incas were not able to fubdue in lef~ than four years War; beíicles many oth~r Sto- ries of rheir mighty Deeds, which we omit, beéaufe they are not percinent to our Hi~ory. Hh Howfo•