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.

Jl.oyal Commentarie.r. BooK VI. CH A P. XXXl Of the 4.nfwer demanded o{Cuyfmancu to,thefe Summqrz,s ~ and of what f apitulations were made with hi"~~ T HE late fucceífes of che Inca in the neighbouring Countries, h9d fufficieht~ ly allarmed thiS greac Prince Cuyfm11.ncu? and warned ~im to pr?vide fóf~ War, and for his own def~nce; wher~fore havmg gachernd hIS Army, m ~ref~~~ of che Captains and.Sould1ers he rece1ved che Summons of th€ Inca; for anfiv~ whereunto he replied; That neither he nor his people íl:ood in need of qcher Prince or Ruler befides himfelf, that che Laws and Cuíl:oms which they obfer\r~.cl were defcended ánd derived t@ chem from their Fore--fathe~s, which they fouridfo goo.d and laudable; that they. could not r~fo1ve to forfake chem to embrace M~ii~ i;:iers anda Religion wh0lly¡íl:r..ange and foreign to them; that amongíl: orher Go.ds they adored che Pachacamac, who was che M4ker aqd Suíl:ainer of the Unive~íe, and for that reafon muíl: be gre~ter than che Sun; t~at they had builc a 'Te_!l}Ql~ wherein they facrificed unto h1m of che beíl: of tbeir Subíl:anc~, and offerea fue Bloud of cheir Men, W o¡:nen and Children to him, eíl:eem.ing nothing too ·~.ea¡ whereb:y they rnight teíl:ifie the greac I:leverenre and Venerar1on th~y had fo~ li!W, which was fo profound and dreadfull, that they durfi noc behold h1s Image m t~ Face, bue approached to him at bis hinder pares, <is alfo did che Prieíl:s, who: durft nor: fo muen as lift up.ibieir E yes to behold him ;' thac they had another God,.'CaI- led Rimac, whom alfo they adored, who w.as more familiar, wich chem, and dit: cour[ed and t~lkéd wich cheni;' and gave chem Counfel in their moft difficulc Af- fairs; that they woríhipped alfo a fox for bis Crafc and Subcilty_, and che Mama- cocha, or Mother-Sea, becaufe it provided tl:iem wich Fiíh for cheir nóuriíhmenc; all \vhich were a füffidenc number ofGods for their proceétion ancl ufe; ·bue as"td the Sun, they nev:er had heard any grl':..at report of him for aGod, or that iny hao heard him' [peak like Rim*; , nor haa they need of much more heat.than what was rn¡.tural to rhe Climate of their Countrey, and therefore rhey defired che Inca to gr¡mt clíem Libe~cy ofConfcienc;e, ,and Fre€dom in cheir way ofWoríhip, for that they did noc find any great ncied they bad eirher of che Inca's Governmenr, or his Religion. The Incas were fo well farisfied to underíl:and rhat che Yuncas .conceived much Devotion far che Pachacamac, whom they inwa1dly and rnentally adored in their Hearts, tbat chey propofed to reduce them withouc War, and overcome them wirh perfoafions, reafonings and gentle prornife~ and allurements, referving che force ofArms and cornpulfion for che laíl: and ultimare Re~dy. With chis lntention che Incas proceeded into che Valley of Pachacamac, where they were encoumred by che King Cuyfmancu with a íl:rong Band ofMen, refolved to defend rheir Councrey: Whereupon che General Yupanqui difpatched a Mef- fenger co them, advifing them not to engage in Batee], unrill foch time as chey 11ad paffed -a Conference cogether , rouching rhe Honour and Worfhip of their Gods: For that befides che Sun, whom they adored, they rhought fit to acc¡uaint them, rhat they conceived a great Devotion for the Pachacamac, ro whorn tnough they 1 had ereéted no ~emples, nor offered Sacrifices, beeaufe he was invifible, and ii:cof'.lpreh~nfible, and above t~eir Conceptions, yet chey inwardly woríhip- ped h1m m their Hearts, and (Once1ved fo great an Awe and Reverence for him th'ª'~· chey duríl:.not ~ake his Name ig :ya4;1;· ~r 1 pronounce it with cheir Mouth;, withouc profound and humble Ador~~on; wherefore fince they worfhipped che fame God, and were of rhe fame Rehg1on, there was no ground or foundation of QQ.arrel; bue Reafon racher perfuaded, chac chey fhould live in Friendfhip and Amiry ·together. Moreover the Incao, be(ides chis Devotion which 1hey paid to Pachacamác, wh'6lm they held to be che Maker and Suíl:ainer of che Univerfe; ' they