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.
Boof\ VI. Royal C ommentarier. they had a fart~er H~iwqr to the facre~ Orad~ cl' Rimac, which the Yunca1- al0 ~dp.red; and chp-efqre fmce ihe !ne~ ~ondelC~nded fo .far to t~em, as to worlhip therr Ido! of R1mac, they ought alfo to corr~fp-º.nél. w1~h the like Brocherly kipd- Q~(.S, é\nd comply w4ch them in the r~ligi9us Worfhip of tbé Sun, who'w'as é\ vi- fl~ God, é\qd whq{e ~~ty ~nd Splendoqr deferved Veneraüon, anq whofe Be- n.c;ffts be~owed o.p ~an~ 1 1d, q~d m,~r~t i:he ~atefiíll ackf\owle9g'n;ient of a11 Crea- ~Ufe~, bel[.l~ mud1 wore to pe preferr~d before the b~ity of a Fo1{, or·other 10\.j' and inf~ri4\cai;ié Anirnajs of $ea apd t?~d, 'tp '~h~ch they vaid Divine Honours. Wberetp1e' ~ó,w by w~y of fri~riary A/\0111rno9~.t1on 1 th_ey p~opof~d to cpem có ackho,wleCls._e t1;1e. !11ca h1s ~iyther for. trel( toJc;i af!_q So.vereign, aqcl to o,bey hiqi as ª trµ~ bor? 9~1\l ot tb.~ oun,_b€i.Qg ~~e.f311]~9. für fue~, a~~ a God upon E<mli, tb.~ wfuch h~ s;.Y:}denced anq pr-ovt,d by, .pis @Pí\rniJi\ Jutí1ce ~ífpe¡feg ro all by bis Glv~~ncy foµ \~~eri, by, his Gefltlent-fs, aµ,~~ \:,>~ lín~ J;:x~e,~len~!~ of his Laws an~ (i"oyernIBe0;t, 'f'l;ü~q ~er~ fq ~fte an~ ben~fü;iaJ, ~s ren,ªr~~ hi,rJ.1 ~11liabJe, and deílr~p - lSy -l~~Y :N µops, . v,yh~ ~.lW;\l; ch~ R<;If>r~ of G~~ Yermes, aqa rcµ·e qu?lifica: ~t<;>~s of bis rYfaj~~~~ -h~'-;e \'.ºJQ}ltar~l}.7¡ ~e6rea ~o ~e adiru,c~e~, ~~~ ca¡ne from re~ W~te Coµq~ries to¡ lill tlie~,fdyesl 1g ~q~ !\<;>U pf Pf3 §~h1~fü;_ i¡v~erefor~ fince the . ~°'!,c'ti ll<i,ch ~ee~ ple~fi:a W f~a,:e fh.e\11 tll~fe p~~~ and ~oqie ªíl~ 9ffer thern in their OW~ ~Ol:lptrey, [9. ffiU,C,~ fehf~% t~er~ yvas l]O_r~f0!1 ~~e~ fi1,9ajgn~g~e~1 or refufe fo, pre1~0.\1$ ~ Bl.eO:mg,_ pe~au~e lf was Tr~. ~! : Wh~~~{ore theY, entrtateq cbem. ag~~!l W C-9-\1ltder, \Vlt~O~~ m1uq1s~ Oj p,affi0~_, o( th~f~ 9ffeí~ a~c'f not COn(ham tJ:l.e ~"'ª tq i~9f~tptt º\:: the'11- DY; r~ 1 d~. !P~Jorc19l~ 1 t.~n;i.s? wh1ch he de~red geotly ~Q 'i\lfi\1,1 \°itq them V.:i,t~ the ffi~.'f ~~~t Ptrf ~afi9_ns irna~lf¡l<\~le,, and net_ ~Je forced to O<l¡V,e i;ecou~fe unto rus, Aí:ms, ag:imíl- :wi.'1ch r¡p hnmane power was opable to iñak~ r~~íl:en~e: m . , ,,..,11_ ~\~?". ' •..,". ,,- 1 . . 1 ' n ' T~e I~ing 0 !4m¡im¡.u a~d ~is Sµbj_~ lent a favournble f:ar to all the(e pjf- coqrtes, a.n~ havi~ o~ta~ned ~ "'.fr~~~ foi¡ fo~~ days, a~ ·leng~h qy r~e Indufuy; <\!'\d P*d~l\~~ o.f t~~ Inw, a ~~ac~ W\l? CO\Klu~~g 9n thef~ following Con.dit~9~: 'I:'~t the Tuneas íl;l,~nl~ '3H01:~ ~g~ ~up ?Hd ~pe li¡~a~ ; ~~a~ they, fh.oulg build ~ ~ t¡.ttil'le ap,art to 1?1f~"fa,rpa,r;, w~~ri,; t\'i~Y rn1g~t (acr,1qcf, and rnake h1m any Offe~ ' r\~ tb~i P,l~~(e~ -pr9y1d,~d th~y were not of t~~ ~\o~d of Mankind; it béing a~iM iht..'~avv, and light of Na.ture,. fo¡; O(\~ Man to rnurther ano.cher' or kill hifu, Wf t!_~Crifice to 1 his ~o.d: ~lné~ef9re ~hat c~~orne WaS w~6Hy to be abo- li.ílie~. 'f~at al~ tb(f! Idols ~~~h.~ Te~-r:ipJe: of. eapl¡ar;4m~ íhoulq be ejeéted thence, it-bemg ne1ther reafonable, nor decent to entenain mean and pecty Deities in the l'~wple of ~M~ ~r~t'Go.d 7 • w~o is ~h~ M~ker ~Jl~ $.qft_aii; ¡er of r he Un~ver(e5 and wno bewg ~nv.iftN~, · 01,1~l1t ~nvi~~lY to. ºt wo1·~11p~ed, ; .and.fo ~ tln~c reafon? that no Im,age or Re~~e(entat19 n of hlrn füould be e~él¡ed m·h1s T empl~, where ~t ha~ n~t Pkafed hl\n\df ~~ 9 ·lf.co ~er 'his ShaP,~ an,d,t9rrn, or ~o evidei;ice 1'is Béa~~ ty 1~ d;¡at i;nanner as t~e S, un da i~y appears unto us. That for the better Oma- mem and Farne of dijs Valléy of P-dchar;arpac, a Mo,na~ei;y of Seleét Vii;gins f.hould b~ fou.nded tlwr~, w1rt1 a'1ewple c;ledic~ted to tlle Sun, both wh\ch gav:e a great 1i\~pµ.t~d91,1 to nhís Valley, becaufe it re(~mb\ed the City of Cou:o in thac macter ~h\cb, , 1h.~?e \he Cit~ it ' felt i1lufüious and famd. Th. ac tbe King 'cuyfmancu mo~q íl:W (erna'.in Prin~e in h~ ówfi Doajinions, and th~ C11rac1U continue wit~ t~eir .A~t~9,ity, 1 ÜQ¡e.lY , thaúhey, fhcíµ,lc;l ;wknmyled_ge. Obedience to th~,Jnca, as tbeir Suprerµe, <\~d ob.ferve his Laws an~ Cu~oms. And ~nally, That che lnr:M Q'l,ou,l~ l;>~r ~11 R~ver.~nce and. Refpeé,\ to th.e 9 .racle of Rimf1c, and fhould com· J!l<lílg ~ll th.eir Peopl~ ~nd Sub¡e~s to doe ttíe h~~· Upon the(e -:fenns and Cond~ti9n,s a Peace was coi:icluded betweei;i the Gene 0 ral Capac Yupanqui and che King Cujfmancu, to whom ne gave a Memorial of all the Laws and Cuíloms which the Inca cornrnanded him to obferve; togerher with theíe Conítitutions, which relate to the Tribute payable ro che Sun, and In- ca; all which [eerning to be juít and honeft, che King received them wirh much alacrity. All which rnatters and rhings being orderly ordained, and eíl:ablilhed, and Officers, with a íufficienc Guard, being placed for better fecurity of the Coun- tre.y, the Gener'\_l with his Nephew remrned to Có~co, to render the Inca an Ac- <;:ol,int of their 'Succeífes, and Snbjeétion of che Yunw. And that the Inca mighc have che Acquaintance of the Cuyfmancu, and own him for his Confederare and Allie, rather chan hís Vaífal, he was invited to accompany che General ro Cow; with
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