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.

~oyal Commentaries. Booi VI. with which Cuyfmancu was greatly pleafed, having not onely the opporcunity here- by to fatisfie bis curiofity in the fight'of that famous City, but to receive the ho~ nour of kiffing the hands of the Inca. • . . 1 ' ) ; ,.:· The Inca Pachacuuc, who at the begmnmg of thtS Wár, had feated hinifelf i\} the Province of Ru~ana, was n'ow upon the news 0f his ~roqier'~ ~ood -Suc~~is,!e; rnrned back to Coz.co, from whence he went to meet h1s Brother, and Soh,L wel~ coming thern hom~ with.a~l the J9y and Triumph '~e wa~ abl~; and havip~~-+~~ ceived Cuyfmancu w1th obhgmg Terms, and encouragmg exprefiions, he commaQ- ded chat he íhould rake his place in this folemqi~y- amongíl: the IncM of the RbYdÍ Bloud, of which Cuyfrtklncu was not more proud; than envjed,by.bis CuracM: • • This Triumph being folemnized, the Inca gratifíed Cuyfmancu with ínan'y Bp~ nours, and difpatched him to his own Countrey laden with bis Favours; as·he líH:e- wife did to the.""other Curacas, who accorn~anied:pi~, and al) retarn.ed greatly f~(i~ fied, proclaimmg the Inca fo~ the true _Ch1ld of t9~ Sun, arid to be adored,'. an~ ferved in all pares o{ the Umverfe. lt is very 0bf€rvable: Tha~ fo foon' as th~ úe~ vil faw, that tbe Inca was ·become Maíl:er of die 1 V-alley of P1whatamac, and tbát the Temple thete was deCpoiled bf ~11 the lit~le}m,ages an~ Idols, . whi~h poífe{fed it, he prefently contrived to make 1t a Hab1tat10~ for h1rnfelC and to be there 'worJhipped for the unknown God; that he 1 might vent his Uies an·d Decei~ 'ie, arll Shapes and forms, and fet-thérn to fale wit~ beíl: advam~ge. ' To which. eQcl he whifpered into che Ears of the moíl: emine9t Prieíl:S from ali the corners of.tne . Temple, telling them, that fince the Temple ,was now freed .of the falfl 'Iqo~ which polluted it, he was ready to give anfwer tó all the Qgeíl:ions and Dem,aJlds, .\vhich íhould be enquired of him; not that·h'e would attend to :rhe frivo'lou~ an,d' in;1pertinent Qgeries of the cornmon People, but onely ro fuch as íhould be pat' to him by their Incas, and Princes, ~who were de[irous to be refolved in matreb of great irnportance, relating to the Government, and alterations of State and Reli-, gión. And rhat the cornmon Pe0ple alfo migbt not want a Direél:or, ··He was pleafed ro commit the care of thofe Refolves ro his Servant the Orade Rimac whom he had infpired with,Wifedom to 'anf\:"er' all their Enquiries. From·which. time it became aCuíl:ome to confult ali mattérs of State with tbe Oracle Pach~cfJ· mac, and to make common and vulgar Erlquiries at Rimac; which becaufe che.y. were·many, and that this Oracle was ever folicited·with a multitude ofDemarlds he was called the prating Oracl~; for being·obliged to anfwer ali, it was néceífari for him to talk much; the:wh1ch paffage B/aj Va/era ~ouches briefly in his I;-Ji'íl:ory. • 1 ~ • And now at length the Inca' Pachacutec thought it convenient to defül for fohle. years from farther progrefs in«his Conqueíl:s over the new Provinces, by which time of Peace his A:rmies would be able to recover and refrefh thernfelves, and -he having leifüre thereby to attend his Civil Goveroment, mighc alfo have means to enoble his Kingdoms wit!11nagníficént Edificés, Laws, and ~tes, and CererhO- ' nies, agreeable to the new Reformation he was making in. R.eligion, that {o:his'. Aétions might correfpond wirlúhe fignification ofhis Name, and bis Farrl'e eh. nized für a great .and wife Kin~ • j1~ Governmént,. {or a fanél:ified High-Pr~lffi in. Religion, and for a great Captam 111 Waq and mdeed the truth is, he 1 g'clJned more ·Provinces than any of bis Fore-fathers, f and enri'ched the Temple more d'fa'n any partifolar Inca before him ; for he placed al! tbe WaHs wich Leavernf.Gola' hóth of the Temple, and Cbambers and Cloiíl:ers about it. ln rhat place wher~ fortnerly was tl}e Irnage of the Suri, is now the)\.ltar of the Bleífed Sacr.amenq and chofe Cloiíl:ers fer ve now.for Procefli.ons ar the times of Feíl:ivals; that Fa- br~ck be~ng now tbe Conv_ent of St._' Dominick ~ For which ~appy Alteration may the bleiied Narne of the Eternal Ma¡eíl:y be for ever prai[ed and exalced. . 1 ' ¡• r.>-. -C~H ·A P,. ) ,.., .. i ..., .... c.i .. H,. ~ ..