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.

K())'al C@mmemarie~. Boo.ic 'Vl as formerly ; howfoever, as if he were bec~me a .little more pliable ~han he had been he anfwered that for his part, he contmued mthe fame refolutton never to cond~fcend unlefs for the.good and q,uiet of his Subjeéts, Wihom he would there- fore conful: and .atlhecordiog''tO nheir Direfüons.and Ref0lves ; and fo having aífembled his Relaci01is and Caprains, he acquainted them wich che Propofttions of the Inca, and chat they íhould confider of them, and of .rheir own welfare; , for if it wer.e their opinio¡;¡ to fubmit, and obey, he would, prefür tih~ir will and fafety, befare bis own Honour, or Sovereigncy. · · 'Jla~ Ca))luains were 0ver-joyed to find their Curaca thus to m~t their defües, and to t'eceae from tllat principle, which would have been their defrruétion; ana thereupon took che liberty to tell him, that it was reafonable and jutt to yield un- to fucha mercifull Prince, as was che Inca, confidering that when it was in his power to h:ive fubdued them by force, he would rather invite them by the terms of fv1.ercy. This being the general fenfe of all che people, ic w.as.pronounceQ ·Wiili a eemfi~ence ofFree-m·en, and not 'with the awe and reverence of Va.ffcrls 1 ':md rherewífü the Gtéat (;himu being alfo convinced, and aífenting, difpacched rus Ambaífadóurs to the P,rince Yupanqui, fupplicating ?. that h~ · w9u~d be ple.a~U. ~a dffpenfe one Ray of tnat merey and \:Ornpaffion to h1m and h1s Sub1eéts, which like ~líe brigl1t Children of the Sun, they had caíl: up?n all che f?ur quarters of uhe Worill, which were fübjeéted to di~ir power : che which he wxtn t~~ mor~ confí- ~ence Íh?plornd,)1aving h~d fue~ frequenc examples and pr~cederits ' of Clemenc_y arrd Jufüce, whrch both h1s Fatner che Inca, and others ofh1s Ancetl:ors, h;id da1- Jy and freely impaned to Mankind ; and therefore he •yas no leí$ aífured of his indulgence towards bis Subjeéts, who had lefs fault than himfe.lf , having rátber coritinued in their rebellion by !lis infügation and encouragement, than by any incUnati0n or perverfenefs in rhemfelves. ' The Prioce being well fatisfied wich chis Embafiy, chat he mighc fpare che ef- fufion of rhat bloud which he had fo long feared, received the Ambaffadours ac- cording to his accuítomed grace and favour, encouraging them ro }ay afide ali ap. .prehenfions of diíl:tuíl: ; and for better aífurance thereof, he 4dvifed·them ro bring their Curaca with them, that he might perfonally hear his Pardon and Abfolut,ion pronounced by the mouth of che Inca himfelf, and receive favours and prefents from his own hand. The brave Chimu having abated the haughcinelS of his fpirit, with much humi- lity and fubmiffion. prefenced hirnfelf before tbe Inca, and profuating with his face in che Duíl:, ofren repeated the fame fupplications, which he had made by his Ambaífadours : And in chis pallare continued, uncill the Prince, being great· kaffeéted with che fenfo of his affiiétions, commanded two <M bis Captains to raife hirn from che Earth ; and then told him, that he did not onely pardon him whatfoever was pa!l: ; but aífured him, that he could have done much more, in ca[e he had committed greater offences. That he was not come into bis Coun- crey to deprive him of his-State, bue to improve, and make it better; iníl:ruéting them in fuch Laws both ofReligion and Civil government, as would greatily ad. vanrage their condition and happineíS of living: And in. evidence.hereof, chat Chimu might be fenlible that he was not to lofe bis Eíl:ate and Governmenc ; he did here freely reíign it again inro his hands, promiíing unto him all fecurity in die ·enjoyment thereof; conditionally, that rejeéting and deíl:roying all their Idols which reprefemed Fifh, and other Animals, they fhould Woríhip and Adore no other tban the Sun. • Chimu being ~bus cheared up, and comforted with the pleafant coumen:mce, and obligíng expreffions of tl~e Inca 5 again bowed himfelf, and adored him ; and told him, diat he was forry for nothing fo much, as rhat he had not yielded to bis firll: Sumrrions; and though his Highnefs was fo Gratious as to pardon chis fault, yet . he could n9t forgive himfelf, being refolved to punifh hirnfelf for this crime by a perp,erual penance, and grief, and lament:ition for it in his heart ; and chat as to Religion, or Cuíl:oms,or Laws, he íhould impofe what he pleafed, and they f.hould be readily received. r Witb diefe Conditions che Peace was concluded, and rhe Chimu yielded to Sub.' jeétion and Vaífalage ; and' thereupon borh he and his Nobles were vefied and ·honoured. After which, for the improvement and. adormnent of their Coun- trey, Or.ders W(¡!re given to ereét Royal Edifices, and make Aquedu& and Cha- aels for ·carrying Water into their Arable Lands; and for enlarging the Groun8s for