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.

BooK VI. Royal Commenta~ies. ters which he wrote concerning Judges and Marriages, with the account of their Militia, and the courfe of their year were ali loíl:, which was a general damage to che whole World. Howfoever, in a fcattered leaf, 1 found fome Sementious Sayings of this Inca Pachacutec, which are thefe which follow. . whm the 'subjeíf1, Captain1 and Curacas heartity and willingly obey their Prince, then doth the Nation enjoy perfefl peace and quietnefs. Envy is a Cancer which eats andgnaws into the bowels of the Eñviout. He that is enviom, and is envied, hath a doublé ·torment. . Bette-,. is it that thou jhou!dft be envied by others for being good, than that thóu jhou!dft envy others, becaufa thou art bad. He that envíes others, hurts himfalf. He that envíes good Men, contrafls evil unto himfalf, as the Spider draws and fuck¿ po;- fon ft"om fawm. · Drunkfnnefs, anger and fol{y are equal!y mifchievom ; dijfering one!y in thú , that the two firft are tranjient and mutable, but the third pennanent and continuing. He that ~a~other. ,without the authorit; of {uftic~, paj[es fentence up~n himfalf.. He that flays apother"ikf himfalf, muft necef{arily dye for it, and pay the punifhment with his own lije : for which reafon the Kings, Our Royal Progenitors, did ordain, that whofoever kit~ led another, fhould pay the price of bloud with his own lije. Thieves are not upon a~ terms to be tolerated, becaufa they are a generation who would rather live upon prey and robbery, than gain riches by honeft labour, or enj~ their poj{effeon.r hy a lawfu!/ title. Adulterers, who tak§ ttway the good reputation and honefty of another Family, are diftur- hers of the common peace and quiet, and are tU bad tU Thieves and Robber1, and therefore ' to be condemned to the Ga!Lows without merey. A tru!y noble and courageom fpirit is befo tried by that patience which he jhews in the times of adver.ftty. ' lmpatience i~ the charaéler of a poor and degen~ate fpirit, ·'¡¡nd of one that is ill taught and educated. w.hen Subjeéf.t are obedient, their Kings and Govern rs ought to treat them with gentle- nefs anlclemency; but the perverfa and obftinate are to e ruled with a f everity and rigour'. moderated by prudence. [udges, who are corrupted hy Gifts clandeftine!y received om Plaintijf or Defendtint, are to be efteemed f or Thieves, and to be punijhed f or fuch with apita! punijhment. Governours ought to have a fpecial eye unto two rhing.r; ft, rhat they themfelves obferve and execute the Laws of their Prince, and not {uffer others o tranfgrefs them : And next, that they fariou~y confider, and contrive a!l matters which ay tend to the good and benefit of their refpeélive Provinces. That lndian who k_nows not how to govern his own Fami!y, wi!I he much lefa capable to rule a Kingdom. A PkJfician, or Herha!ift, who kz¡ows the Names, but is ignor11nt of the Virtues and fl.:!.a- lities .Pf Herbs ; or he who kziows few, but is ignorant of moft, i.r a mere fl.:!_ack. and Moun- tebank in Phyjiclz.; and deferves not the name and repute of a Phyftcian, untill he is skjlfull, as well in the Noxiom, as the Salutiferom qualities of Herh.r. H~ thl(lt wouldrmend to count the numbcr of the Stars is a Fool, and worthy to be derided• .Thefe are the Sayings and Sentences of the Inca Pachacutec, which were confer- ved in memory by theirKnots, -they having not attained to the more ready way of letters or cyphers. • BOOK -