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.

j BooK VII. Royal Commentáries. ofhis 6ch Book concerning this Government, faith, " Thac fuch was the Fide~ ' ' lity and loy:rl Affeétion which thefe people bore towards their Princes,.. thac· " there liever was mention of any Plot or Tr-eafon contrived againíl: their Per- ' ' fons; for though with rigour and feverity they re'quired Obedience to cheir " Laws, yet fuch was the Reditude of their Jufüce, and Impartialicy in che Exe- " cution, that none could complain of che leaíl: violence or oppreiion : And fuch ' ' Older was obferved in che fubordinate Magiílrates, who fo exaétly regarded the " moíl: minute Irregnlarities in rheir Lives, that none could be drunk, or fteal a'. " bunch of Mayz from his Neighbour without puniíhment. Th'us far , are che Words of Acoftie. C H A P. 111. fJf the Language ~fed at the Court. . . ' . B L44 Palera, in the 9th Chapter of his id Book, treating of che general tan- ',..-: guage of Peru, fpeaks of the ufefulnefS and facility of chac Tongue, as is to oe found amongft his loofe Papers. " Now as ·ro the common LangÜage fpoken by the Natives of Peru, the cruch " is, every Province ufed a peculiarTongue proper to icfelf, but during the Reign " of the Jncan-Kings the Language of Couo was of greateíl: extent, reaching from " fkit# to the Kingdoms of Chili and TtJmac, and which is now in ufe amongfl: " the Caci1J.ue.r, and great Men, and fuch Officers as the Spani11rd1 employ in their ' ' Service .and .Aff.illS. When che Incllf fubdued any Countrey, their firíl: buli- !' nefs was to enjoin the Inhabicants to leam the Tangue and Cuftome of Co<:.co, " and to teach them to their Children; for better effeéting of which rhey gave " thém 'Mallers and Teachers to inllruét them; and for encouragement of fuch " Iyí¡fiers, they gave chem Lands and Inheritances amongl1 che Natives, chac fo " théy and their Children living and growing up with tbat people mighc continue· " a perpetua! fucc~ of Maíl:ers and Teachers of that people; and for rheir , ·~ · beí:cer encourágeMt che Governours of Provinces . did always prefer fucb " Teachers untp Offices before any ochers; for they were happy inllrumenrs ' ' of Qfiletnefs to the lncai, and. of Peace and mutual Affeétion to the people. · ' ' The Race and Off.fpring of thofe Teachers who anciently carne' from Cow, · •i live füH difperfed in tlíofe Countries, which were affigned for Habitations to' ·~ their Parents, who.having now loft that Authority which their Anceíl:ours en- , " joyed, are not able to tea<:h the Indi11111~ not compell·them to receive their Lan- " guage. .Whence ít is tHat many Provi'nces which were skilfall in the Co<:.et¡n..- " Tongt¡e, when the firíl: Spaniard• entred iuto Caf{amarca, have now wholly lofi " and forgotten it; for the Empire of the- incM being overchrown, ali their Sta- " tutes, La:ws and Orders peri01ed with them; and .itideed che Civil Wars which " arofé between the Spaniards rhemfelves together wich the malice of che Devil, 'f rnight all contribute to chis confqíion, and to interrupt the propagation of the ' ' Gofpel, which might have been much advanced, had the Apoftolical Preachers' '! of it had oncly. one fingle í ongue ta hav~ learned: ·Whereas now all che Con- " fines and Dependeñcies about che (:icy of.t'rugillo, and other Provinces·belon- ." gin~to the Jurifdiétion of ~itu, are notable to fpeak ór underftand ~me word " of the common Language of the Coll.u and P11quintU, telapfing a_gain into their ' ' ' Mothers Gibberifh, know no occafion or need for the Co<:,ean Dialeét, which ;; alfo is ac prefent fo corruP.ted, th;it it feems quite another Speech to what i~ former- . ly was; and more diverhty ofTangues are of lace fprung up, than were known ~~ in the tim~ of Huayn4 Capac, the laft Emp€rour. Hence it is,, thac that Con-. ¡ , · . - cor&