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.

268 Royal Commentaries. ' l3ooK VII. which we hav e already. mentioned, viz.. Collcampata, C~jfana and Amaruc~!1cha: "bue che four.ch , which was che Head•quarcer of che Spaniards, wh.ere ~ow is che . Cached ral Chu rch, chey íbot an innumerable number o_f ArrO\~s meo 1c,. and fec fue to it, with Straw, in above cwency.places: Notw1thf!andmg all wh1ch, che fire was quenched, God noc fuffering 1t t? be burnt cha~ mg~t, ~ we íhall h~re­ after declare ; and though chey actempced 1~ man~ day.s and mghts afre1:ward~, yec God who defigned to incroduc~ che Cachohck Faith meo th.ofe Countnes, d1~ by a firange and wonderfull Prov1dence prevent t~at deíl:ruého.n, chat the Span1ard1 by bis merey might have the greacer caufe of Tnumph. In like manner chey pre- ferved che Temple of che Sun, and che H?ufe of che Seleét V:irgin~; but all ch~ reíl: was d~íl:royed by fue, fuppofing therew1ch to turn che Spamards :neo Afhes. C ·HA P. XI. Of the Street~ and Houfes on the Wejl-fide of the River. H- Ich~rto we have defcribed che Palaces and Buµdings which are to che Ewfi" fide of che River, which paífes through che middle of che City. On che Weíl:-fide is chat wide and open place called Cujfipata, which is a very pleafant and chearfull fituation. In die time of che JncM chis Cujfipata was ali one place with chac on .che other fide of che water, for chen chey covered che River over with great beams, and floored ic wich _planks, for che more commodious recei- ving che great Numbers of principal Lords, and multitudes of Strangers which crouded to che great Fefüvals of che Sun : This Bridge whi~h the Jndians made of planks, becaufe they had not che Art of Building an Arch, was ruined by che Spa- niards, who in che place thereof ereéted four Bridges at a convenienc diíl:ance one from che ocher, wliich were likewife ofTimber, and remaining in my time; and afcerwards built chree other Bridges with At"ches, which were íl:anding when I deparced. Thofe two open places were not divided in my time, nor were chere Boufes on both lides of che water, as now they .are. In the year 1S'>5", when my Lord Garyilajfo de la Vega was Governour, chofe Houfes were then in ,building, and were appoinced for Dwellings for che Natives of the Cicy ; for at that time the fad difconfolate Widow, though fhe had been Emprefs of that great Empire, had not one farthing of Rene afligned to her; what fhe may have had fince, I cannot' tell. The lncM had never built any thing on che Weíl:-fide of che River, unlefs it .were thac circle ofHoufes which we have already mentioned ; becaufe they would keep a [pace of ground for fucceedmg Kings to ereél: and enlarge their Falaces on, as their faocies and greacneCs íhould direét ; for every King would have a Palace of his own building for confervacion-of his Name and Memory; which feems a piece of fl:ate and grandeur peculiar to chefe Kings. The Spaniards afterwards builc their Houfes in che fame row, whieh we fhall now defcribe, taking chem from North to Souch, as we pafs along, wich the Names of che perfons who dwelt in them ac the time thac I qeparced from that place. For defcending with the River from che Gace Avap1puncu, che firíl: Houfes he- longed to Pedro de Or-ue, next whereunto were chofe of '/uan P ancorvo_, wich whom · lived Alonfo de Marchena, fuch being che ancient friendíhip between chem; for though Alonfo kept lndian Selrvants, yec Pancorvo would noc foffer him to live fepa- race-from hirn. Proceeding forwards, we come abouc the middle of the Streer, to che Houfes of the Valiant· Hernan de Laguna, which were fortnerly che poífefli- ons of Antonio Navarrp, and Lope Martin, both of the firíl: Conquerours : the Hou- fes adjoyning hereu_nto belonged toSpaniards, who not be~ng Lords over the Indi- ans, we país cnem by, as we do feveral ocher Screets, to avoid tedioufuefs to -che Reader. · Nexc to che Houfes of Hrrmm che Brave, .were the Houfes of Alonfo .Hinojo/a,