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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK VII. Enterment with their prefence;. tbe which being obferved l;>Y o~her lntÜatu, (who eíl:eemed all their Nation and Lmeage rnuch favoured therem) it Wé!S hoped t~t chis might be a meaos to anímate and encour'age thern to embrace at their Death .che fame advantages which the Chriíl:ian Religion produces. ·With which we {hall conclude chis difcourfe, and pafs on .to the Life and A~io?s of this tenth King, in whofe Reign we have many pamculars of great admu:at10n. CH A P. XIII. Of the New Conquefl which the Inca Yupanqui defigned "- to 111a/ze. ·T HE good Inca Yupanqui having bound his Temples wich che coloured wreath~ ; · and performed the Funeral Rites due to his Facher ; che firft tbing he defigned was to render himfelfpleafing and gratefull to his people 1 by vifüing the .feveral Provinces and Kingdoms of bis Empire ; which (as we nave faid ) wa·s elleemed by the Jndiam for the greateíl: grace and favour which che Inca could te-· füfie cowards his Subjeéts : For being poífeífed w ich an opinion , that the IncM were not ofhumane race, bue def<;ended as Gods from their Fatber chejun; they could not bue conceive and fanfie great bleffings to accompany fo gratious a,pre- fence ~ and we may believf;, that the Inca departing with diefe iritentions, was re- ceived in ali pares by his Subje& with great joy and adoration. The Inca having paífed three years in chis progrefs and vifüation, rerumed afterwards co che City ; .v. here having confulted with his Counfel, he refolved to undercake a brave and .hazardous War towards the Amis on che Eaíl:-1.lde of Couo; for as ·yec the Con- fine; of che Empire were bounded by a long ridge of Hills, by which che foowy Moumain extended it felf; bue being defirous to p:ifs ir, and difcover what Peo- ple or Nation inhabited on tbe orher fide, the way to pafs was contrived by fol- Jowing the currenc of Waters, which run through thofe Hills from Weíl: to Eafr, for that che tops and precipices of thofe Mountains, by reafon of the Snows, were eíl:eemed impaffable.. The pretence for this War was grounded on the common and plaufible CO· lour of Religion ; the defign ,of witbdrawing them from their unhumane and bar- barous cuíl:oms, and infüuéting them in che knowledge and religion which the · Sun their Farher.had .delivered, and all Nations had received, were always forci- ble argumencs, and infallible- grounds for making their War jufr. This delire, and motives of feeing this Coumrey were encreafed by an ~ncient .relarion which che Anceíl:ors of chis Inca had received, thac the Nacions on the other fide of chis Moumain were populous, and che Lands fruicfull ; bue chac pare _rhereof was inhabitable, being noching bue Mountains, Lakes, Bogs and Marilli Gr9unds. · i\nd as a fanher encouragement to this defign, there was a repare, that amongíl: , thofe .populous .Nacions, the greateíl: and moíl: confiderable of chem was called .Mufu, and lince by che Spaviardr Moxos; to which chere is a plffage by a great Ri- _ver, which abouc the Af!ti1 to eñe Eaíl: of tbe City is divided into many rivulets, .being five in number, every one having ics ptoper Name; bue afterwards on the :othei: fide of the Amis, they meet ,cogecher, and falling into one íl:ream, make a ,great Riv.er, calle? Amarumay~. yvhere this River empcies ic felf Norchward into 1he Sea, IS noc difcovered ; It IS probable, chac runmng Ea!lward, and joyning ~vith many orher Rivers, it comes ac lengch to fall into rbac River which we call the Rivér of Plate; for che Spaniardi, when they firíl difcovered chac Councrey 9emanded ofthe N;\cives, whecher rher.e was Silver in chofe parts ? they anfwered rhat