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 VII. Royal Commentaries. thar in rbar Countrey there was none , but that ar the Head of that River was great abundance; from whence che Spaniards give che Name of Plate to that fü... ver, though there be no Silver Mines arifing in that Countrey; cowards che mouth of chat River which is eíl:eerned fo famous, chat it hath gained che renown of che fecond great River in the World afrer che Ore/lana. The River of Place is called in che lndian Tongue Parahuay, though the great River above ( if that be it which joins wich the River of Place) is named Arna· rumoyu, all the other five Streams lofing their propet Names, when chey join wich chis. Mayu fignifies a River, and Arnaru are thofe great Serpems which are nou- rifhed in chofe Countries, of fuch bigneíS as we have before defcribed, forafmuch as thefe Serpems being compared with leffer Snakes, do much exceed rhem, fo doth that River furpaís rbe Brooks and leífer Streams. CH A P. XIV. The Succe/fes of the Expedition into Mufu, untifJ. the end of it. I T being impoílible tó find a way into Muf;, over che inacceffibl~ Mountains, and through the Lakes and Bogs, che King Yup11nqui refolved to follow the courfe of the River, chough as yec not known, or difcovered; in purfuance of which, Order was given to cut clown Tirnber, and make Boacs, or Floacs, for tranfporting ten thoufand Men, wich Provifion fufficient for chem, che which were cwo years in preparing; all which being buik, and made ready, and che Souldiers raifed and armed, and che Viél:uals and Ammunitioo provickd, and che General qnd Officers named, ali which were lncM of che Royal Bloud, they em- bark~d in c~eir Boars, m.ad ~ capabJe. to carry chirry, or for~y, or fifry Men a piece. Therr JJ>rov1fions they la1d m che m1ddle of che 13oats, ra1fed abour half a yard from che bottom, to keep chem from wec. Wich chis force and preparaci.ons they fculled clown che Scream , and in cheir paífage had many difficult Rencoun" ters, and Batcails with the Natives of Chunchu, who inhabic on che Banks on one fide, and che oth~r of thac River, aífembled in great numbers borh upon cheWa• ter, and on rhe Laad, to incerrupc their paífage. The offenfive Arms u[ed by that People of Antis , were Bo\l\IS and Arrow.s: . Their Faces, and Arms, and Legs were painted over red, and their Bodies with various colours, for che Com;i- trey being hot, they went always naked, with a clout 01.iely before their Privities, with Caps on their Heads, mad.e up with che Feachers of .8arrots, and GuacarnaJM. fo conclufion,...after rnany Skirmifhes and Treaties between one and che orher Party, che feveral Nations and Inhabitan~s on che Banks of chis River, were ali reduced to the Dbedience and Service of the Inca; and in acknowledgmem of fuch fubmiffion and Vaífalage , fent Pre[el:ltS to che King Yupanqui' of Parrocs, Monkies, Drills, Honey, Wax, and ocher Fruit~ which their Countrey yielded. The[e Prefents were confiantly made untill che deach of Tupac Amaru, who w~ the laíl:.of che lncM, his Head being cut off by· Franclfco de Toledo, Vice-king of the Indies, as we fhall hereafter more largely declare in che Lives and Succeffions of tho[e Kings. Many of chofe Indians who were ordered to bring their Prefems ro che Incas, did afterwards, by conceffion from thein, plant chemfelves near unro · 'Tono, a place about cwenty fix Leagues diíl:ant from Goteo, where their Generation hath remained ~o chis day. The Nacives on che fide of che River, cornmonly cal- led Chunchu, being chus reduced to che fervice of che Inca; chey proceeded forwards t-o ocher Coumries and Nations uncill éhey carne to the Province of Mufu, inhabi- ted by a numerous and warlike Nation, having al! things plentifull of their owµ / produtt, and diílanc about two hundred Leagues from che City of Co'l:..co. N n The