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.

-- ~74 Royal Commentaries. BooK ·Vll. The Incas repare, that when chey came imo thar Councrey by reafon ofche ma- -ny Skirmifhes they had paífed; and che Difficulcies they had encoumred, their Ar- my was reduced to a very ímall number; howfoever chey accempced to perfuade che Mufm to fubmic unto che Inca, to whom the _Sun was Father, and who had feht him from Heaven to ceach Men the way of a racional and moral Life; that being Men, chey íhould n9t appear like Beaíl:s, bue adoring che Sun for God, they íhould forfake che Woríhip ofStocks and Scones, and other vile and inani- mate Creamres. The Jnqas obferving that the Mu/m gave attention to them, were encouraged co rnake known their Laws and Cufiorns to chem, and recounc the greac Atchievements and Conquefis, which cheir Kings had made, wich what Provinces had voluntarily, and of cheir own accord, offered chemfelves to che Obedience and Service of che Inc1t, defiring him to cake them under his proteétion, as !his People and Wodhippers of bis Deicy. .Je is moreover reporced, chac che Incas particularly declared to them che Dream off/iracocha, and bis greac Aétions. At the hearing ofali which, ic is faid chac che Mufm were fo afioniíhed, thac they readily accepred che friend!11íp of che Incas, and embraced rheir Religion, Laws and Srarures wirh greac Devocion, promiíing to be governed by chem, and co ac-. knowledge no ocher chan che Sun for cheir principal God. Howfoever chey refu- fed co be efteemed for Vaífals of the / nea, having noc. been conquered by him; bue were proud co be accoumed his Allies, Friends and Confederares. Under precexc of which Friendfhip, che Mufus gave leave co che Incas to live and inhabit in their Coumrey; for tbere not remaining above a·rhoufand of th"m, they did not apprehend any danger of being fubdued or enílaved by rhem, and therefore freely gave them liberty to cake cheir Daughrers and Kindred for their ·ves, and having a greac Veneracioo and Eíl:eem for rheir Perfons and \Vifedom, chey com. mitted che govemmenc of ali chings inco their hands, borh of W r an Peace. Upon che Foundacion of chis new Alliance, and ar .rh. ir perfua mn, ch fent Ambaífadours to Cow, to adore che Inca as the Off-fpring of rhe Sun, and to con- firm that Friendfhip and Alliance wbich they had comraéted wit his Subjeél:s; taking a great compafs in their way thither, to avoid che high Mountains, marüh grounds and bogs, wbich were nót paffible in che dir~ét line. Theíe Ambaífadours being arrived :it Coz,co, were received by che Ií1Ca with ali imaginable kindnefs and favour ; commanding chac care íhould be taken to ioform and iníl:ruét chem in the manner of his Courts, his Laws, Scacuces and Religion; with which che Mu- f m receiving_great fatisfadion, recurned again to their own Couocrey, wirh reío- lurion to maintain chis Friendfhip and Confederacy fo happily begun, which con- tinued uncill tbe time chat the Spaniards invaded and overcarne their Gmntrey. Parriicularly it is reported of thefe Inw, who planted themíelves in che Coumrey of che tlWufm; thac the Children defcended from them, defiring to recuro to Co:{,co in che time of Huayna Capac, for that finding all things quiet in the Coumrey of Muf UJ', and no danger of any revolc, the natural defüe of viíiting the Countrey ofrheir Fore-fathers, invited chem to carry their Wives and Children urtto Couo; but in rheir way thither receiving news tbat Huayna Capac was dead, and that the Spani~rds poífeífed che Land, ~aving fubverced ~nd uccerly defüoyed rhe Empire of the Incas,; they alcered the1r deíign , refolvmg to recura again to che M11f111, where they were ever afterwards highly efieemed, and held in Veneration, and all matters both of War and Peace commitced to their management. le is fciid rhat the Riv.er in thofe pares is fix Leagues broad, and that cheir Cames are two days in paffing over it. GHAP.