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 Commentaríer: ,fenc cheir a:ccuílc9a~&ry'Sunl'f.r¡oñs r tb the peopfe; '~eq!!it'fog ·them tó render a:nd fubI "minhemfelves ro ·a: Child óf the Sun, whó, waS? ferit from 'his;Fathet to give therri a nel;'V Rdig!on;. ·at\d Uaws; and €uíl:oms, i!h'ay<fó they l'I]igl~t ·Uve Hke M:ea·,1:::and _ .not · lme Beaft:s5. <rtor- wotild it avail •them i:o · f.1-y . mitO ' t~~!)·'Arm~ ,forft1íct6JrPot defence, for chat eicher by foul means or fiür, · t.h~y ·muít -oHey ,tbe Inca, :wHd"Was .Soyereign Mopai<chpf the four. parts o'f.the•tWfülrJ:. Th@ÑaHves of CopJJiipJ,~<;­ ing affright~d ~~ thefe Srtmmó11s,l betook theinfelve.s'iq'ld/;JJately to their Arms1 <being refolved to defend che Confines ·ar tbeir Coumrey;· whete at firíl: they_had fome light Skii:mifhes 1and Eácountersl boch·nmti~ try'ii)g ~ria pro ving th~ -Co u­ ,rage anq force ofeach other. .The Jnc.u; ' in .~ompliancei ·With..'. rhe comtjlá.hd .of ·cheir King, faintly managed cheir Arms, ·beipg unwilling_fótufe ··Fir e, and.Swo ,ra, an~ other Extrem·iiies of War, but' tacher by cl,aillying vtitft::¡¡h@m fometimes in Words, and ag'ain with Blows, \induce theAf to 'a fu,brni'fli0ni. · The EAemy1qn tbe other fide.remáined in great perpléxitici .arld 1 tforlbts whar,co doe; the refr0úr anti dread whioh they appr€henCled in oppofiñg"the'Deicy.0f th'é Sun, madethem .fear that fome great Curfe ór Málediéti~n ~:ool_d bé the-elfeél!ief their Rebéllion; yet the delire tihey ~had to m~intain therr Ltbe_i;ty' and the a~:ciént w oeíhilf (')f their .Gods, w<rs a moíl: prevalen e Argument ·a~am~ ali Innovauons. ·· · .. • .. • • • • - ' l') f'· 1 4 ; ( - 1, , !t· !( ·'.I •r ·"' •j 't! ) ' C 'HA P. )11 ,.,¡,.¡ .}' .>. 1 { •f . -- - l 1 >f . 1·' l •. 1 ,.. .J 1 t l N this doubtfull condition and fu(penfe were the people,of •Copayapu, when che -, fecond Army carne to the Succour anq Reinforcement of the former ~ wirh the light of which, being now totally difcouraged, and out of ·all hopes of ma- .kiog refiíl:ance, they carne to a treaty, and accepced all the conditions both,of ci- vil ma9ners, and religious 'N oríhip, which die power of a prev.ailing Enemy was pleafed to impofe upon thern. All which being advifed to the Inca, he wás great- ly pleafed with (he fuccers, conceiving that he had now an open and plain Field befare him to the Conqueíl: of Chili, which untill now he very much doubted, apprehending that the diíl:ance and difficulties of the way would render rhe En- terprife almoíl: infuperable. The Province of Copayapu having fubmitted on com· pofition, rather than fubdued by force, che Inca followed the courfe of bis good Fortune; commanding ten thoufand Men more to be raifed, and furnifhed with Arms and neceífary Provifions for their March, and therewirh to be difpatched ~way with all Expedirían, far reinforcement? of the former Anny; which being thus íl:rongly recruited, they marched eighty Leagues farther into the Countrey; •. where, after many difficulties, and much labour; they arrived ar lengrh at another · Pfovince, or Valley, called Cuquimpu, which they fubdued. What partio¡Jars occurred in chis Enterprife, what Battels were fought, or what ireaties paífed, is not certain, far that being a.Countrey very remare, che lndiam of Peru were not able to render any perfeét accolint of particular matters, more than in general, that theValley of Cuquimpu was added to th~ Dominions ofche Empire. Thence they proceeded fo~wards , ·conquering all the Nations before them, as far as to the Valley of Chili, from whence that Kingdom takes irs denornination. During al! the time Gf chis War, which (as fome fay) bíl:ed fix years, the Inca with.great care reinforced bis Armies from time tO time, furnifhing them wirh Arms j Cloths, Shoes, and all-provifions and neceflaries required; for it concerned grear" \ o o ly