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.

R.oyal e ommentariul Bool( VII. , ly dre Dignicy and Honour of his. Maielltz, Jha& his Souldiers-thoold not lo1e groupd, or mreat oné fi~p fr~ the Poue~of)s rheg hcid gaine~; fo . thati ~ lengcla Chili heing nµcl€ ihe feat e(War, w_-as mv~d by che/ne~ w~ nfcy thoq- f~ Men, provide~ with a~ mll<in rnnvemeat;e and i>l€ncy1 as if diey hád ~ quarcered within die C:icy of C'P.,to• . Of all rn.atc~rs. é.hª- EJucceeded, inteM~g.esce was giv~ to the lnc11 f¡¡om _time to time,._and ha~m~ m~ ~e neceffary pmv1fioas: f~r. ferur1Agithe late Con~g; "c~et concinued their march ro che Southward, (ubdumg aU che Natioas ~~e them tQ cf1e River of .Mau!li, which is-almofi fifty Leag~ diftant from the V~Ueyofchia. Wbía~ Battels ot SkinnHh es paífed_Mre is not p<rrticularly known, and theirefore iti& ¡;>robab!e thac matce.rs- Were ended by way ofFriendfhip, or Compofjt.Ion} it being. always ch~ firíl: Tria l which che JncM ma<ile at che beginning,, befor~ t!heJ put matters to che e;x(remities 0faWar. The Inc"4 had now enlar-gea their Em- pire above two huqdreci and fixty,Leagoos in l@ngcb; t'M dillance being fo. greac :from Awam4 to the River M11u1Ji 1 ,€0Unting the Defarts as wéll as che inhab~d pfact$'; .for from.At.tGama to Copi!Jap11 areeighty Leqgues, fróm €.opaJAJIH tOCHtJwPtJ.- f.H ~re .eighty 1D0re, ftom C1u¡uirnJ1~ to Chili are fifty ivé , aoo theD ftom Cbili ' to the River MauUi ar~ almoíl: fifty mpre; all whith was net as yet füffident r.o fatisfie rhe Avarice and Arnbition of che Inca.: For having given ouc che neceffa;- ty orders for Governrnent, and fecuring the late Conquefts, and made provifion againíl all accidents and contingencies which mighc happen in War, rhey procee- ded farrher, paffing the-River Ma11/li wich twemy thoufand Merr ; where, accor- ding to cheir cuílome, they in che firfi place fent cheir Summons to che Province of P11r11mauca, (called by tbe Spaniards Proma11caes) requiring them either to ac- cept che Inca for cheir King and Lord, or ocherwife provide to defend themfelves by Arms. The Purumaucans having received incdligen~e of che approach of che Incl14, had put themfelves incoa poílure of Defence, and having made an Alliance with cheir Neighbours of Anta!li, Pincu, and Cauqui, refolved to dye, rarher than lofe cheir ancient Libercy; and on this confidence gave for .Anfwei:-, Thar che Conquerours íliould be Lords over the conquered, and chat che lncM íhould foon undetfiand in what manner che Purumaucan1 Were ufed to obey. Three or four days after chis Anfwer che Purum11J1can1 having joined wich rheir Allies, appeared in a Body, to che number of 18 or :z.o thoufand Mea, picching their Camp in fight of che IncM, who füll continued co repeat their infiant fo}¡. citarions for Peace and Concord , proteíling to them , and calling che Sun an.d Moon ro wimefs, chat they carne not to deprive or def poil them of rheir Lands and Eílates; bue onely with an inrencion to reduce them to a manner of ratiGnal liNing like Men, and impofe nothing more UPQh ·thern , than che Woríhip and A<lio¡acion 0fthe Sun, whom they required them to accepc for cheir God, and r.he filca for ch~ir King and Sbvereign. The P11rutm111ean1 replied, That chey would rtót f pend their time in parlying, orvain Difputes, but would refer che Controvet(ic ro be decided by che Sword; ancd chat the lncM fhould accordingly provide too ooxt clay for a Tria], they being refolved neither ta fend other Propofals, nor fécei\lt chem. ,1 CHA P.