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: ~ ' 1 ' i: • )J f i' ·, J 1 TIC'. r r 1 h b . ,f h A ,·;,J. ·1" r .1:,. - Of t e Re e!lzon o 1 t e raucans~ • ": t)fl ,.: 1 ,\ ..... , ·i , I J. l l - .J , • ~ Q fl the. thir.teeili Cities which were eílablifhed in chis Kingdom of Chif;,, the r;· " ÍndiaW have deftrdyed frx, namdy -Paldivia, Ymp~rial, Angol, S4nf!:a Cruz:.~ " Chillan anp Conception. The~ overthrew , confümed and laid qefoJate their ~\ i. He.ufos and Habitations, diíhonoured _.nd prophaned the Temples, ·obfcuseq ' ' the, brigqtnefs of nhat Faith and De~ion wMcrh íhineq in chofe parts, :md "' what is woríl: this fuccefs hath encduraged, and raifed ·che Spirits of the lnqians ~~ in nfoat manner, that they are growq bold and c:onfident, ornitti.Qg no bp- , " povtunity or advantage which rnay offer to -rob and defiroy our Cities ánd " Monaíl:eries with Fire and Sword. They have learned alfo many Arts and " Stra'tegems of War; for that when they befieged the City of Oforno, qnd com-, " pelled the Spaniards to retire within.their works, they fo íl:raitened them, thac " they could receive no fuíl:enance, unlefs it were forne fmall quantities 9f che " Seeds of Herbs, and Leaves of Turnips , which forne few were fain to fighc '~ for, .and gain with che 'point of che ·Launce. In one of thefe .Sieges of this Ci- " ty they broke the Imag~s of Chriíl: and our Lady, and other Saint's, to 'thé ' ' great diíhonoULi .ofGod, whiah none bue his infinice Merey and Patience could " bave fuffered. In che Jáíl: Siege which the Índiam laid to chis place, they fur- " pri[ed the SpaníardJ, and killed che Centinels, and without any oppofüion en- " tred and poffeffed themfelves of che Town, exercifing fuch craelty as was " agreeable to che barbaricy of their Natures; for they butchered che Childi;en~ " and chained theWomen and Nuns, incendio~ to.carry chem away into Slavery ~ " but whilíf they wen:e thus bufitv employed in packing up, and difpofmg their te Booty, and plundering every where without order; che Spaniards took courage; " and with that opp9rcunity fell upon them, and G0d affifüng cheir endeavours~ ' 1 they refcued their W1ves and Nuns from their violent llands, and with che Iofs " of fome f~ forced them to fly, and quic both their Prey and cheir City. The' " lafi :Viétory which che lndi4ns ob~ained, was when they wok Villarrica, with " greao etfufion of Spllnijh bloud; they fet fire to rhe four Q!arters of the Town " and kil·led all the Friars of St. Dominick, Se. Francu, and rh& Merceds, with ali " che Clergy tl~at were rhere, carrying all the Women away Captives, many of ".w hich were Ladies of ~alicy, and Condition. And this was the Face of that " City., which was 'once of.Fame and great Renown, and illufüious amongíl: rhe " neighbouring Cicies of.that new World. Tl)US far proceeds the Relation of Chili in che °X ear 1604. To all which nothing can be farcher fai~, than th;t thefe '~~re Judgmems 0f Gpd~ w hich ·his fecret Providence permits for che chaíl:iíement of Mankind. And herewith lec us rncurn to che good Inca rupanqHi, to condude the rnma1ning·Aé'tivns of his Reign. ¡' ' , C HAP.