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.

í Koyal Commentarias. ~ -·-- _.-:......._.,..._ .... ~--..; -- , .BooK VII. o¡ the q1J-iet Life of ihe inca YUNt~qui, í~Jil óf th~'' Áiliom wherein he employetl himfel/'unt>iO the tin}r/óf ¡;;~ . Deatb. ':'F fI ~ . K§g !upanqui ?avlng elhlblifhé~~ an~ ;¿onfirme.~'-~t1é ~onqueíls - ~fi.id1 _."J. . ·h1s Ga,pcams1had made, under che í'ecUrítY of go9él ,1t,;i~s¡ aqd fettJeq l\e- ~)ig~Oll in all .pans, _,hav¡ng ~lfo made provifibfi'fur bis .0~ 1 ií· Royal Revenúe;, ¡¡nd .fep~rated it mainrainam:e fot the Ptiéíl:hood 0f ·the Sun, ne rlfdérmt!'led. to ·put · ~n end to bis farrher Conqueíl:s, whi_ch a_re now (ar extend~d •. reaching no lefs t11an ·a. choufand Leaguestin length; fo rhat be 1efólv~a to fpend~ thé r~rnainder of bis D,ays , in ereétirig Monumencs and "Trophiell of h).s greatneíS; wHi'ch Piigqt ',ever .mnfervé his Memory in grean ,Reno~V(h T~ which end · he built' n.ew Fo.rrreífes5 and man y 'Iemplei; dedicated .to the Sun, Mtb Houfes for che'$deét Virgi11s; Roy- al Pal·áces, and made many '.Aqueduéts, Walks and Gárderis: 1 He ttlfo end6w@d th~ Ternple of the Sun in' Co~co with greatei· Riches , of whiéñ though it íl9oa in qo need, yet he thougbt it a duty ~o comribute fome thing towards th~ glory ofhim whom he honoured, and efieerned for 'his Father; ártd more ~fpecially he bufied himfelf in building and cornpleting the Fortrefs at Cow, - for w~üch bis :fla- ther had made1•provifion of all materials, and gathered greát quantities of Stones <!nd Rocks, of which we fhaill hereafter have·occaGon to d\f~ourfé more a~)a. rge. He alfo perfonally vifüed all the pares of his Empire, that fo "he might with bis ·own Eyes fee the Stare of things, hear che Complaints al'l~ Aggrievances Qf his people, and provide a Remedy and Relief fod1is Subjeél:s''.i fü all '' ''hich 'he·atten~ de<;i with fo much care and compaffion, that he worthily defervéd tó be fuqrárned !Ih,e Pioiu. In tbefe Employm~nts chis Prince with great Pe~ce and Tranquillity fpent bis time for frveral Y ears, beiog greatly beloyed :ind obeyed by his Subjeéts ~ at the end of which falling Gck, and finding within himfelf his end to be near, he called the Prince, who was his Heir, and hr~ orher Sons cogether, recommending .ro them by way of Teíl:ament the íl:rill: obfervance of th~ir Laws, and religious Rites of their Idolatrous Woríhip; and above all encharged them to perfor'm and adm~niíl:er Jafüce ro theír Subjeéts in the moíl: equal balance, and therewirh be gave them bis Bl€ffing of Peace, for that now bis time was come to depare this Li\e, and reíl: with his Father the Sun, who called and fümmoned him to his Manfions of Felidty. . · . , Thus dyed Yupanqui. ful! of Glory and Triumph, having enlarged his Emplre above five hundred Leagues in length to che Southward, being as far as frorn Ata~ cama to the River Maul/i ; and to rhe Northward one hundred and forty Leagues; along the Coaíl: from Chincha to Chimu. He was lamemed with great.grief, and liaving ranked him in che tenth Order of their Gods, who were Ghi!d'ren of thé Sun, becauíe he was the tenth King, they celebrated bis Obfeguies with great f9, lemniry, which, according to their Cuíl:ome, continued for tfie fpace of a whole Y ear , offering um_o hirn many Sacrifices. ·He left Tupac Inca Yupanqui his fleir ~nd e\deíl: Son, wh1ch he begot of his_Wife and Siíl:er, called Coya Chimpu Ocelo, td fucceed hirn in all bis Domihions. rhe proper Name of tlí.is Queen was Chimpu; but the word Ocelo was a facred Title amongíl: them, he left rnany legitimare Sons and Daughrers of the true Bloud ; befides many otfuer natural Children', to thé number of about two· hundred and·fifry, which was no great m?tter amongíl: them, conGdering tbe many Worneh , whích thofe Kings m~intained in every Province of their Dominións. And becarife rhis Inca laid the Foundadon of this. great W ork, it is requifite chat we íhóuld crear ofit immediately afee~ che Life of its firíl: Founder, betaufe ir is rhe moíl: excellent Trophy of the lncan MagnificenceJ and that which may férve for a marter of Oíl:entation and Glory, not onely w the Auchour himfelf, and ~he preceding Kings; but fufficient to derive Honoúi to al! rheir Poíl:ericy. in future Ages; . · . . ' . · CHA~ ...r: .