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.

BooK VII. Royal Commentaries. Soil rhereabouts is gravelly, and full of Sand, which may be mixed with Moftar, for they call Sand and Gravel Tiu, and Ypúncu aGate. The next Gate of the fecond Ram- pire they called Acahuana, for the Word Acahuana, pronounced with an aípiration in the Throat, was the Name of the Ma.fl:er-workman .that made it. The third Gate was call~d Viracocha Puncu, being coníecrated to their God Viracocha, which was the Apparition before related, which in a Dream revealed unto the Prince ' the Rebellioo of the Chancas, and for that r~aíon they efieemed him the Defen- der and new Founder of their (:ity 0f Coz.ca; and,called thatGate ,by his Name, im- ¡:Uoring the Jike Proteétion and f:ence in defence of that Fortrefs which h i had formerly íhewed in th~ fafe of that City, and of tbe whole Empire : Between one Wall and rhe other t ere was a difiance of about twency five ot thirty foot, which was filled up with Earrh to the top of the Wall; but ir is not certain whether this Eartb was cafi up by hand, or wheth~r it were from rhe rife of the Hill, perhaps ít might be by both, and that what was wancing by the afcent · might be fqpplied by the hand. Every Rampire had its Breaíl:-work, under which they could fight with better íhelter, than if they had expoíed rhemfelves to the open force of the Enerny. - e H A P. XXIX. Of the three great Towers; of the chief Work._,,zen eniployed1 in this Building, and oj the great Rock._ which refted in the way. · .HAving paíted thefe three Walls or Rampires, we come to a long, :md nar-' row place, wf1ere were three íl:r~ng Towers built in a Triangle, according - to the fituation of the piace; the i:hiefeíl: of rhem was placed in the middle, cal- led Mayoc Marca, wh'ch fignifies the rouncl E:ortrefs, in which fprings a plentifull Fountain of excellent Water, which was brought ata far diíl:ance under ground , out where, and fron) whence the Jndians do Mt know; for fuch Secrets as thefe were always ref~rved from common knowl~dge in the Brealls of the Inca, and of bis Council. In thai: Tower the Kings had their Apartments, when at any time they went up to recreate themfelves in the Fortrefs, the Walls of which, iníl:ead ofTapeíl:ry, were adorned' with Gold and Silver, inlaid with rhe íhapes ofBirds and Beaíl:s, which were excellently well counterfeited ; it was alfo furniíl1ed with its fervices of Plate and other rnoveables, properly belonging to it, as had all rhe other Royal Palaces. The fecond Toweí· they called Paucar M arca, and the third Sacllac M arca, they were both fquare, with rnany Chambers for lodging Sould¡ers belonging to the Garifon; they were ofren relieved and changed by their tutns, and were·to be all Incr.u of privilege, for orher Nations were not capable ofadmiffion . into that Fortrefs, being eíl:eemed a facred place, and confecrated to the Sun for exercife of Arrns, as the Temple was for Prayers and Sacrifice. The,Captain or Commander in Chief was to be of the true and legitimare Royal Bloud, under whom were feveraLLieutenants and Officers ordained, forne for government of the Militia, others were Purveyors, and fuch as had care 'of the Proviíions, others were Armourers tQ furbiíh and deanfe the Arms, and others had the .care of the Wardrobe, Df keeping the Clóths and Shoes ofthe Gariíon. ' Under rhefe Towers was as much .room as above, anq bei:ween them were Galleries of Communica- tion. The ~arrers under' ground were formed with great Art, having Lanes and Paífages with füch windings and turnings, ali of the farne fize, and faíhion, that they feemed a labyrinth;"and fo difficult to find out, that none duríl: enter ' Qq i~