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 VIII. Royal Commentarier. ' Herewith an en~ was put to the War of this Campagn; for that the Con· quéíl: of a Province fo inacceffible in its fituatíon , and fo we11 defended by its Natives, was á fofficierit Work for one Summer. And becaufe thac Countrey was fübjed: to much rain, he quartered hís Army in the Frontiers of it, and re- cruited ic with twenty thoufand Men more, that ·he might make a more quick - difparch and riddance in his Conquefis. Bue firíl: he took order to have his new Subjeéts we11 iníl:ruéted in the fuperfütious Rices of his Religion, and in the Laws and Moralities of his Empire : He appoinced alfo, thac deíigns íhould . be laid for Aqueduéts and Gardens, and for clearing chofe Grounds which were fruitfu11, and of good Soil ,. of Bufhes and Weeds, making them good and profitable manure, and fit to be fown ; for wanc of which induíl:ry, and good husbandry, lirtle orno benefit w'as made of rheir Lands: AH which, when th~ lndiavs faw, they adrnired, and acknowledged the infinite goodnefs of the Inca ro them. · · CH A ·P. II. Of the Conquefl which the Incas made on the B-0úÍ.ús 4 Chachapuyu: T HE recruits bejng co~e, and the feafo~ of che year fit for aét~on, thtlnca , Tupac commanded his Army ouc of their Wmter-quarters to take t'he f'1e!8, and march tow.ards the Province of Chachapµyu; but in th~lfirft klace re Bifp4t- chc:¡d a Herald beforé to offer them terms of War, or Peace ; lfot they ilighred a11 terms of Accommodation, and refolqtely anfwered, That they ~ere ready with Arms in their hands to defend their Liberty, and that che Inca might doe his pleafore, for that they refolved never to be his Vaífals. This Anfwer being gi- ven, both parties prepared for War, whích was carried on with that refolution and fury, that many were killed and wounded on both fides: The l nctU refolved never to retreat ; and the ChachM (.for they had that Name alfo ) were obfünate- ly deterrnined rather to dye than yield. Both parties being chus refolved, the War became very bloudy, ,by reafon that the ChachM, who[e Councrey may be fl:yled a Kingdom, being S"º Leagues in length, and 2 .0 in breadth, reaching to Muyupampa, which is 30 Leagues farther; forefeeing che intencions of the Inca, and growing jealous of his Power, had made provifion for two years before a- gainfr him, having' fortified a11 their 1lrong hokls, .che .ruines .of whiGh r-emaiH .-t-o this day ; and having Barracadoed the narrow paífes, which are rocky and moun- tainous, and [o difficult to climb, thar in many places the Indians have made eight , or ten feveral Stories, with fieps to defcend ; and befides thefe, rhere is no paf- fage forwards by other ways. Notwirhfiaiiding all thefe difficulties, the IncM, with lofs of many of their Men , gained feveral of thefe fl:rong Holds, which proved of great advamage to them : The firíl: of thefe was fituate on a Moun- tain, being two Leagues and a half high, called che Hill of PiM, bécau[e che peo- ple, who live on the other fide, are fo called, being the moíl: confide,rable of that Province. And thus far the Incas having gained wjth great difficulty, they were now entered eight 9r ten Leagues within the Countrey, che people retrea- ting before to ()ther places of greater füength. Howfoever the Old Men and Women, who were not able to clirnb the Moun~ tains in company with the Y oung, were taken by the Inca, together with young Children, whom the Parents could not carry with them ; all which the Great Tupac comrnitted to the care and kind treatment of his Officers. Having