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 Vllt. Having paífed this people of Pias, the Arm y procee ded in.its march; andbe- ing come to a certain opening, or breach of the fno.wy Moumain, called Chirmac- caJTa, which ftgnifies the dangerous Gate, beca ufe it h ad been fatal to many peo- ple, who paífed that way, the Inca made a detachment of 300 Men, which like a forlorn Hope, preceding the Anny on defi~n of di[covery, were on a füdden over-whelmed with rhe fall of a Moumain oJ Snow, in which ali periíhed, not one ·Man efcaping. By reafon of this misformne, the Inca could not pafs for fe- veral days, which gave occafion to. che Ckachapuyas to fpread a report through all rheir Councrey, that the Incas ternfied w1th the late unhappy acc1dent, were reti- red, and fled to their own Couocrey. . The Snows being in a manner thawed, che Inca purfued bis Conquefr, and . with much difficulty gained fiep by fiep ali che Coumrey, as far as Cuntur Marca which a conftderable peopl~ inhabits ; patling by others o~ each hand of the'wai, by reafon that the paífages to them were obíl:ruéted, and d1fficult, and che Natíves not worth the labour and charge ofa Conquefi. Bue the peoPJe of Cuntur Marca made great refifience, foughc valiamly, and continu ed the Wa r for many days. But whe reas.che power of rhe Inca was at that time invincib.le, and that nothing could.be oppofed fufficient to withfiand it; the Chach as being ov er-powered by the Numbers which aífailed them, were forced to yield, and fubmit rhemfelves at dif- cretion to rhe I nca, who, according to bis m(tome, received them to merey and pardon; and rhat he might quier and fatisfie their rninds with COI)fidence of his C1emency, and might by their example invite and allure others to the like fub- · jeétion , he treated them with kind emertainmem, beíl:owing favours, and bis beneficence pon them. The Inca having fettled his Miniíl:ers and Officers nece!Iary for che Eíl:ablifh- ment of affairs, he proceeded forward, taking in all the Forcs and fl:rong places in the way before him, which now yielded without much bloud or oppotition following the example of Csmtur Marca: Eight Leagues &om which is another peO: ple .: :: ~led Caffa Marquilla, who defended themfelves within their Rocks and Moun- tains : For ~befe being namrally warlike and fierce, advemm:ed to try the force of che ]peas in rnany engagernents ; but at length thefe Chachas having preved their in-efüHble power, ánd conftdering that che greacefr pare of their Province had fubmitted to che Inca, they thought it beíl: for them to follow che farne example ~~hl~~ J C HAP. 1 .