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.

~OOK VIII. Royal CommentarÚs. them, fo now they could not indine their minds to any fervile fübjeéhori. Here- wirh a crael War began, for ali the fair offers and pretences of rhe Inc; could a- vail nothing; for their ancient liberty and freedom füll prefenting ·it felf hefore rhem, ílopped their Ears to al! the gentle words of favout tbe lnca expreífed, fay- ing, That che greateíl: favour and grace he could doe them, was to leave rhem to rheir own liberry. Ali rhefe three Provinces being ·aífociated togerher, una• nimouíly contributed to tbe afliíl:emce of each orher, and ~ade fiouc oppofüion;. having kilfod about 8oóo Incas; with which ílaughter che lnw being enraged; perfecqted che Enemy wirh fire and fword, and all the_ 1 miferies of War, wh.idi they ,fupporced with great patience and equalicy of mina in comernplation of rheir liberty, which rhey difputed and defended with gceat refolution ; for no foonet were rhey forced from one ll:rong.Hold, bue they pbll:,ed tQ apod1er, and thence to anothet, a,bandoning their Couritreyj and Hotife$, wirh~mt care of their Wives and Childrén, refolving to dye with Arms iri theil; hands, rather than become thG Slaves and Vaífals of another. The Incas füll proceeded in the Conqueíl of chis Countrey, untill füey had for- ced them into a comer of ir ; where having fortified rhem(elves, they endured all extrernities ; and though reduced to che ultimare point of periíhing by famine; yet fiill continued conílant, and refolved not to be (ubjeét to che I nca : che which fome of their more fober and intelligenr Captains confidering, and finding that upon thefe principles al! of them muíl: neceífarily dye and periíh, without know: ing any caufe or reafon for it: And feeing that othet Nations, as free as rhey, had fubrnitted to che Dom~nion of che l nc¡¡ , under who!T) th~ir peace and plemy was augrnented,.rather than in the leaíl: abated or infr~l\géd. The Capta'insand Chiefs having this communication together, agreed to yield themfelvesand people to che Inca ; the which was performed, tl:ioughnot wit~out forne rnutiny and fedition a; rnongíl: che 'Souldiery ; howfoever che generality being Jed by the e~ample and diétates of their Comrnanders·, did all ar laíl: fubmit, and yield unto due obedi- ence. , , . , The Inca Tapac received them with al! e}{pre{!ions of grace and favour, telling them, how much ·he pitied their folly, which had fo unneceffitrily betrayed rhem to the laíl: extremiries of want and famine ; but now to relieve them in chis con~ dition, 'he ordered, that they íhould be enterrained and r~eatetl like his own Chil~ dren: And rhat whereas man;y of rhem periíhed in the late War, fo rhat their Land~ ~nd Dwellings vy'ete void and q~populated ;' he ordered, that they íhould be ag;iin íl:ocked and .fupplied by people rnanfplanted from other Provinces. And th\l~ che Inca having provided matters for due adrniniíl:ration ofthat Government, and fettled and eftabliíhed their Doétri1,1e and Religion, he returned'again ta Co>:eo, being more troubled' ahd uneafie fo,r the lofs and dejttu&ion of thofe poor lnditms, than tjred or wearied with che fatigues, and inéommodioufnefs ·of the War ; ot which he was fo fenfiblel that he w<rmld often fay' tbat if he were·aífured that che otqer 'Nations, mme .rel!Eote, had taken example by the obfünacy bf thefe , that h€ would defer the Qonqueíl: of them for the prefent, aod untill fu_c_h a conjunéture of time, as rnight render them more pliable, and better 9ifpo(ed fÓ receive the Go- . vernment of ene ]-neas.. . . Wherefore che Gr€ae Tapac r.efraining from War, (pene fevéral.years in vifiting ~is Kingd01ns, adorni¡I¡g therri with itately Edj_fi~es,ir, every P;roV.!pp:!, and inhabi- ted Countrey, fuch as Royal Palaces, Fortreíles, afia Houfe:s .for publickiStores, Aqueduél:s and Temples dedic-ated to che Suµ , with Convems for che Seleét Vir• gins,, befides many ocfíer publick Works : fuch as ¡paking High-ways and open · Roads, ofwhich we íhall treat more at large ~n .the Second Pare; bue more e~pe­ cially his care was, to finiíh the Forrrefs of Cow , 'che Foun 1 d4tion of which was laid, and begun by his Father che Inca Yup~nqui, , ' Having thus fpent fome yeats fo che exercifes and employments of Peace; ch~ Inca re-aílumed bis thoughts of conquering the Provinces, which lye Northward; called Chinchafayu • The firft ~arter he Carne to, wasHuanuca, whic h con tains ma- ny Nations, but ali independent each of other, living fwtered up a.nd clown the Fields, without government or communication, but in perpetua]War and Figh- f ngs : , they had fome Fortreífes ·and íl:rong Holds on the tops of Mountains, to wfüch ar any time, when they were woríl:ed, they ,fled for refuge 5 ali which peo- ple, by fair t~rms, according to che accuíl:omary clemency of the Incas, were Witli much facility reduced to th€ir command ; though at firíl: theNatives of Huanucn. ' R r 2 íhewed