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 VIIL í'hewed themfelves forly, obfünate and rude; with which che Officers of the Incas being highly provoked, put many of them to the ~word with great ~everi~y and éruelty; but che Inca, to appeafe and moderare their fury, put chem m mmd of the Oricrinal Lawof che firíl: Inca, M anco Capac, who commanded chem tó reduce the Jndi~n1 to his fubjefüon by gentle and fair cenns, rather chan by Arms, or ef- fufion ofBloúd. The Indiam being on one ftde terrified with d1e fear of puniíl1menr, and allu-' ted on the ocher by che promifes, and kind offers of che Inca, were reduced with- ouc much labour; fo that chey were perfüaded,.to live in Societies, and receive the Idolacry and Governmenc of che lnw, who, in a íhort time, fo improved chis plea. fanc Province of Huanucu, that by che fruitfulneís ofthe Soil, and good cemperature of the Climace, it became the Head and Chiefcf al! che Neighbouring Coumries. And here, as a principal mark of favour, they ereél:ed aTemple dedicaced to the Sun, with aHou[e for che Seleél: Virgins: In che building of which, twenty thou- fand India111 were concinually employed, andas fome willhave it chiny choufand; all which took their turns in che labour, which íhews che greac numbers of chofe Inhabitants. Pedro deCiefa in bis 8oth Chapcer fpeaking of che Huanucu, hath thefe words, which I have extraél:ed Verbatim. " In the Precinél:s of Guanucu, chere was ' ' ereél:ed a Royal Edifice, rarely builc of greac Scones, and well poliíhed. This " Palace, or Royal Chamber, was the chief place Where che Courrs ofJudimure " were held for che Neighbouring Provi.nces, and fo~ t~e Ande1, acijoyning where- ' ' unto was che Temple of che Sun, w1th rnany Virgms and Ofücers belonging " to it; and was (o confiderable in the time of the Inw, char above 30000 Indi- ce an1 were ·always employed in che fervice of ir. le belonged to che Scewardsof " che Incas to colleél: in the ordinary Tributes ; and che Countrey people were " obliged to afford cheir acrendance and fervice ac chis Palace. Thus far are che words of Ciefa de Leon. The Cooqueíl: being rnade of lluanutu, as we have in íhorr relared ; we <halI now briefly touch on ocher macrers, unleís fome remarkable paflage occur, for I refolve to haíl:en to che end of chofe Conqueíl:s which were made by che Incas, that fo I may creat of che Wars becween Huafcar and Atahualpa, who were Ne- phews of chis Tupac Yupanqui. To proceed cherefore, we fay, rhac che Inca Tupac commanded an Arrny of forcy choufand Men ro be raiíed, and firced for che year follówin~, intending to conquer che great Province, ca!led Cannari, which was rhe Cbief over divers orhers , being very populous, and che Inhabicants valiant and warlike ; for cheir diíl:inél:ion from others, rhey wore cheir Hair long; cying up their Locks on che top of cheir heads wirh a knot. The Nobles, and chofe µ¿ho would be fine in their Drefs, wore a Cap on their heads of a chin woven thread like a fine Sieve, fcarce above chree fingers high, through which fome thread~ were drawn of divers colours: bue rhe common forr, and fuch as were lazy, and ungenrile, wore, in che 'place hereof, che íhell of a Goard, or Pumpkin, for their Cap; fo rhat oftentimes in diígrac~, che lndian1 would call this Narion of Cannari by che Name of Matium.t, or Purnpkin-pate. By chis, and fuch-like devices 0 ~ their heads, during all the Reign of che .Jnw, the lndian1 were diílinguifhed, and known of what Countrey and Province they were; in my time alfo they c:mied thefe diílinfüons; but now, as 1 am informed, chey are negleél:ed, and every one wears whac he plea[es. Theíe Natives of Cannetri, before che times of rhe Inca went almoíl: naked, boch Meo and Women " wearing onely a loofe Cloth ro co: ver rheir privities : They had many Lords which ruled over chem, fome ofwhich made an Alliance one wich che ocher; but thefe were füch as were of che rneaneíl: rank, who, to refül che power of che great ones, and cheir cyrannous oppreffion joined togecher in confeoeracy and alliance. ' C 'H A P.