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 Commentariet. ni 1 r·. l ' .vr. ' í ' ' . Qf the CQnquejl, af ma~y other and gt.e4t Provi#~e:s~ as far. ad' _, - the Confines of·Quitu. . - ~ ·:; '. : , rll JrJ f , n 1·•• lr ,#i' l' , / t , T. 11 E lnM , ~ti. vlngrfettled ~pd eftabliíhed 'affai,rs in Can.f;fo~ ~~ 'returned to' Couq,' wH<re h~ f~n~ fev.'eral years in th<"; ~dminiílratión 0fgood Govern- ment, aqd othér·juíl: aé.lion~ ~~~tr.üning to the Office.of a Grett:K;ing. But as' it is natural to l'jliflitBt Princé~ tq bé ;,imbirious, ~nd-defirous ró·en,Iarge their Em- p.in: , (q Ukewif~ tbts Inca thoqght it not fit ~a 19fe longer time Vi _a ·rep()fed 1~.fej but co .Proceed Jn' Jµs Conquefu ; to which ei;id'fie 1 raifed a toñffederable Nmy_, with wbjch he ~.ched to ihe Coµfiqes Qf 'rumipamp4 ; from, ·wpenct! beginnjng bis Conquells, he ,rt1duced many Provlnces as far· as 1 'the Borders 9f the Kingd9m Qf !l;titu, which ~2'~end .little lefs th.:.m 50 'Leagues .in lengtJ'i; i~~ chie(placés of wbidj are Chan{/;añi ,MoctZ, .fl.!!efe4? Pum4li(lélll; wb1fh figmfies the ·~OIJRtl'ey -of Lions, becaufe thSY ab0?ncl ~ore in trofe parts, !~~n in the, ~lat~ rh,ereabouts ~ .and are adored oy the1nbab1can~ of Ticcampi, Tiuca/fa, C4.Jamp1, 'úr_collafu; and .o- thers of lefs note, for thei,t Go.As : the which places, being very thiu' of people, were eafüy reduc:ed ; .and mor.eove_íi the Larids ate very barren,- a'nd· ~he ~ople fottiíh, without tQ~ds~ or Government, or R..eligioo, or .. Pol,iti~al .Communjca-· tion ~ every one adored that for God, which 'they moft c!eftred, or •rather -they woríhippc:d nodúng, Uving like brut~ beafts, féat\:ered and wandefipg iri t~e F-ields~ and Wood~, whow ·there was more crouble to ·i:nfüuébmd- J.nfonn;wJrh any kíng of good manners, than to overcome, or reduce~ t~~fe they ~-aught~?' ".1'."ªk~ Clodls, and Shoes, and to Manure the·Land ; for watermg of wh1eh, 't'hey -made Aqu~· duéts and Chanels for them. In all the[e Provinces the Inw made large Roaas, and High-ways, and Store-houfes to lay up Provifions for fuíl:enance,of che Soul- diery, and Chamber_s for their Kings ; but would not honour fo vile and fervile a fort of Inhabitants with the beaucy ofTemples dedicated ro che Sun, or wirh the Houfes of Selelt Virgins ; th~ being capable of little more, chao to keep rhem- felves clean from Lice, by obligation of that Tribute they were to pay in them. Whilft the. Inca, Tupac Tup4nqui, was chus employed in reducing and inílruéting the Provinces before mentioned ; other Nations which are feated to the Weft- ward of thefe, bordering on che Confines of cha.e Province which the Sp4niards call Puerto Piejo, or theOld Port, fent their Ambaífaclours tothelnca.withl)refents, befeeching him·to receive them for his Subjeél:s and Vaffals, and that he would be plea[ed to tend them Captains and Teachers, who might inftruét chem in che way . of living in Societies, and how to manure cheir Lands, thac they might live like Men, and not like Beafts, promifing for rhemfelves all loyalty and faithfulnefs :, Thofe that made the firíl: rnotion to fend chis Embaífy, were of the Nation of HHancavil!ca, The Inca gratiouíly received their Addrefs; commanding that fatís- faétion íhould be given them in ali cheir defires; and fo Teachers were fent to in- ftruét them in Religion, and in the Laws and good Cuftoms of the l nc4 : Engi- niers were alfo fent them to make Aqueduéts, and manure their Fields , and re- duce them into Societies: Bue afterwards che ingratitude of chis peóple was fuch 1 that contemning the favours and promifes whieh the lncá had made them, chey arofe up againíl: his people, and barbarouíly murthered them all. As Pedt o de Ci~ ef' in his Obfetvations reports, which becaufe ic ferves to confirm the particulars, we have ofcen repeated in this Hiíl:ory, t<;>uching che gentlenefs and good-nature ?f the lnc4s, who were always ready to ceach and inílruét che Indians, who fubm1r-= ted to their Dominioa; we have here inferted che Words of de Cieca, that fo what we have faid concer:~~.&-;~e Incas, may alfo he confirmed by che auchori:ty' of dre Spanijf; Writers : l1is vv ords are thefe which follow.