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 Y-IJiL ' ' To return then to .our purpbfe; 1 fay, that 1 have heard from Old Indians, " who were Chiefs in the time of the Great Topa Inga íupanque , that forne of " his Captains, with certain Troops, whic11,they had drawn out from thofe Gar- ~' rifons which he maintained in divers Provinces of his Kingdom, had by di- " vers ~ays of management reduced much people to the friendíhip and fervice " of the Inca ; the principal fort of which went with their Prefents to the Pro- " vince of Paltas to pay cheir refpe& of reverence and. du'ty to rhe Inca, who " courreouíly received them with all affeétion, beíl:owing on feveral of them rich " pieces of Woollen, made at Couo. And whereas the occaíions of the 1 nea re- " quired bis return. to bis principal Provinces, .wlrer~ he ~as fo much elleemed, ' ' that they íl:yled h1m Farb.er, and honoured h1m w1th Titles of Supreme Emi- " nence : Arid f qch was bis affable difpofüion ,towards al}, .that bis Fameí wª's " great, and his Memory perpetua!. But in regara the occa~ons of bis IqQgdom " were fo prelfmg, that he could not íl:ay, and ih Perfon vífü thofe Inditf.ns; he . " .committed the ,carn of that•Government to cercain Offüer~.: 1 V\rbo were Natives " of Com, t~d , ""'.hofe charge ir was to · i9~ruót them in 'tbe:manner of, 'livi~ : " that they rnight become ratio.na ! Creatur~s, and live witb {9rhe form :¡qd ru!~ . ~ l ~' .l3ut thefe· did not onely íhlit th~ir Ears,to neceffirry iníl:rudioQs, and difdain '~ the Orders ~hicb the Officers of Topa ·Iriga ,prefcribed;° for.their living under. " Laws in good~ fociety, and ufing laudable quíl:oms and ways ro live, 'fuch a~ " ,Manuring tlieir l.ands, and other matters w'hicp contribute to tBe happi.nefs· 0f " of life: But in rewrn for füch benefii:s, which they ill UQderíl:ood, they k~lled: « their lnllruétors, not fufferiog one of. them to live and efca}!>e ; and rpjs vil-.:. " lany they aéted without any provocation, or any oppreffion, whereby they . " might defer:ve íll Jrom them. "' lt is faid, that when the. Inga Topa heard of " rhis Maífacre, temporizing ·with rhe prefent íl:ate of his affairs, he diffembled "Jhe ma(ter, pot having oppormnity.at that timé to revenge che Death of chofe '~ Caprains and Subje&: Thus far are the Wor.ds of Pedro de Ciefa, with which. he concludes his Chapter : To which we add, chat the Inca having firíiíbed the Conqueíl: of thofe P~ovinces, returned again, to Couo, to cake fome repofe .an'd ; divertifem~i:it after bis great labours and cares in War. . ' ·' ' , .! ·t ,, ' ,J ' '• . ' .i:..i. CH A P.: ' ' ! .. 1 .a.l 1: .. : ) . • A