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.

. Boo.K VIH. Royal ·Commentaries. . H1ttfJ~ª Capac leaving f2.!!itu, ·proceeded t~ anotber Province called f2!!i!!ace 11 ca,. which fignifies a Nofe of !ron j becaufe rhey boared the Bridge which paíles be- · tween the Noíl:rils, to hang a Jewel, ora piece of Gold or Silyer, \v.hich reached: t0 rheir Lips: the Inca found rhefe to be a fordid, vile people, almoíl: ali naked and full of Lice j rhey had no Religion amongíl: them j for tbey worfl1ipped no: tbing, unlefs it were the·Flefh of forne Animal j of w b~cb tbey were fo ravenous, that wherefoever they found any ·carrion, Befh of Horfe or Mate; or any tbing elfe corrupted and íl:inking, they would eat and dévoar it with die greateíl: pleafure and appetite in the World,: So that it is very· probable, tbat fuch. a fort of Beaíl:s as thefe, were eafily fubdued, and reduced t0 obediénce. . - From hence the Inca marched to another Nation called Paftu, as vile and for- .clid as che 'formbr,, 1 .cliffering oñely-from the¡n in this, that they would by no means !~ pel1fuaded •toreat-Iilefh, faying, That they were not Dogs. 'Thefe being eafüy niéluced to ~be .obedience of the Inca, Iníl:ruétors were appointed for them to 'teach d~em nhe manner·of rliving after ~he rational manner, impofing on' them die Tii- bure·of Lice, rhat fo they might keep tbemfelves clean, and in healtb. , · . From Paftu they proceeded to another Provin"ce called Otav~ltu, the Inhabi- rants whereof were much more Political and Warlike thart the otbers. -Thefe having rnade fome Httle refül:ence againíl: rhe Inca, did foon yield, finding .that they were not ~ble to defend themfelves againlll: tbat Potent Prince. . . · And having bere made due provifion to fecure tbe CountreY., the Inca procee- ded to another Province called Caranque, . the peo'ple of which.were rnoft barba- rous in their life and rnanners ? they adored Tygers, and Lions,-<ind great Ser- pents, offering fue hearts and bloud of Men in their Sacrifices : Making War upon their Neighboun;, onely for the fake ofWar and Enemies, thai: they rnighr have fu ch as they might kili and e<¡t. At firfr they made great ·oppofüion ·a- · g{lfuíl: the Inca, but being repulfed, they foon difcovered their errour , and in a few--Gays furrendred at difcretion. HÚayna Capac ordained and coníl:ituted Ma- fters to teach and iníl:rúél: them in their Idolatrous.Worfhip, and in the rul€s of a Morál l~fe, forbidding them t-0 acknowledge any other Ido! but the Sun, or facri- fice the bloud of Meo, or eat human~ flefh j which laíl: was the moíl: grievoús of any to ihern; becaufeithey were ofany thing the rnoíl: ravenous of that. ''Fhus far the Cohqueíl: of chofe Ptovinces extended on that Iide, which bordered on the ~mof _fl.!!:itu'. 1 " C H A P.