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. to reprefent the moíl: ill)portant rnam:rs, wh_ich he a~ed, om~rcing things lefs per- tinent and material. And though rnany rhmgs herem contamed may feem'fabu- lous, yet becaufe they are fuch ~s the India~s rnake che f?undac~on o~ cheir fliíl:o- ty, and of thofe greacn~~ which·che ~pa~iards do now ~n r_eality en¡oy, I ~~nnot -~afs them _by, without m¡ury and preJud~ce to the ~gmnmg,_ Proirefs aqd J?é· riod of rh1s Monarchy : Howfoever havmg fucked m a íincenry w1ch my Milk, I íhall give a true Account of ali that l. heard, and received from my Parents, promifing, that neither favour nor affeéhon to rny People and Bloud íhall encline me either to conceal the bad, or .~eyond Reafon applaud che good or natur'~l V_er- tues of them; for though Gennlifm be fuch a Sea of Errours, that every thmg rnay be believed of it, which is new and prodigious; yet I íhall deliver nothing but what the Spanifh Hiíl:orians have be(ore intimated of chofe Kings and Councries; and chat I may not feem to obtrude any rhing out of partiallty to my Kindred l fhall confine my felf wichin the bounds of rhe Spanifh Writers, intending that tl1efe Papers fhall ferve for a Comrnent to theirs, and to reétifie che Etrours they have rnade, as to Tir¡¡es, Perfons and Countries: which indeed is no wonder, if coníidering the little knowledge they have in the language, they have been guilty of many rniíl:akes relating to that People. In fine, whatfoever I fhall relate of thefe People, who were deílroyed, before they were known; ei~her in reference to. their ancienc. ldolatry , G~ver~ment, Laws and Cuíl:oms, 1t fhall be clearly la1d clown, w~thout companng it wich. divine or humane Hiíl:ories, or che Governments.of our time; becaufe all comparr- fons are odious ; bue racher leave chofe reflex1ons to che Reader, who finding fomething of fimilicude herein to tbe ílorie~ of Holy Writ, and to che Fables of Ancient Gentilifm, may apply them according to his own fancy and humour. For my part, 1 havfog been a natural Indian born, and educated in Arms, have liccle or no abilities or füength of my own, and therefore ha ve need of che favour and afiiílence of che Candid Reader. CH A P. XI. Of thofe People which the firfi Inca fent to inhahit divers Countries. B, U T to return now to the Inca, Manco Capac : Afcer he had founded rhe City of Couo, and divided it imo cwo pares, (.as we have aJready declared) he planced many ocher Colonies. To che Eaíl:ward of rhis City ,he placed chofe People, which now extend themfelves over that traét ·of Land which runs to che River called Paucar tif1mpu; and thirteen feveral ocher Nations he feated on both fides of che Royal way, called Anti[Hyu, which for brevity fake we omit parti- cularly to nominare, being all or the moíl: pare of che Lineage, or Tribe called Poques. To che Weíl:ward in che fpace of eight Leagues in breadth, aqd abouc nine or ten in length, he Rlanced thircy feveral Villages, which fpread themfelves on one hand , and the ocher as far as che Roy:il way of Cunrifa.yu. Thefe People formed three difrerent Nations, namely Ma[c11, Chillqui, Paperi. To the Norch of chis City were feated twency Villages, which were diíl:inguifhed by four names, vi:G. Mayu, Cimcu, Chinchapucyu, Rimac tamp1t; che remainder of the Peo- p\e feated chemfelves in the pleafant valley of Sacfahuaflna, where che fumous Battel was fought, wherein Gon~alo Pl'<arro was taken Prifoner. To che South- ward of che Ciry thirty eight or forty ocher Villages were planted, eighteen of which were of the Nation of Ayarmarca; and extended thernfelves on one fide and che other of che Royal high way of Collafuyu, for the [pace of thirty Leagues in length, beginning from chofe parts which are overagainíl: rhe S11finM, and reach withi11