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.

E~c>K VIII. " conrrivance; many of chem getcing cogerher, one hangs at che Tail of ano- " rher, making a kind of a long Chain, wich which fetching a long Swing, che " lowermoíl: chrows himfelf with the help vf the others, co che bough rhey " aim ac, where hangirig by his fore feec, fü'erc~es out Bis Tail to che next com~ " panion, and fo one fielps the other, untill ali are come over. The cricks and " mímica] poílures which they have, are matters of greac divertifement, and che ce aél:ions which chey perform in obedi.enGe to their Cornrnanclers ,, feem effeéts of " humáA6 t\lnd~rítan'ding,, mher tl'ian' 0f itrati0nal Ci-eafures: 1 fuw one 0f chefe ·" Monkies ac Cartagena, in che Houfe of the Governour, of which they relared ' ' fuch füange chings as to me feemed almoíl: incredible. They faid , that they " feót him often to che Tavern for Wine, with Mon~y in one hand, and a.Boc- ee 'tcd> fo the qchev;. and nhar ~'neni he was·. <r@me· tG> the Taverrr , he would '" no1:1deliver his Money-uncillí htrhatl mreívm'.ll hisWiñe; if the B'0ys rn'ec whh ' ' him· by, vhe.. way, and mallle <t: hollting, Gr ooi~ á'füér him~ h€' w0uld fer· aowh " kis,Bottel anll· thtrow S~omis al cmern~ a!'}d hal(liitrg GleaF€~ ¡Jlle "'"ª~¡;~ he·w6w8 . ' ' fu-kt'! up•his- Bottel aad haftea home;: and:tliac ~h0agh1 h é l~el il Wine eixi::effive~ " Jy,; yeti The woultl not da:tie-t© r01mh1 ir, unJe·f.Hjs·Matllet' ga.ve fü~Jrcence. "FPféy " fay. alfo, rhae ithcdaw a Wof.Pl1ini ac a:ny til11 m fine, an d: w@U: ~ré-Bed, he Vioufd "plíelently pullh-er by tfue Cl0ths, arfd. ru:ffi€' ther.tl in alílitafigei maHher. ' Per- " fuaps fü1n~Mng: may be r<fp'0rted <:jf ~hét& Ct:c:!at1: 1·té9 rndré ·~han· 'l navHeerr-; "· h(i)wfoov:er ic:is mqíl: certafa that lih@re is·110 Animal i¡Y che Wbrld fo fagie(ous, " aAd ftllilelighfodt wi't!b hl!l1'.ilfane ~ociety as, ~h¡g · fuif~ andíme of l\1enfiles: and Be~ " ttaufe the RefJoits rnncetnm'g ~J:i€ l!in'cletfran'éirrg 0f ~hefe O e'atbres al:& fd ftr~nge " tifuat the ]mftatices1 'th€"ré0f fe~ln ir1tl\€diMe' td me, a:nd- w0u 1 t6' p'erliaps• ap¡fear fa'- cc buk>u s to' otliiers, 1 &aH ther~fote 0mit t0 1 menti@n- tliiein~ ·androne'ly ble§ ámfad- " mir.et 'bie-Auchouti ofall Cr€at ures, t:Ilíat amo'Flgft aill his workS> madefof tllie rife and . ' ' benef ü ofMartkinc:l, he ha.dí fl.1aped aA'Gi faftii:0l'le~:i: a Ctear~1·e' fo ddiehlo~ in its " fortrn antl{\lGJftúr€S, as f erves t© rt'l0ve laeghm, al'ld'. yidd m'atter ef lle!feation ' ' aml11 Di~er.cifament ro· Man, whomi he liiallh mad€ Lora1 of:tMs·Utüver,feJ. ~: S6ffie " have wdntan rhat So!umon bromght his Monkies :fi-cim· ~ae We:fr.-lndres, r>tft l ·'ánl '~ (i)f alilother opi'nkm, a:Fidi beliéve thac thef were fe(ché<!l ffom dte El{letn J!'arts. 'fhus1far are· d~€ W ©rcis· Gf A6ofta, t© w hkh ffiay Be fütheflaaded;, thaí tfrefe ~pes. anl!i. M0rik:i€S' carry,d1eir youag ones at cheir . had~s, untill dig~t are a'bl¿ fo {füft forl d1errtfel'.V~·3 ~he yo1mg ones c~k~ng ~:01d wichrchei~ fote-fé& a~o~g .r!ie~t n~~ks 2 anlll claf¡r cliel~ ~u~d legs .about caeir m1ddle; aU wluch, béficfes tHfar,' tt~éks and il'lv'enck5Ills lD°©f<i>ttt re~itec:f, furve to d@m'o'tlftrat!e theír fagacious dbm!r.ity, abd. iliifü likeex¡¡;iedented'S-Oüldiers ifi ti!rte of né1teffity. And be€auf~ d1é nói'f 9l1eyní ~ke is a Lam'grrager !Dy wht€h C>M 1mderaagds che mher; {as for..1111y·pare ·1 beli.ev' e í:'&~t · alllfürds, and Be:rfts do·by tfleir fevera-1 voiceS- underíl!and thé mea ning of theít oW.n fPt!cies) ch~refoit€ the 1ndia~s fay', thac they carl f peak, acnd t'hat 'rhey difgulfé ~hek want o'f fpe-echi toothe spaniards, lefl: they ili.óufd ferld t-hem ~@- work in tl\e Mine!, and dig for Gold and Siilver, and that in 1mi'tation of tl1e Jndians diey car- ry rheir young 0n'es át t!heir ba€ks. AHd chus rnuoh íball füffice to·llave fpoken of Apes artt:I Moflkies. i · ' .. ~ ..... \ ~ ), • 1 1 • !_.. ¡: jj" l iJ 1 jf: 1 . [' CH .i~ P.