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 IX. Royal Commentarie!. ~· .- ,. " Cuaynacava, when he hada Son born, caufed aGolden Cbain of that weighcto " be made, (as many Jndians íl:ill alive can tefüfie)¡hac being faílened ro the Eai-S " orLuggs of two hundred Jndians, ir could fcarcely be r.aifed by thein ; and in me- " moryof rhis remarkable Fabrick of Gold; the Child's Narne was called Guafca, " which in their L:inguage Ílgnifies a Rope, or Cable, wich the additional Title " of Inca. And rhus far are the,Words of that nobie Hillorian of PerH, T!üs rich and magnificent piece ofGold, together with other vaft Ireafures; the IndiaivAnade away witb, or concealed, fo foon as the Spaniards invaded cheir ·couricrey, and fo confounded tqe,mbeybnd all recovery, thac no kno~]edge or intimation remains wh~re <\OY p~rc óf the_m is to be found : And in regard this rich and ílacely piece of Gold \vas cornpounded and framed onely für that time when che Prince an Heir was to have bis Lock cut, and bis Name irnpofed; they furnamed him Huafcar, adding it to his .other Names of Tnti Cuji Hualpa; and be- cau[e Huafca Ílgnifies a Rope or Cahle, (for in the Language of Peru they have no Word for a Chain,) they, for l;>etter Gtace oftheWord, added R. the whidí' tocik fo much with his Subjeél:s, .tbat they for the moft pare called him Huafcar; .omitting Ynti Cuji Hualpa, w hich Word -Hualpa Jignifies die Sun of Chearfulnefs; For whereas in chofe days the IncM beca1J1e very potent, and thac power for the moíl: part raifes in-Men a Spirit of Pride and Vanity; fo they began te> be weary of chofe ordinary Titles, which anciently expre_ffed their Grandéur and Majeíl:y ;- and expeél:ed other Hyperbolies and Exalca.tions of Divine Attributes, which might raife them to the Heavens, aQd make their adoration equal to that·of their Gqd the Sun. So they called him Tmi, which fignifies . the Sun, or Phrebm, Cu.fo Chearfulnefs, Plea-fure, Contenunent or Rejoycing. .And th Us m uch íhall ferve in Explanation of the Names and Titles-_of tne !nea Huafcar • .i I.et us now recurri to his Father Huqyna Capac, who having given order fot the :,m aking of this Chaia, and left fufficient direél:ions for the tafhion and füe thereof; (that.fo it rnight be ready againíl: che time that bis Child was to b.e weaned,} l;ie profecu tedune De:. ftgn he fiad already began, of rnak.ing a Vifiuo the rem ,0.te ·pavt~ of bis Empire; the which having finiíhed in the fpace of two Years~ ~ ilig aliour the1ime tha~ his Child was to be weaned, he returned·to Co~o, where:.alJ things were prepa- 'red chaccould be contrived to make this Feaíl: fo}emn, aa~ joyfull, and fall of di- venifement; and then che Child received che Name of Huafcar. . ,.) · · / . ( . . .tt. '..-.·• - t HA P.