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!. accufiomary Summons of Peace and War to the Inhabitants of rhe Iíland of Puna; nor far diíl:anr from the Main Land is a fruitfull foil abounding wich ali things ne- ceífary fGr hurnaf.)e Life. · ThiS Iíle contains abour ·twelve .Leag.ues in compa[s, the Lord of which was by NaPñe,¡rump,,/kto1 .on(j of: a proud and~haughty Spirir; for having neither by himfelf nor AñceílourS 1 'afkhowle~-1:tl · arw Superiour, rhey domineered over their Neighbours, and thereby beiúg at difcord amongíl: them- felves, were rhe.iefs able to make he1d or refül:ence againfi che Inca. Moreover chis Tumpalla was vitious and ¡ux.urious in his M.anners, and Way of living, for he kept many Wives, and Boys ufed afcer the · fltíhion of Sodomices; rhey fa- · crificed the Bloud and Hearts 0f Men to their Gods; which were Tigers and Lions, and the Fiíh of thar Coaíl:, which, becaufe they yíelded them Food iri great abundance, were by them, as we11 as by the common Jndians, adored for Deities. Thefe People, when they heard the Summons of the Inca, were gready ÍUGJrifed and troubled; to which, that they mighr return cheir Anfwer, Tumpalla aílembled che principal Perfons of his Iíland, and then with great forrow declared Unto chem, íaying, Here now appears at the Gates of oúr Houfas a certain f!}rant, who threatens to takf from m ali our Goodi and Ejl11tes, and to. dejlroy us all; 11nlefs we readily receive him for our Lord and Majler ; and now in cafa we jhould admit him, we mujl re- normce. our ancien't Liberty, our Command and Principality, which for many Ages hath de~ fcended to m from our Ancejlours. Nor i4 thi:r all, for thu Foreigner not trujling to our Words and ·Fidelity, wi/l compell núo labour, and ereét Tower~ and Fortref[es, and having p11t Garrifom into them will force m to mainiain the Charge and Expence, that fo we mqy never be in ª'í?Y capacity of recovering 011r Liberty. He will moreover fahe upon the befo oJ our Pof[e.Jlions, and ta~ from m º'.'r wives and Childre¡i, and the mojl beautifull of our Daught~rJ; and what u mo(f grievom, he will abolijh our Laws, and ancient Cujloms, and in the place thereof impofe new ones upon m, makjng tfJ worfhip Jlrange Gods, and throw down ot« own, witb which we have been ac9uainted; and in fhort, live after their 'fY!anner and pleafure, which is the worjl of farvitudes. which beinJ, cmainly our Cafa, 1 leave it- to you to conjder, whether we had not better die, than be enflaved, dejiring you to confult a;zd advifa me what courfe4u bejl to be ta~n in thu exigence. The Indians hereupon debacing che rnatter amongfhhemfelves, did greatly be- wail their own weaknefs and inabiliry to reGfi f 9 powerfull a Tyranc; and thac the corre[pondence between chem and their Neighboµrs being very ill, there was no hopes of making a firm and faithfuU Confederacy with chem; in conftderation of which having no profpeét of defending chemfelves, and chat cheir reftíl:ence would produce nothing but Ruine and DeO:ruétion, chey concluded at laíl:, that the lefs evil was to be chofen, which was to fübrnit to .rhe Inca; and to make a . Vertue ofNeceffity, to diífemble a ready Obedience ur:itill opporcunity prefented, which rnight acquit them of their fervicude. On this Refolution Tumpalla did not cinely render a very favourable and gentle Anfwer co the Meífengers fent by the Inca, but alfo difpeeded Ambaíladours in his own Name, and in behalfof all his Dominions, to liim with prefents, humbly offering himfelf, and all his Peo· ple, to his Obedience; befeeching him to grace that I(land, and his new Vaíf~ls, .witb che favour of his Royal Prefence, which would be the ·greatefi felicity chat they could expeét or imagine. . . · The Inca gratiouíly receiving this Addrefs.of Tumpa!la, ordered conveniences to be provided for paffing his Army into che Iíland, that he might ·cake poífeffion of the Counrrey; ali which being prepared with grear punétuality, and in füch man- ner•as che íhorme[s of the time would perrnit, though not wich foch Pomp and Oíl:entation as T11mpalla did defire, the lnca paífed inco che Iíland, where he.was received with Feafüng, and Dancing, and new Songs; purpofely .compofed in Praife and Honour of H11ayna Capac, and bis mighty Aétions. His Lodgings were pro'7ided in a ne\ Palace, lacely built, for che Inca was not t0 íleep in fuch a <;:hamber where any other Perfon had repofed. The l nca remaining heré for fome days, employed himfelf in giving out neceífary Orders for the Governmenr, by Laws, and che Iníl:itucion of his Religion, comrnanding the Inhabirants there- of, and all the Neighbours of the Main Lancl, bordering chereªboms, which con- fified of divers Nacions and Languages, chat leaving cheWoríhip of their former Gods, rhey íhould forbear to facrifice che Bloud or F.leíh of Men, not eat ic, · Z z • nor 355