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. BooK IX.. nor commit any other ·wickednefs <;>f this namre; but.that t~ey ifho~ld adore thtif Sun for their univerfal God , and hve amongíl: Mankmd w1th J ufüce and Rea.,. fon. All which the Inca, whofe Father was tlat! S~n, pronoun~,. . as Legiílatoo of that great Empire, from .y.rhofe 1.~~ils...00nh111g was to ·be fubtraél:ed '011 diminifhed upon pairt ef Deatbl:P 'fo whicll Tumpalla and bis People an&re- 'red, that they woukkomply with whatfoever the InM íhould pleafe t0 enjoiit thern. The Solemnity of the Feíl:ival being paíl:, which was provided for tme more• decent reception of the Inca, the Caracas had time to think upan what they hacb done, and confidering more maturely of the rigour of the new Laws impofed up- an them, and how contrary they were to their ancient Cuíl:oms, and reíl:riétive 0f thofe Pafümes and Divertifements they formerly enjoyed, they began already to eíl:eem a foreign Subjefüon _grievous unto them; and fo being defirous to retum co their old befüality 1 .the lílanders af:ld their Neighbours confpired together to .kill the Inca, and ali nis Army, in a tteacherous manner, when the firíl: occafionr íhould occur. To which end they confulted their Gods, privacely reíl:oring their. Idols to forne fecret and convenient places, .which that they might reconcile for the late affront pffered them for their Revolt and Defertion, tney facrificed to them, demanding their Counfel and Advice, whecher the Encerp:-ife they had now deíigned íhould be füccefsfull and profperous, or not: To thIS demand the. Devil gave them this Anf wer, That they íhould go on and be profpernus. With. which thefe Salvages became fo proud arid confident, that they had immediately. pro€eeded to che Execution o( it, had they not been diífuaded by their Magicians and Diviners , who advifed the~ to ~ave p~tience far a while, for cha~ their Gods were willing to defer che Execuuon unull a better and more fecure oppor-: tunicy. CH A P. V. The Iflanders of Puna Ma/[acre the People and Capta_ins of Huaina Capac. W Hilíl: Huayna <;:apac was ordering a~d difpofmg Affairs for t~e. becter govern4 mene of thIS People, and reducmg them to a more polmcal way of li- ving, in che mean time che Curact:U were meditating che manner how to execuce cheir Treachery; an occaíion for which feemed to offer it felf, at the time when the Inca fending his Captains and MiniHers with Commillion and Iníl:ruétions, to inform and teach che Nations of ~he Main-land the Laws, Doéhines, Cuíl:oms and Religion of the IncM, for he then withdrew hi~ Forces from che Iíland, che· Nacives readily fupplying Boats and Ferries to tranfporc them inco chofe pares to which they were deíigned; which being performed, the Inca alfo remmed to Tumpi:{,, on other imporcant occaíions; for whereas chefe Princes employed cheir who!e time. to b~íinefs for the ~ercer government of the!r People, chey omitted nothmg whICh m1ght tend to therr good, and ro che happmeíS oftheir living and therefore might moíl: jufily be íl:iled Lovers of che Poor , and Guardia~· of . their People. So foon as the Inca was departed, his Captains and Offiters prepared alfo for cheir paílage, ordering Boats and Ferries for their tranfpormions, che which were provided by the.Natives, in fo finall a number, as were not fufficient to carry ab'ove half the People at a time, che which they purpofely contri ved, chac fo being