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 Commentaries. 357 being on the Water, tbey might be able to maíl:er tbat Party, and execute their Defigo, which was to kill thern all: Wherefore one half!Peing,czmbarked toge- ther with their Luggage, or Baggage, whicb was great, for it appertafned for the moll pare to IncM of the Blobd, who were near che Perfon of rhe King, and tlnerefore carried·many changes of Apparel wirh them, ~hich were very · fine: Thefe Traitors which conduéted. the Boacs beiog come to fuch a place of rhe Se<> where they had defigned to execute their Treachery , cm the Cords and Ropes which bound the Timbers and Planks of tbe Boats rogether, which carried the l11c11.1, wi{h which all the Captains and, Souldiers being plu0ged in the Sea, the Aífaffmates took up the Oars, and the Arms belonging to them, and rherewith kriocked them on the Head, not fuffering one of them to efcape with bis Life. And though fome 0f thein endeavoured to fave themfelves hy fwimming, for moll of the Indians are very expert in that Art, y,er it availed them little, for they were not fufferecl to come aíbore by, the People of the Coall, who preyed upon them in fuch manner, as the Maritime Creatures do upon thofe of the Land: In this manner thefe Hlanders having gained their Viétory , ·and made themfelves Mallers of the Spoils, which were very grear, they with much Joy and Triumph füuted one che orher from Boac to Boat, applauding the contrivance and fuccefs oftheir Defign, with which they were fo,elevated, being an ignoranc and fottiíb People, that they believed· they had now not onely fecured their ~iberty, but were able alfo to make themfelves Mallers of che Empire. With this vain opi- nion they remrned to 1he Iíland, and with like Diffimulation and Wickednefs of Intention, took aboard the refidue of che Captains and Souldiers, which remai- ned for the fecond adventure, whom having brought to the fame place where the former Villany was perpetrated, they aéted the like on rhem; and then remrning home, chey coll)pleced their VUlany, by putting.all che! Governours and !\:f ini-: ' íl:ers to death,. whom the Inca had lefc to doe Jufüce, and to overfee the Revenué . belonging co che Sun, and to the Inca, che which they aéted with incomparable Cruelcy and Difdain of the Royal Perfon of the Inca, placing the Heads of ch~ murchered at ihe Gaces of their Temples, and facrificing their Hearcs and.Bloud to cheir Idols, complying hereby wirh the Vows they had made to their Splrits aqd Devils, _in cafe they would favour and profper their Atcempt. ' CH A P. VI. Of the .Punifhment which was infliél.ed upon thefe faithlefe Rebels. T HE fad n~ws of chis unhappy fuccelS being made known co H11ayna Capac, he received ic with as deep a fenfe of trouble, as the lofs of fo many Inw. of the Bloud Royal , and of Men experienced in War and Peace did require, condoling much chac their Bodies íhould be call into the Sea, to be the Food and Prey ofFiíh; far which being full of forrow, he puc himfelf into mourning Weeds, which amongll them is a Clothing of a greyiíb colour, called Ve!Lori. But the Anger and Indignation of che lncti foon .ovetcame his forrow, for having aífembled bis People together, and provided all things neceífary , he wich che greaceíl: Expedition imaginable paífed into the rebellious Provinces upon rhe Main-land, and with great facilicy fubjefüd the Inhabitams; who were a filly people, wichout Counfel, Pollcy, or Milltary Art , whereby Eo ·defend chern- felves. From