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.

~o Royal Commentaries. BooK J.' ln procefs of time the Inca finding h}mfelf ag~d, :m.d burthened ~vith years, fummoned a general Aífembly of che ch1efeíl: of his Sub1eéls, ac che City of Co<:.co, and in a folemn Oration gave them to underíl:and, that he intended íhortly to re- turn to Heaven, and cake his Repoie with his Father the Sun, (which words che ·Kings defcended from him did a~ways after ufe.before their ?eath) and being now to leave chem che ultimare tefümony of all h1s favours wh1ch he bad to bequeatñ to thém was 'che Appellation of his own Royal Name, that fo they and cheit Poíl:erity might be .honour~d and r~owned rhrough ali che world: and as a far- ther evidence of chis affeéhon, he d1d not onely bequeath chis Honour to them- felves onely, but to defcehd tO their Poíl:erity, and that \Vithout difference or di~ fünél:ion they might all affume the honourable Title of l11ctU ;" for having beeñ his firfl Subjeéts, and fuch as had fubmitted to his Will and Pleafure, he loveCi them as Children, and therefore rejoyced to beítow upon che:n his Royal Nc¡.me and Dignities, i11 I~opes and ~xpeétati0n that they would ever afcer be obedien.t to cheir prefent King and h1s ~ucceffours , affiíl:mg them to reduce under the¡.r Dominion fuch other lndians as had not as yet fubmitted to their Empite; ali which he delired them to lay up in their Hearts and memory , as loyal Sub¡eéts; yet notwithíl:anding he would not have it be underíl:ood that he ·intended to her fiow che Name of PallM on their Women, which was a Title íl:ill to be appropri- ated ro their Royal Bloud and Family; for that Women not being capable to bear Arms, and ferve in che War againíl: their Enemies, were not worchy of a Tirle fo truly magnificent. · Thofe lndians which obtained chis favour; were properly chofe who inhábié Pme, and were called lncM, and che Spaniards, and ocher Nations, out of couttefie, call theirWomen PallM, and CoyM: For chere are very few of che true Royal Bloud ofchofe Kings remaining; and fuch as do, are by reafon of cheir povercy artd ne- ceffity unknown and obfcure, unlefs it be here and there one; for che cyranny and auelty of Atahualpa had defiroyed them wholly, and thof~ few which did .efcape, ac leaíl: che principal and moíl: famous amongíl then:i, peafhed by orher d1fireffes .and calamities, as we (hall hereafter make appea'. m its due .place. Ali the di· fünél:ion which che Inca, Manco Capac, referved to hunfelf and h1s Succefiours, v;ras a coloured border on bis Wreath, in nature of a Fringe, which bound his Head frorrt one Temple to theother; che which ·Was common to none, bue che Inca and che Prince bis Heir, who wore it narrower than his Father, and of a fallow colour: What Cerernonies were ufed ac the Inítalmenc of che Prince, and :vhen he was fworn> we íhall declare in irs due place, when we come to [peak of the Horfe. roen which che lncM armed out againíl: cheir Enemies. Thefe Privileges and Favours proceeding immediately from the gratioufnefs of their Prince, che Jndiam received wirh great Thankfulnefs and App\aufe, becaufe che Inca made them to believe that it was by che appointmem and order of che Sun, who obfe1-ving their Compliance, docility, and ocher merits, had conferred chefe marks of bis good acceptance on them. And when they fanher conlidered che greatnefs of his laíl: Favour, which was che Title of Inca, and which was not: onely allocted ro themfelves j but was to defcend alfo to their Pofl:eriGy, chey were wholly ravifhed wich the Bounty and Liberality of his Royal Mind, not knowing how to receive it with other fenfe chan Tranfporc of Admiration; fo that it became che common fubj eél: of rheir Difcourfe, how chat cheir Inca had not onely transformed them from Beaíts into Men , and iníl:ruéted them in all things neceffary to humane Life, and taught chern chofe natural Laws which con- duce to Morality, and che knowledge of their God che Sun, which was fufficienc for ev er to have obliged them to remain his Vaífals and Slaves, ang might juíl:ly ha.ve impoíed on chem Taxes and Tributes, bue thac iníl:ead rhereof he had con- ferred on them che Majeíl:y of bis own Name, which being fo Samd and Divine that none duríl: cake it formerly in bis mouth, wichout greac Veneracion, w~ now made fo common, that every one might pronounce it wich an audible voice 5 by which privilege being become his adopted Sons, ·they did for ever after dedi- care themfelves for Slaves and Vaífals co him who was che undoubted Progeny and Child of che Sun. The Jndians being aítoniíhed with the conftderation of thefe great favours and affeél:ion, their Inca had beíl:owed upon them , they returned him ali the bleffings and praifes imaginable, fludying whac Names and Titles they might confer on him, agreeable to che greatnefs of his Mind, and his Heroick Verru.es; and on this coníideration they invemed tl~efe cwo Names, one ofwhich was