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. From the Subjeél:ion of thefe people on ché Main, che Inca paffed into the Hland, in his way·whereunto he encountred a ílight reftllence on che Sea, bue fo inconftderable ~nd weak 1 that the Enemy was immediacely ov<;rcome, and yielded , to.Merey. Whereupon the. Inca commanded all che principal Authours andCoun- fellours of chis Defign, together with the Captains, and Souldiers of chiefeíli note,. who' were in any wife concerned in this Treafon 1 to be feized, and brought before his Tribunal of Juíl:ice; to whom one of me Generals made a grave / Speech , reprefeming to them the deformity of their Wickednefs , aggravated with all the black circumíl:ances that were poffible; for that whilíl: the Inca was fiudying their good , and endeavouring to reclaim them from their befüal and brunifh Life, that they might enjoy a condition more agreeable to a rational Be- ing; that then they were comriving to difappoint his good Intentions by the woríl: and fouleít Cruelties: Wherefore ftnce Jufüce was to be performed, and that the Inca could not exercife that Clemency and ·compaffionwhich was natu- ral to his Ternper, they were to prepare themfelves to recdve a punifhmenr agree- able to their demerir; upon which Sentence being paífed, it was exe~uted with divers forts ofDeath, according as the Inca 'direétecl; that it might have fome con- formity to that kind ofCruelty which they aél:ed on the people of che Inca, they rhrew fome ihto che Sea, with great weights to fink them to tbe bottom; others they ran thr9ugh the Body with cheir Lances, and pirched them on Spears before the Gares of their Temples; orhers were quarcered afrer their Throacs were cut; orhers rhey killed wirh their own Weapons, and orhers were hanged. Pedro de Ciefa baving at large defcribed che particulars of chis Rebellion, and rhe Revenge of ir, wrires afrerwards rhefe Words. " In this manner many thoufands of lndi- " ans were killed and def1royed with different fans of dearh; the principal Lea- " ders of which Councils were eirher drowned or empaled. And after HHayna . " C~pac had done Juíl:ice upon the[e Offenders, he commanded that this difmal " íl:ory íhould be made che Subjeét of chofe Songs which were to be recited on " rheir days, and times of Calamity, which they in dolefull Dir~ies compofed · " in their Language and Propri'eties of their Counrrey. Afrer wU1lo: the Inca ar- " tempted to make a Caufey over che River Guayaquile , which cerraialy was a " great and magn'ificem work, according to thofe remains which to this day ap- " pe:ir of ir) bur it w:is never finifhed according to the manner that he deftgned, " being called to this·day che Pafs of Guayna Capa ; ali which being performed " commands were given to abey the Governour who refided in che Fortrefs of " Tumbe:t , with other matters relacing ro 'Government) and fo the Inca departed " from rbofe ~mers. Thus far are the Words of Pedro de Cief''· · ( . C·H A P. r .