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. Boo"KlX. he concludes that ·chaprer. The Jndian1, who were very füperíl:irious ar¡d fcru- pulous in their Idolatry, interprered th_is unpraéhfed liberty which Huayna Capac . took in beholding the Sun, to be an ill Omen of fome unhappy fuccefs. But this conceit concerning the Nature of the Sun, was not (as I hear ) primarily to be amibuted to Huayna Capac, ~ut that he received it firfr from bis Father Tupnc Inca Yupanqui , who uttered fomerhing of the like Qature. CH A P.. XI. Of the Rebellion of the Caranques, a~zd their Punifbment , fer it. T H E Inca Huayna Capac raking bis Circuir rhrough rhe feveral Provinces of bis Empire, which was che laft Journey he made ; news was brought him, that the Province of Caranque, which was one (as we bave faid) tbat was rhe la- teíl: conquered in che utmoft Confines of Peru, was rifen into rebel1ion; for being a fort of barbarous and cruel people, fuch ¡¡s offered the bloud, and heads, and hearrs of Men, whom they had killed, in facrifice to their Gods, and ate Man's fle1b; for not being able to bear che Laws of reafon and good manners,which were given rhem, efpecially that which forbad che eating of Humane flefh, they had i.oined wirh rhe neighbouring Counrries in Alhance and League, imending to make a general Infurreéhon : For rhis reafon they held many fecret Mt;tings, and garhered people to fu rprize and kill che Governours and Minifrers of the Inca, ro- gerher with rhe Souldiers and Garrifons which were fer over them: And whilfr rnatters \\"ere chus preparing for execution of their delign at che tirme appointed, they diífembled cheir íubmiffion and treachery with rhe greateíl: demonfirations of fidelicy and kindnefs imaginable, that the Inetu being thereby become more confi- denr of their Loyalty, chey might wich rhe more faciliry, and lefs danger, find an opponunity ro cut their tbroats. · The Plor being laid, and che time come for che execution of ir, rhey without any remorfe killed ali rhe -IncM, and others which prelided over rhem, offering rheir heads, hearrs and bloud to ~heir Gods in facri- fice, by way of acknowledgment for being freed from their fubjeéhon ro the In- w . They rhen devoured thci.r flefb, and drank their bloud with much greedi- nefs, for bemg debarred for fome time from rhat food, rhey longed for ir 7 and partly in revenge, and partly from a voracious appetite thereunco, they ate wich fpighr, farisfying both rheir palare and th~ir anger. The aclvice of which being come to Huayna Capac, ·he was greatly troubled, and imrnediately difpeeded away his Caprains with an ~rmy to execure jufüce for this great offence, whilít he in perfon kepr ar fome diftance, obferving che fuccefs of this affai r : The Captains accordingly invefled the Caranques; bue firll, according to their ufual cufrome, they fem Propolitions of Peace and Amnelly, in cafe they would return to obedi- ence and fubmiffion of the Inca. Bue thefe barbarous Rebels were fo far from ac- cepting rhefe terms, rhat chey impudemly rejeéted, and fcorned rhern ; and fo ill rreated rhe Meffenger$, rhat they hardly efcaped from tbeir hands. Of which Huayna Capac being informed, he refolved perfonally ro aífail them with his wbole Army, putting ali to fire and fword befare hirn. The Rebeis fought with greac obíl:in_acy,: and che IncM honourably acquitted themfelves co revenge rhe affronc to rbeir King; fo rhat on one fide and rhe orher many thoufands were ílain: Bue whereas the power of the Inca was, as to that people, invincible; tbey in a íhórc rime be~an to abate in their courage and hopes; fo rhar not daring to figbt in che open Plams, rhey berook themfelve1; to tbe Woods and Mounrains, and to defend themfelves in difficult paífes. But fuch was che Power and Milirary Difcipline of rhe IncM, rhat rhey encirely defearea che Enemy? raking many rhoufands of chem