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. - ' them Prifoner? ; the moíl: culpable of which, and the moíl: aétive in this Rebel-· !ion, tó the_number of two' thoufand, partof which were C¡¡ranques, and pan Al- lies w ith them, were put to death, having their throats cu~ within .a Lake, and their bodies fonk into the deep ; the wati::rs ofwhich being ft¡lined with the bloud, the Lake was-for ever afcerwards called Yahuarcocha, or the bloqdy Sea, in a per- petua! Mernoriat of this rebellious crime, and the punifüment of ir. Pedro de Ci~fª m~nti?ning this particular, reports~ th~t twenty !h~ufand _of tQem ~uffereq rh1s puhífhm,.ent ; p€rhaps he means. that fo many m1ght be killed m thrs War on both lides. · The Inca Httayna Capac having executed this juíl:ice in thé-punifhrnent ofRebels, dep;med·for f2!!. itu, líeing mech troúbled, that during bis R.eign, íuch enormous wickedgeífes fhould ·árife, which fhould reqriire his extreme feyerity and r.igoúr in the juíl: puniíhmenr ; being an aétion as much conr;rary to his natural inclination, as it was ro the cuíl:ome and praétice of his Anceíl:oürs, who moíl: availed them- felves on the Titles of Pious and Mercifull : He was moreover much concerned, rhat thefe unhappy accideñts íhould co'ncur in his time, ánd not jn rhe Reign of bis Pr.edeceífours ; having no examp!e, or prec~de~t óf fo . ~uch crm;lty, unlefs it were m the cafe of the Chancas, whICh happened m the Re1gn of the Inca Virae1- cha. Perhaps rh~ matter being well confidered, it might be afore-runner of rhat grand rebellion and .defeétion, which was the defüuétion of the Empire, and ruine of che Bloud-Royal, as we fhall now fee iffthe fequel c:if ibis Hillary._ , -. e H /\ P. XIÍ. , . .Huayna-.Capac makes his Son Atahua 1 lpa líing of ' ~ituó , T.. HE .Jnc11 Huayna Capac (as we have: befare noted) had by the Daughter of , the King of ~itu, who was Heir to that Kingdom , a Son named Atahu- aipa, who was a perfon of great underíl:anding, and of a quick wit and apprehen- fion ~ he was alfo of a fubtile, jealous, and cautiou~ temper, naturally courageous, · and addill:ed to War, of a g¡:iod fhape, and genrile body, with a pleafanc Air in his mouth, as have commonly all the Incas and Pallas, which are Ladies. Thefe Endowments of mind and..body were fo pleafing to bis Father, that he loved him entirely, and would h~ve him always in compariy with him; and would have made him his fole Heir and Succeífour to his Empire, bue tha~ he could not dif- iuherit his Eldeíl: Son Huafcar, who claimed by Right of Primogeniture a title. tri al! the Eíl:ate and Empire of his Father: Howfoever, as to the Kingdom of ~í­ tu, tbere feemed fome colour of juíl:i~e to difmember it from the Empire , and confer it in right of his Motl}er on her Son Atahualpa ; the which being the de- fire and i!)~entipn of Huayna,.Capac, he fent for the Prince Huafcar, then at Couo, to come to him, andina full Aífembly ofhis Captains and Curaca,¡, fpake to his legitimare Sori and Heir in this manner: It iJ we!l kpown, Prince, that according to the ancient CHjfome and Canon of o/l.r Ancefto;rt's derived to m from our firft Father Tv1an- CO Capac, this Kingdom of Qilltu belongs to your Crown and Inheritance ; having ro_er · - been maintained for a rule unto this day, that whatfocver Kingdoms 01· 'Provincej have been. conquered,. have ever been annexed to the Imperial Crown, of which Cozco is the chie/ C1ty and Metrópolis : But in regard l bear fo render an ajfeétion towards your Brother Atahualpa, that it would grieve me much to fec him poor ; Í cou!d therefore wijhyou wou!d con{ent to,part with the Kingdom of Qgitu, that fo 1 might beftow it upon him; for rhough/¡ thc l nherit11nce in right be yours; )et tonfidering that that [(ingdom was the Patrimony o/ . . ' ' ' his