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 l. Royal Commentaríei~ 21 was Capac, which fignifies rich, .not that they me'ant him t? be rich il} Goods,. or Wealch of Fortúne, bue of Mind, fuch as Gem~ene~, P1ery, Clemency, L1be- rality, Juíl:ice and Magnanimity, with a delire and i~clination t9 cotnmUnicare ,his Benefits to all his Subje~s; ánd for.that Reafon they defervedly gav~ him che Title of t apac, which íignlfies rích and powerfull in Arms: The ocper Name they gave hím was Hurlc cha_cU:Jac, which ·is as much as to fay, a great Friend. an~ ·Benefaétolir to che pobr; foras che fuíl: denornination intimated _tqe greatñ_éfs of his Mind, [o thé cither fpoke che benefüs which he had conferred ; fo rh.~t for ever after he w·as .called the Prince Manco Gapac, having been named no otherwiCe before than Manco che licá ~ for Manc'o is bue che proper Name ofa Perfon; and in che 'common Language of Peru hath no fignification; though in <\ parri.cular Di- aletl: which 'fome of thén have, (which, as fome write me from Peru, i~ entirely lofi,) it fignifies fotnething, as ali d:e ocher Naines ancd, Titles did ; whi~h they _ gave . to their Kings, as _we 01ál! m the f~que1 of th1s Seor~ have atl o~cafion ro interpret: The word Inca figmfies as rnuch as Lord, o.r King, or Emperour, thollgh in irs íl:riél: [ente, _ it is one of che Royal hlo~~ ; and t~erefore _rhe c~racat though chey were great Lords3 yet they .were not called /ncM : Palla fign1~es a; Lady of che Royill Bloud; and fó fbr diíl:inétion of the King from ocher }ncM, he wa:s call~d Capa Inca, which is as much as rich, fole and .füpreme Lord. Here~ after, for the fake of che curious ; we íhall declare and imerpret ali ·the Royal Names of the Men and Women. Moreover die !ndians gave to this firíl: King , and híS PoUei-ity·the 'Name of Yntíp Churin, · which is as much as Child of the Sun; but rhis we may eíl:eem rather a denomination, proceeding from their fal[e be~ lief, i:han a true and proper addition c0 bis Titles; . . XIV. Of the iajl Wid and Tefiament and Véath of the fi.rfi Inca j Manco Capaó · M" ·; Anc'b. Capaé reigned ma~y Year.s, b~t hów rn~ny i.c is nót cercain, fom{fay¡ thirty, others forty) employmg his whole t1me m the bufinefs and aétions which we have before rnentioned; and now finding the time of his death nearly :ipp,roaehing; he called his Sons together, as well chofe,which he had by his QQ_eeri M ama Oello Hu a'co; as thofe whicn he .had by bis Coricubines, .wbiHi rnade up ª" great numbe'r; for.as he told them , it was fit tbat che Childrén or Offspring of the Sun íhoul d ~ m any. He alfo aífembled the Chief of bis Subje&, and in inanner of a Teíl:amem he made this, long Difcoutfe to them. He ree:omrnen- rled to che Prince bis Heir , . a true Love and Affeétion towatqs his Subje& ~ ' and to the Subjefü , Loyalty and Service to th:eir King, and Obedience ro the ,Laws, avouching again, that this was one of f.hofe Órqinaoce'S whicli the Sun his Fáther had iri a mólf parficu1a~ rnanne'r enjoined unto him. Wirh this Leílon he difmiífed bis Sttbjefü ~ .a:fterwards in privare Difcour[e which he made to his Children; he encharged thérn, thát they íhoillq ever remem- ber thac they defcended from the Sun ; a:nd that therefore they ought for ever to adore him for their God ;md Fatper, and tbat a¡:cording to his e~ample Ehey tbould obferve his Laws and preteptS, that fo their Subjeél:s in itnitation of them might the more eaftly he ihduced to awe and teverence chis Deity : thac they being gemle ahd pious, might allure the !ndia~s by Love, ánd by rhe force ofBenefits, for that tho[e can never be good Sub¡eéts, .whó obéy onely otit of fear; in íhort , h~ told chem that rhey íhould rÍlanifeíl: themfelves by rheir Ver- mes to be Children of the Sun, approving their words by their aétions; for thofe !hall never be believed, who fay one thing and perform another. In fine, he faid, E that