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.

'.i74 R.oyal · Commenta_riu. BooK IX. CH A P. xv~ Of the Tejiament and Death of Huayna Capac; and tÍif! Prophecy concerning the lnvafion mdde by the Sparíiards~ H Vayna CapAc reliding in bis Kingdom of kitu, an, humoür fook hím in oíle' of the laíl: days of his Life, to wafh and bath himfelf in a cercain Lake, onely to pleafe and recreare himfelf: fo foon as ·he carne out from che Water~ was taken with a cold, and fhivering, (which che Indians call Chuccu,) which was followed by ·a hoc fic of a Fever; after which finding hi!llfelf every day ro grow worfe and worfe, ..he apprehended he íhould die; the wh'ich he íl:rongly fanfied from a remembrance of certain Prognofiicks, which had fome years before been delivered ip reference chereunt<;>; in which che Jndians are very fuperíl:itious; ef¡:ie- cially in tliofe which rel,a¡e_to clíe Royal Perfon of the King, wl:lich the .íncas far . the reputation of their Idólatry call Revelations am cheir Facher the Sun. Befides thefé v,af C)P§ ·i 1 'jognofücks and ~ayings delivered by their Oraclés, many' affiighting Córtlecs app~ared i_n the Air, and a'.m?ngl1 the rél1 one with exrraordi-' nary Rays, of a greenifh colour, very terrible to behold; and moreover ~Thud..: derbolt fell iri the Palace of che Inca himfeln all which ílrangeand omin'ous mat- ters beí11g put together, did greatly trouble and puzle che \Yifedom and Art of their Magicians and Philofophers, called Amauw, who were the Sages and.Priefts of thát Religion, who being alfo converfant with·familiar Spirits, prefaged the death of Huayna Capac, with the deílruétion of the Royal Family, and the total Ruine and Downfall of thé Empire, with many ocher difmal Calarnities and Misfortunes, which their Nations in general , and every one in _particular was to fuíl:ain; howfoever thefe fatal Stories were not vulgarly puolifhed, lefi they fhould· difmay and terrifie their people with utmoíl de(pair, w!-io were naturally fuperíl:i· tious, and of a melancholy temper, apt to receive impreffions of chis narure. Huayna Capac finding himfelf now fenfibly to decay, and his end to approach, ' fummoned all his Sons and Relations, with che Govemours and Captains of che neighbouring parts co come to him, and declared to chem, That he was then go- ing to Heaven, to reíl: with his Fathfr the Sun, who had fome time lince revea- led to him, that he would íhortly call him from a certain Lake, or Foumain, or · River. · Now in retard tbat 1 am fei~ed, faid he, with thú Diftemper by the chilnefs of the Water in which 1 bathed, it feem! to mt: a certain tok!n that 1 am c1t!led by mJ Father, 1111d that thw is the time of my Dif{olution. So foon as 1 am dead, 1 would have my Bod.J opened, as is the Cujlome oj Kings; my Heart And Bowe/J 1 would have carried and inter- red in Quitu, tU a Teftament of my /ove to ~hat Kingdom, but my Corps I wou!d have car- ried to Cozco, there to be buried with my Kindred and AnetftourI: In a particular 111an- ner 1 recommend my Son Atabualpa, whom 1 /ove with a tender Ajfeilion, beque11thing unto h~m my Kingdom of Quit~, with w~a.tJ?ever additions ht jha/I g~in a~d acqui~e thereunto b/ hii ol11n Arms; commandmg and en1ommgyou that are my Captams to ferve him with a/LF1- deüty and AILegiance, M your true and natural Prince, requiring you to perfonn all Obedi- ufce towards him in every thing; for I jhall i/luminate him with RtVe!ations from my Fa- ther the Sun. 1 farther recommend unto you, and dejire JOU to ufe Moderation, and exer- cife {uftice towards our Subjeil! and .Vaf{als, that {o we may defarvedfy continue the Títle of being, Lover! of the Poor, and that in every thing ;·ou behave your fe/ves .u Incas who are th~ true o{f-jpring of the Sun. Havin~ ended chis Difcourfe to bis Chlldren and Kmdred, he fummoned ali che Captams and Cura•M, who were not of che Bloud Royal, recommending to thetn faithfull and dutifull Allegiance to rheir ~ing; and in the_laíl: place l:e rold them, That there was an old Prophecy, de- nved by Revelauon from h1s Father che Sun, That after che Reign Gf cwelve Kings there fhould come a new Nation, never befare known in chofe pares, tbar íhould gain and fubjelt all chofe Kingdoms and Provinces, with rnany others, ro their own Dominion: which 1 grear!Y [ufpctf to be thofe who now [ni/ upon our Coaft 1 being