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.

410 Royal Commentaries. BooK IX. " fay, rhat rhere are fifteen Wornen in rhat Coumrey to one Man. Thus far are tl1e Words of Pet er de Ciefa ; wüh which we fha\1 end this unpleafing Story of the Cruelries of Atahlfa/pa for che preíent, and réaífome the parriculars again in their proper places. Aod now occaíionally upon thefe Cruelties, I was put in mind of a Story of Don Francifco, rhe Son of Atahnalpa, who dyed fome Monrhs before I we1Ít for Spain , which is this : The d:iy afier his Dearh, very early in the Morning befare his Burial, thofe few Incas, who were rernai.ning, i;nade a vifü to my Morher; and amoogíl: the reíl: carne rhe Old Inca, whom I bave formerly men'tioned ; who inílead of coodoling and faying, I am forry for your lofs, becaufe the party deccafed was my M others Brothers Son; he íaid to rny Morher, I amglad that the Great Pachacamac, or U aktr of the Vniver(e, hath conferved you unto this dt!J, in which ) OH have feen the end and deftrnétion 'of ali your Enemies ; adding many orher ex- preffions ful! of joy and_ contentq1ent on chis occafion : But I not ,well underíl:an- ding the meaning of this Drollery, replied 'tO hi.m, and fa id, Vnclé, wh; jhou!d we rejoice for the Death ,of Dbn Francifco, fince he was our Kinfman and AcqHaintance ? With whiéh turning towards me with great anger and paffiou, and raking rhe end o[ hisMantle, and •biting ic wirh bis Teeth, as the rnanner is amongíl the Jndi1,1ns whe1nhey are in a rage, recorred upon me, and faid, what, you have a.min_d to b; ~: Kinfm'fn to an Auca, the Son of another Auca ( which fignifies a 'Ijrant. and Trt!]tof'r)' who deftroyed our Empire, and k.jlled oHr Inca; who exhaufted our Bloud; and extirpated our Fami!J ; who committed [o many outrages P1m14tural to our J(indred, unkziown -and ab- horred 6y oµr Forefathers : Giv,t me b11t ~hu dead Rafeal into my hand, andyou.jhall fae mé eat him raw -without P~pper or Sa!t. Oh that Traytor his F11ther WM furef:y no Son of Hu._ ayna Capac our. Inca, but fome mean Baftard of a11 IncÍi au of Qg im, with whom hiI Mo- ther plaid the whore, and abufed 011r King; for if he had, been.an Inca, he co;t/d never have been gui!ty of thofe horrid Crue!ties and Abominations he committed, nor could fach execra- 6/e dejigns havc entred into his imaginittion ; for confidering that it. wM a fundamental Doc- trine of our Anceftours never to doe hurt or damage unto any, no not fo much M to their Ene- wieJ : what M onfter then of iniquity muft this Man be, who violating ali the Rules oJ Hu- manity, hatb imbrued his ha11ds in the blo11d of ali his Relations ? 'lhen do not [ay, that thii perfan canje defc.ended from our Lineage, who/e Jifpofition was unnat11ral, and dilferent to .. the temper 4nd conftitution of our Forifathers. Confider what an injuryyou doe to them, ro m, 11t!J to your fe/f, in ftyling UI the Kinfmen of a moft cr11el Tyrant, whofrom the degree of Kings reduced thofe f ew o/ m, who eftapeá hi1 oHtrageotu hands to the condition of fervitNde and flavery. All this and rnuch more this Inca uttered with fuch rage, tnoved by a feníible rernernbrance of thofe deteíl:able cruelties which Atahualpa had cornrn1t- ted, thar rhe fatisfafüon rhey.received by rhe Death of Don Francifco was changed ioto woe and lamentations. And iodeed this Fr~11ci(co, duriag ~he time of l1is Life, was fo fenfible of the common harred of Mankind towards him, which avoided his converfation, flying from him, as from the Peíl:ilence, rhat he with íhame ab: fconded himfelf, and lived retired within his own doors: the like alfo did his two .Siílers, who hearing .all places refound wirh Auca, whidi properly lignifies Cn1el- úe?, Tyrannies, and Mi~fortunes, were fi!leq with ihame and confufion. CH A P.