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 11. _ Royal Commentariu. faying ~ Th,ou [weareft to God and to rhi1 Crof¡, to /peak._ the Tr"ut/1;: To whidí the In- dittn r~plied, '!httt_ ~e wa1 1(ot as J,i>~ bdpti<:.e~, ~nd therefor~ dught not to fwear ~fter th~ #lanner ef the Chriftian1: Then, faid che Offiter, thou md)ft fwékr , b; tÍ?J own 'Gods, hy }.he Sun, ilnd Moon, and the Incas : N~; fai~ ch€ CJirar;a 1 we never fw,ear by thefe, for it i1 not lawfull, we one!y takf their Ndm~s in our iñoutl3s wirh Adbration, andina Religio1'J Worjhip: lt is fufficient, that /bree you come to doe {uftice in the Naine of your King; th11t I promifa to [peak_ the -Z:ruth wi'th as much JinceritJj as if he were perfonall:y prefelft"; ivhoin you reprefent, and no o'ther manner 'fJf Oath do oilr , Inc~ tequirt frolh m: Anti for your._ farrher fatrsfaélion,) I wij'h that the ,Earth mtq fwA:/lÍJR? me up 'álive, M I ftand, in cafe I ffelfk. nqr rhe Trut'h. The Oflker hereupo ri urged no farrher, bUt a~cepteeii hls te-: fümony in this form, e>eá~ini,rlg him by cerca.in Imerrdgat-0ries which were ffloft percincmt in reference to che Mutcht'!r 1 whicq w hen he had done, lie would ha·vQ ¡lrocttded no farrher : but the Indian- coukl tio_t faéisfie bis-, dwn _fonfciehc'ét- with ¡he Anfwers he had máde to the d@man~,, ~1Chout enlárg!ng hhnfelf by a parü- rular Narrative of the whol~ 5cory ; For to fpetik_ th~ TrrJth € fajd he) in fdrrte thingi; And to be filent in'others, was rhe,fame tU if 1§11 IJd-d lied fn ali. Piftd whid\ t11'e 0-~~él: lietumed wCowo, where chis Dialogue between him añcd. the' Gut11oa gave fuo)eól: bf much difcourfe. ' '\ . iJ/ ~he 1hingSi fa&tiji-cei ia ihe 9-un 5 án'cl tha~ fhe Priefl~¿ RJtes;, Cerémoni'e.s and Laws were. all taf~ghi and tleli:..: v.er.eJ· b) tSe ftr/JI inca-~ T.., ».n' th~gs : offered' to theSu11 1 wé're!oP cllvefs rores.; rÚ'é Gttief and prlflclpaf, Sacrifice was that of Lambs ; but befides; they·offered ali forcs of. catee]! aS- Sheep and barren E,wes, ~ame ,Cdnies; .áll forrs ofBírds ~vhtd~ were ~atable~ che far: QÍ .Jkáfis; Pülfe, ali fort~ of ~rane, the Herb Cuca; ~v~rl,~lochs of the .bell .and finefr fans ;. ~11 w~~ch chey bur~ ín_ che pla~~ of Intenfe, fendriilg rhanks and, a~-. ~nowle dgme qts to the Sún, fo~ havmg fuíl:a1ned and riouníl1ed ¡iµ t~ofe thing~ for ~he ufe a.nd tupport of Manku~d . i They ufed alfo Drínk-off~ripgs, wbich were made ó fWa ter and Mayz, which is cheir fdrt of Wheat; and át the end of their iifoa1 mecils; when drink wa~ Broughd ( (m· ~hey ~id ' iievei: u(é to drink becween their ~atirigs) át their firíl draught th~y dipped die tip of thelf fi~ger in. the míd- tlle of che cup, and ldoking up to Í'Ieaven with gtbt ~everén~e, wirfí ·ª ·vllip they fpjrc~d . off t~e drop of wa~er whích ~~tt!'!d . their finger ,, ..which was by,way of ackrlowlédgment for it to the Sun', ..renelting hitri th:mks fo~ the .water t hey:'d rank 5 and g_~ving two,or three .empty kiífes to ,the· Air~ ; whkh ·.Cas we I1av:e fa.id) was' a íign of Adoratioli ámongíl: che Indians ; they tHen dránk up theit lié ¡uoür with- out fanher ceremony. ' ' • ' ' ' . This laft Oiremony I h:ive' obferved ihe Iñdian~', in my dirte~ who were not baptiied to ufe , fbr thfae were· ma'i!Y. oldi~én. 1 ,n9t che~1~a~tlZea 5 a'n·d ffürnetef-. füy) and want of a._ bdter.; l. have.ofrert imySelf perfonned thac'funéHoQ· In cHi~ 1 m:inner-we· may feé tha~ che }nc.üJti their. forms o~ Sacrifice .di[er~d very lirtlé: from thofe of the firfi ~ge; onely they abftairied from the Oflerings of humane fl~fh .and ,blqud; which Irihu~anitY ' . iHey n©t .onely deceffed, büt m·ade Laws -a-, ~iníl:· it: ffod whereás fom(;! ' Hiíl: ~xi.ms chargé them with thís u'naa¡tÍral andi Pf:odig~OUS ' Religion ;_foti th~ir ·~rmu r ~as · califed by rtot lMking a dile difün'&i~m' b1ef.ween the. füíl: ,Ag~. ~t1~ :the' ti1n,es 1 01' theilnctu!- ,, , . . • I ·my· felf can 'citceíl:t that.l havé heard:my 1 Fathcir; and 'Others of his timé, irí tbclr 1 dií€omf~ abóu~·· diéi<Glfro'rlíS:artd:Go\refu\n'entrof ll1e.ticd and .Pm1 toicom... · rni?ad