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.

'1 Royal Commentaries. BooKI. " tives of Tumbez., the Captains of the Inga builc a Forcrefs, which perhaps rhey " deftgned wich intention to employ che People, and divert cheir Minds from '' cheir unreafonaDle Wars and Debates. So ÍOQn as ibis Fortrefs was finiíhed " Gua)'1M Capa! c:ime thither, and cornrnanded that a Temple íhpuld be builr, " and dedicated ro the Sun, ne:ir to che Forcrefs of Tumbez., and that cwo hun- ,, dred Virgins, chofen ouc of the rnoíl: beautifull Ladies belonging ·to Noble " Families of rhac Countrey, íhould have cheir Lodgings,cherein. In this For- " trefs ~ of which chere remain fome Rliihes to chis day) Guayna Capac 'did, !;>y " his Depucy gacher and colleél: che Tributes of che ¡>eople, and laid chem up " there, with rnany pretious Jewels, as alfo a\l ProvHions for che Souldiers of che " Garriíon, and for chofe which marched that way; alfo chey report, thac in " chis Fortrefs che Lion and Tiger were kept, which had been fent chicher by " 1 Gua¿na Capac, and were che fame which they lec loofe upon Pedro de Candia, '" with intenc tbat they mighc tear him in pieces, at that time when Francú Pi- " farro carne -firíl: to this Countrey, wich bis chirreen Companions, co make a " Difcovery of Peru. In this FortrefS.of Tumbez. were many Silver-frnichs, which ·" rnade Veífels of Gold and Silver, and other piec~ of rare Workrnaníhip for " fervice and ornarnent of che Temple, which they eíl:eemed holy and fanfü- ." fied, as,,alfo for fer.yice and honour of rhe Inca 1 and for bis perpetua! Fame " and lafüog Mernory, they placed aH the Walls:of chis Temple with panes of " Gold ahd Silver. And rhe Women which were deqicated to che fervice of " rhe Temple had no orher ernployrnenc than to fpin, and weave the fineíl: (ort ' ' of their Wool, which tbey perforrned wi~h greac curiofüy. And in regard " we have in che fecond Pare of this Hiílory relaced as much as we could under- . " fiand, or had reafon to believe, concerning che Kingdom of Peru, (i-om che ·" ,time of Mango Capac·, who was the firíl: to ·rhe time of GUA{car, who was " che laíl: King chac defcended by lawfull Succeffion; we íhall add no farther in '~ chis Chapcer, than what.will ferve to illufirace chis Hiíl:ory. Thus far the Words of Peter de Cierª• colleél:ed out of that part ºof his Hifio_: ,ry, wherein he treats of the gr.eat Riches of Tu7flpiz., and of the wild Beafis which they ~t upon Peter de Candia~ bue proceeds no farrher, referving che remainder of his Story to be related in che thírd· Pare of his Works, which ha ve .noc as yet been publiíhed to the World. · CH A ·p;