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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK l. compallion to the t;ue and legitimate Prince of that r-.mpire , V·vho vvas ~eraipe.d and oppreíled by tyra1\nical ·hands : the fum of chis Me~age vvas, ro 1mplme vvich all humilicy, che Juíl:ke, RighceoufneíS, ~nd Proteéhon of the So.ns of the God Viracocha, vvhich he did_ not aoubt to rece1ve_from chofe vvh0 pubhfhed 1 and gave out in all pares, chac their deligns vvere to relieve and f ~ccour che .oppr~~d ,: T 0 vvhich che Governour anfvvered, tbat he vvas novv on h1s v vay ro ad1 ini.Cter relief unto che unhappy Inc11, and to füccour all others vvho vvere under vvroag and oppreffion. CH A P. XVII. Of the Embaf[J and Prefents which the Inca fent unto the Spaniards. 1 1 , • D ~ J T W O days afrer chis che General received :mocher Embáfly mo re folemñ than che former, from che King Arah1111/pa, b1~ughc by a Brother of his owa boch by che Father and Mocher's fide, called Titit Aa11r11chi, who in fe\ words de- clared, chac che Inca had fent him to give a hearty "' elcome to ~le_ on of his God Viracocha ; and in token of che good will he b re chem, a«d o[ lus defire ro fer\'e them wich ali his power) he had fent them a Prefent of füch things a their Coun- trey afforded , defiring them to refrefh and enjoy chemfelv es with che plemy of fuch Provilions as he liad madefor their Journey, for chac b och he a nd alJ his Sub- jeéts were defirous to fee his Kinfmen, who were related with l.im to cheir com- mon Father che Sun, whom rherefore they honoured, and to whom ti ey promi- fed ali obfequioufnefs and allegiance. And having expreffcd ch us much in behalf of che Inca, he afterwards (for fuch were bis infhufüons) made chis Spe ech from hi:11felf: Inca Viracocha, faid he, thou Progmy of the Sun, ji11ce it hath been my fortH11e to carry you 1hi1 happy Mejfage, 1 pre(11me 111ith this occaji11r. to befcechyou, that you wo 11ld gratÍO!fjl)' be pleafcd to grant me thefc thrce Requefts : In the.firft place, that yoit woufd efteem my Inca, aml King Atahualpa, for your Friend, and enter into a perpetu11l League of peace 11ndfrundfhip withhim. Second(y, that you wou!d fo rgive, and pardon what crime or ftm!t foevn- our peopfe have either out of ignorance, or want of due conjideration, committed againft )PU : And !aft(y, 1 befeechyou, that the punifhment nihich by Command of the great Godyokr Father, Viracocha,you have injlilled on thofe of the Ijland of Puna, and thofe of Tumpiz, 11nd other parts,you would moMrate and remit towards thofe of Caífamarca, and {Hch others whom )OH /hall mett ; and that in regard )OU are MI Inca, ana defcended from thc Sun, that )'OH would p11rdon and extrcifa thAt Clemency, which is one of your divine Attributes. And having faid thus much, he commanded chac the Prefencs f hould be dellvered to che Governour, and the other Spaniards his companions; the which Prefems were Goats, Sheep, dried ílices of che Aeíh of wild Beaíl:s, fuch a s of the Huanacu, rhe Vicunna, Scags, Elks, and fullow Deer; of which they brought many alive, thac fo they mighc fee of what forc of Beaíls thofe ílices of dried Aeíh were: chey pre- fented chemalfo wich carne and wild Conies, Parcridges boch dead and alive, wich Water-fowl, and with innumerable fmaller Birds; likewi fe wich Mayz in che ~rane, arad fome made up in Bread ; as álfo wirh Fruir boch dry and green, Honey m the_ ~mbs, .and in Pors, wi~h lndian Pepper, which chey call Vchu, and great quantmes of drmk made of thell" Wheat, and of chat gtane which chey call Mu!li. Moreover, chey prefented many Veflments of the fineíl: for .t, fuch as chofe wich which the Incas were cloathed, belides Parrots, Monkies, Apes and Marm ofers and other Animals and íl:range Infeéts, which, as we have f aid, were comrnon ~ that Coumrey ·: As alfo man:y Veílels ofGold and Silva- to drink in, wich Places a_nd Diíhes for che Table, with many Emeralds and Tarquo ifes. And as a par- ticular fignal of re(peét to the General, chey broughc him a pai.r of fuch Hofe as che