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 CommentarieJ. the Inca himfelf wore, with twq Bracelets of Gold, which they call Chipana 5 the whieh two were for variety anp change, becau(e rhe Inca wears but one at a·,time; and that is on the Wriíl: of his left Arme; which is a fignail of Military Honour, wlüd1 .none ¡¡re qualified to Fecdve, but thofe of the Bloud-Royal, or Captains, or Souldiers, who had fignalized themfelves by fome notable Aéts ofbravery; in re- ward of which, the King cónferred .that Ornamem with his own hand ~ and ori both thefe reafons and refpeéts Don Francifco was eíl:eemed worthy of this fignal favour : For in the firíl: place, he was believed to be a legitimare Hfue defcended from che Sun, and cheir God Yir1m cha; and fecondly, his Aél:s ofValour and Bra- very did befpeak and .proclalm him for a famous and renowrted Caprain. . And , thus having rnade their Prefents to che Governour, ancf his Spaniards, Tittf Atauchi defired them to pardon this prefümpcion, of having rnaqe fo mean and low an Oflering to che Chil8ren of che Sun, unto whom hereafrer they would endea\7our to make amends by their future obfervance, anii ducifnll performances. Tbe Go- vernour and Captains taking very kindly their,obliging Complement'S; and rimch more their Prefents, returned in ·rhe firíl: 'Pla ce their thanks to the Inca, and then 44 1 co his Atnbaffad0ur: but when they under.íl:ood ~hat he was Brorber to rhe King; they íh~wed him extraordinary l10nour and .ref2eél: according to his g,ualiry ~ and hav.ing given him a íhort Anfwer to his Embaíly, he returned fully fatisfied, .and' with high contentment. Their .A.nfwer, in íhort, was this, Tbat the Spaniardi · were come by Order and Commiffion from the Pope, or High Priefl:, ro mm them from their Idolatry, and to iníl:ruét them in the true Religion of the Chti- fiiáns : They were alfo· come from him who was Emperour, and King of Spain; who was the greateíl:"Prince of che Chriíl:ians, to enter into a League of .Friend- íhip, and a perperua1 Peace , and to make án Alliance with the Inca and .all bis Empire, anq never to doe them-hurt, or offer them any viol€nce, bef.!des many other things which they would more at their leifure cómmunicare to rhe Inca 5 but neither Gof/Jara, nor Auguftine d"é Carate make any rnention of rhefé rich Pre-· fents; nor of an Ambalfadour, who was Brother to che King, nor of any Anfwer made by the Governour ; onely they fpeak of fome Hofe and Bracelets, wbich they·brought to the Commander in chief,, and of fome l:.luffies or Cuffi for ºShirts; bue chefe Authours did .not Goflfider that the l ndians in their natural Habit do noé wear Linen. The King Arahualpa fent rhat Melfage and Prefents to the Spani~ ard.r, with án opinion, that thereby he might appeafe rhe Sun; w hom they fanfied to ~e angry, ana difpleafed by reafon of nhe refiíl:ence, which the lndians of che líleof Puna, and the Valley of Tumpi~ · had rnade againíl: the Spaniards, of whon\ fome of t,hem ( as w~ have faid ) being killed, they feared a thoufand judgments and punifhments for their l).ebellion againíl: thofe who were defcended from the Sun, and theit God Piracocha : To the terrour of this apprehenfion, che Prophecy which his Fatl1er Huayna Capac had .delivered, came freíh into 'rnemory: which was, rhat after .bis time a firange Nation, which was not feen or heard ofbefore, , íhould enter their Countrey, ruine their Empire, fubvert their Governmenr, and deíl:roy theit Idol_atry. And now the King Atahualpa did really believe that the time for accornplifhrnent of chis Prophecy·was come; for rhat unlefs t hefe few~ Spaniards had been aíliíl:ed by the power of the Sun, !Nbo was angrywirh his peo- ple, ir were impoílible thac fo fmall a:handfull of'Men íhould be able to make fuch ,ílaughters as rbey had done ac Panama, Puna, Tumpi~, and otber parts. And now fearing che like at bis own home, he ordered bis Brorher che Ambaffadour ·to make diofe chree Requeíl:s, befare mentioned, in bis ownNarne ; for though Atahualpa was unwilling to difcover any fuch fear, or timoroufnefs in himfelf; yec the apprehenfion and dread of thefe things were fo fixed in the mind of Atahualpa, rhat his fpirit and courage, which was formerly brave and afpiring, vvas now be= come co wed an d low wirh thefe imaginations, and became fo intimid:ued, thac he never dur.íl: make any refiíl:ence or oppofüion againíl: the Spaniardí. Tho[e who confider well thefe matters, have a' large [cope to make reflexions thereupon 7 fome attribute thefe J udgmems to the J uíl:ice of God in punifhment of their Ido 0 larry, and Cruelties exercifed on the true Family of che l ncM ; bue ot hers perha ps may with more reafon interpret this Invafion of the Spaniards to be direét.ed by the gratious Pr.ovidence of God, who out of compaílion to rhe ignorance and ob- fcurity in which rhefe Gentiles lived, was pleafed by rhefe means to introduce rhe light of the Golpe! into chofe clark and unknown pares of the World. L 11 So