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 Commentarin. BooK J. bad ·aill, p~ri01~r;l wi,th 1 cold, bad tl1~y not bee~ reli~v~d by the Jndians, and Con- ducl:ed rn fome warm caves, V\ hereof diere are many m that paílage, which were . hewen ou~ of rhe Rocks.for reception of Travellers. The Sparziards no~ having been a,equaimed with rhe ruggedneís 5f the ways, had n0& provided rhemfe\ves with Sl)qes for ~heir Horfes, nor Smirhs ro nail rhem ; for want of which their Horfes nad, füfl:ered 'mucb, had not the Indians meked fome ' of 'd~eir Co!CI iínd -Silver, ' and · therewit!1 . ~brged Shoes of Gold, infread of Iron, for ·the ufe of their Horfes. - Gomara at the end of thé 114th Chapter of bis Bof?k,, , men.~i9ns this, paífage in thefe WOJdS i Fw want of /ron, fome food thei1'_ Eor/es ,wir/¡,Silver, a11d fome with Gold. . · Afrer many füch d~~culéie? and hardfhips as t!1efe, .J!ernando Pifarro and Cháll cuchima arrived in Caffamarca ; Where Challcuchima be~ng apout to enrer into the place where the /nca· r~':nain~d, .an<l'hav~ng firíl p'ut .off his .Sho~s, an~ taken fcrne- thing on his íhoulders in token of ferv1rude '· he wtrh much tendern~fs buríl: out into rears fo foon as he faw hís ~ing .in, Chains ,.. and lade.n v1irh.fron, attributing his Imprifonmem by. t~~ Span_iards to ~is ow~ defaµk a~d a9fence. But the Inca rep 1 ied, rhac his ·abfence was not rq be blamed, nor could any orher c:iufe be af. íigned hereof, than one\y ·rhe Detreé of thé Paébacamac, of which many Prophe- ck.'5 and Prognofücarions had for mapy years paíl: preceded, forecelling rheir Inva- íicn by new and unknown Nations, who fhould defiroy their Religion, and fub. verc their Ernpire ; as bis Fat1m ,Húayna Capac had foretold at the hour of his Death. And for better aífurance .of the truth hereof, fo foon as he was taken, be fent to Couo 'to cqpfult wirh ~is, Father che Sun, and with the 0tf1er Or:ides, which refolved Q!eíl:ions and Dernands in his Kingci,0m, and pa:rticula11ly with rhe p,rating Ido! in the V ~l ley of Rimac , wh~ch norwithíl:anding its fonl'.ler readine[s of fpeech was beco.me íilent; and what was moíl: to be admired, was, that che hidden Oracle in the Temple of Pachacamac, which had undertaken on ali occafi. ons to anfwer the doubts and quefüons which were made concerning the fucce!fes of Kings and grear Men, was alfo become dumb; and made no anfivers. Aod though it was tolq to chac Oracle that their Inca was held in Chains, and was con- j ured by;t h'.em to aavife a remedy for bis releafe, he became deaf and lilem: And moreover tf.ie Prieíl:S, and fuch as formerly entertained free and familiar difcour- fes with ~ be q tlier Oracles, ~eport,~g, that tbey w.ere notable to obrain an anfwer, or fcrew out the leaíl: word from thern ; for wh1ch caufe At11hualpa faid, cbac he was greatly rroubled and diíl:raéted in bis thoughrs, fearing, leíl: his Father che Suo nad abfolutely abandoned him ; for onHerwife he wou!d noc have tied up che momhs of his ldols on a fud den, w hich he had formerly caufed to be free and familiar with devout períons, n.ot fuffering tbem to advife, and yield rhem corn- fort in rheir ultimare diíl:refs : Ali wlüch were certain and unevirable íignals of rheir approaching mifery, and alienaüon of rheir Empire. Thefe and fuch íad apprehenfions Atahualpa uttered wich extreme grief of heart to his General. Chal!cu- chima in che Prifon where he was, beginning then to feel thefangs of confcience for his Treafon and Rebellion againfr Huafcar; in reward o which, and of al! orher che Tyrannies and Cruelries he had comrnitteq againíl: him and bis family he confeffed hirnfelf to be now juíl:ly punifhed wich tbe lil<e croubles and anguifh .i.o hi.,s own, Soul. . 1 •• · C H A P.