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 l. Rüyal Gommentariu. 1. 1 ._, .,, 1 ... ., í,;1 e H A ~P ..· xx·k'Ü:.¡ i;·=_:'/ . . . ' ,,d¡ <'l; 1 - • i , 'J: 1 l ·,,,1 1 1 ¡ !Íów thefe tw~ Spani~4~ arri~e~ ~t Goz~~· ,_-~Wfoi~r~ t~¡ found Cro/l~s in thé T,~mples and ,Roya./ P4lat~!_. ' · ' r • ·¡, ' . "' , J c., -'i ~ .¡ ..1.lJ (J , _·, · .. J, "l J •• • ,,"'\J "í 'H : 1 '· ' ':: ( ! 1 • i , T Hefe . two Companions p.roi:eeding 0n thelt :l®rn~y towa~,fi~P> .ardvied on the high Pro.momory 9frCar,menca, fro.m· wbeq<:~ i~y tQQkl <l fUvwYJ hf the Imperial City; and·much ad~t:ed the oeighool:J~ipg 'tewn~ anclrYiijagés·which encompaífed, or were adjoyni11i,t t~ it. \-he IM'lé!Ple ~Qm!ng fo~th : t<O q¡eet ch.ero; received them with ioy and mirch, ,with Mq~aluu1cl ,l)ap~es ~@~l:ing TriumP.bª1 Arche~ io the wáys, erowned wich Flówers arid Ga~lands, aná !h-9wing tl:i~ íl:.F~~ with J.luíhes, and lodged them jo thofe Royal ·Aparune.nts¡,which w~J~. ~4U~'1 Amar1tfancha, b.clonging co HutJJtla ·CdMc; for ~fug in th@ir c:füma.Q.Q9 ~rfons. of Divine Race,. they a1lotced thofe Cba~nb@rs fo.1: th~m, which á.P11enrun~ to.tfiei¡: greaceft and moíl: beloved King. At che enttanc~ ·~hereu mow11.S: .a- ~ Jair T ~w~~' being four Scories. high, each of which had a cie~g of ' inmb.er, in_ fü¡;;h man.n~ as covered the Royal Chamber5-, aod which were fo lof cy, t hat tQ f~ j1;1 _ ~<mr pafs, the Turret above was as high as any Sp,ir(ll in Sp.aitt, .unldí -tfutt óf Sr11il/f. The top thereof was in forro of a Globe, as wet'e all the C~~rs ;. cmd alw.N'~ ali, in the place of aWeather-'cock or Vayne, ( which the lndians did not und~r­ .frand) · t~y had ereél:ecl a Ball~ whieh added múch 1:0 th.e 'heigbt, .:J.nA WJ1$ fo lgrge, that che nollow ·ar it contained above fixty Foot in COQlpafs, 'ªlfod by th~ Pl.t!l,- tHrhuaci, which fignifies as muchas che rare piece of Architet.lut~,, ,th~re being no orher building adjoyning thereunto to fupport or hide it. In myí~m\\! \t was th~~WJl down or qemoliíhed, to rnake th6! Market-place, more large. 'and :füy 5 thQugh che truth is, it_took notup much place, and now in°lku the~¡qf; the J~l.lits . bav~ ereél:ed a high Colo{eo, or Pyramid, as we have mentioned in the fii;íl: Pfü 0f this Hiftory. The nexc day aftenhe Spaniards arrived, the Indian! carried tham in feveral Palanchines,_or Seats, placed on Mens íhoulders to fee and view the Cicy ; and as they paífed, che people adored and woríhipped them after che manner of their Genrilifm and Religion. Nor were the Spaniards lefs furpr.ized to fee the Majefiy of Couo, with the Grandeur and Riches of the Palaces. and Temples ; which though much defaced, and defpoiled of their ancient beauty, by reafon of the late Wars between the lncM, and the Imprifonment of H11afcar, yet they could noc but much admire the excellent Architeétui:e of the Royal Palaces, which were built withouc thofe lníl:ruments and Engines, which are neceífary for the ereéting fuch mighty Fabricks: Bue above all, they were.much pleafed with the rare Pavements, which were curiouíly in-layed with divers Figures on each fide of the íl:ream, which runs for above a quarcer of a League through the City s and che multimde of people, and the nurnbers of Merchants ( though the Com- modities not many) were fo great, as much pleafed them to behold ; efpecially obferving che gentile behaviour of the Nobles, and che courtefie of che Comrpo- nalty, who were all deGrous to ferve them, and gain their favour; and had it: not been for the late Wars between the two Brothers, all things would certainly have appeared in much more beauty and fplendour : But above all, they much admired to fee Croffes erefüp on the top of the high Pinnacles of rheir Tem- ples and falaces ; the which, it feerns, were introduced from the time onely that Pedro de Candia being in Tumpi<:. charmed, or made tame thofe wild Beafis which were lecloofe to.devour him, and which onely by virtue of the Crofs which he held in his hand beE:ame gentle and domefl:ick : All which was recounted with fuch adrniracion by che Indians, who carried che news of this Miracle unto Co:tco, that when the Inhabicants of the Cicy had underfl:ood ir, they went immediately co their Sanétuary, where a Crofs of Jafpar-fione, as clear as Chryfl:al, remained , as we have before mentioned; which when they had brought forth, they with loud Acclamations adored and wor fhipped it, conceiving that tho1Jgh the Sigo O o o '" of