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 11.i neceflities but wh;t were readily fa tisfied ; for being Children of rhe Sun, all the W.tálth and Riches of their Countrey was eíl:eemed rheir inheritance, and their occafions were f~cisfied by rhe Mandares fem. ro che Jufüces , and che Governours ofProvinces for a fopply. Nor v,:ere rhey liable. t<? r~e unworthy pallion of Re- v,enge, for none could provoke them to anger by m¡Unes, who foughr ali waysand means ro pleafe and oblige chem, for beirtg adoted as Gods, it was efieemed blafphe4 tny and facrilege ro difgrace chem by Words, or in jure them in thelr Eftares; and therefore it may be faid, thac never was Indian punifhed for difrefpeét, or a malí-· tious aétion againíl: the Perfon of an Inca. Hence it is that che Spani(h Hiíl:orians bavereporced, that an Inca was not capable df being puniíhed for any Offence what- ever; which is amiíl:ake, and is as muchas to fay, that the Incas were Libertines, that they might be arbitrary, and by Láw áét agaitiíl: ir; or chat chere were one Law for thern, and anorher for rheir People: whenas an IY!ca was racher expofed to the grearer feveriries, rhan any ocher; for he forfeiced his Privileges, was de- graded of che Honours due to che Royal Bloud, and eíl:eemed for A;tca, which is as muchas a Trayror and a Tyranr. Thus when che Spaniards cotnmended and :lpplatided the juíl: and generous aétions of the lncM, che Indians would make an- fwer, cha.t it was nor ílrange, in regard they were IncM; and if they difapproved at any rime cheir proceedings, as in che cafe of At11h11alpa, who by Treafdn and Rebellion difpoífeffed Huafcar, his elqer Brorher, and eme Heir to ehe Monarchy, (as we fhall relace in ics due place,) their Reply was, that no Inca could be guilty of foch Enormiries, and if he were, he was no true boro Inca, but fome Bafiard or lmpoílour of that Family. ln every Province, according to the four Divifions, the Inca coníl:ituted his dif~ ferent Councils of War, of Juíl:íce, and of his Treafüry; every oneofwhich maincained cheir fubordinace Officers, one under che ocher, evento che Decurions ofTen, al! which in tliek refpeétive placesrendred an accounc co cht'i'r immediace Officers, till che Report carne co che füpreme CounciL The thief Govemour of every Divifion had the Title of a Vice-King, and were always lnc1U o[ rhe true Bloud, and Men approved for Prudence and good Conduét, boch in the time of War and Peace. And fo much íha11 fuffice to have fpoken concemíng their Laws and Cuíl:oms: Vv' e fhall now proceed to the Hifiory of cheir Llves ancf Aétions, relating rhofe rnatrers which are moíl: famous and obfervable. C ·H A P.' VII. Of the Lífe and Reign of Sinchi Roca, fecond King of the Incas. S lnchi Roca fucceeded his Father, Manco Capac; this liáme 1?.oca is pronodnced wirh fome afpiration at che cóp of the Mouch, and as BIM Va/era fays, figni· · fies a prudenc and experienced Prince~ Sinchi fignifies valianr; for tbough he had no Wars with any, yec becaufe he was aétive in wfeíl:ling, ntru\ing, vaulring throwing che íl:one and lance, and excelled ali orhers of that age in mofe Exer~ cifes, he was fürnamed che Valiant and Magnanittious. . This Prince having performed chofe Obfequies which were du~ to che folemni.: ty of his Facher's Incerment, took upon himfelf che Crown of his Kingdom,which was no other than che coloured \Vrearh, bound :ibout his Tem les; decerminiog in che firíl: place ro iolarge che Borders of his Dominions ; be aíferribled che prin- cipal CttracM and Counfel!ours which his Farher had afíigned him, andina grave and ferious Oration, amongll: ocher rhings, he cold chem, chac in p.=tformance ofche Wíll of his Father; (which he declared ro him ar the time he was about co re- turn to Heaven) he refolved to go in Perfon, and fümmon the neighbouring Na~ ti ons