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 II. Royal Commentaries. tions, to come in, and be converted to thé knowledge and adoration of che Sun ; and iri regard they had the fame Title df Incas, as well as their King; he concei- ved that the fame Obligation lay upon them, to ferve che Sun, who was che tom- mon Parent of chem all , and chereforé required dkm to join wich him in ché fame work and defign; 'chal: to they might reduce Chofe People from cheir brutiíli and befüal courfe of living co a Life more regular and rational; for that chey fee- ~-g .the impro:remems. which _che i~~ructions of his Fathe~, the; I11~a, had r~1-~de m hls own Subieéts, m1ght be tnore e~fily allur~d co forfake their old barbarous · Cuíl:oms, and embrace thofe which are more beneficia} anq refined. Hereunto che Curacai gave this ready and cbearfull Anfwer, chat they were not onely willing to obey bis Commands in this particular, but even to emer incd the fire for his fake; and fo ending their Difcourfe, chey prefixed a day to begiri their" J ourney: and accordingly che Inca .deparced with ~ gre~t Retipue of his Sucr~ jeéts, taking his Journey .by che way of Collafayu, . wh1ch hes to ~he So.uchward from che Cicy Co:uo; ~nd as they travelled, chey perfuaded che Indians wich fair w0rds to follm~ theír Example, and ro bec;ome Subjeél:s to che 1'1ca, and Devora~ ríes to che Sun, uniting wicn chem in Re)igjón:towards .cheir God, and Allegiance CQ ch~ir Prince. Thofe Indians which are of d1e Nacions·called Puchina and Can- chi-, and are che next borderers, being a Pe:ople very fimpl~ and credulous~ (as in- deed a U che Indi1m1 are,) (eeing che effects \Yh;ch the Inca had Pl?q!rated on.his omi Suhjeéts, which was che beíl: argument to,cqnvince them, chey immediatdy fub-: mic(~d to hisGovernment; and chus by degr~_es, during th~ whole cqurfe of chis Jnca's Reign, without violence or force ofarms, _in a gemle ~nd. ~aceable manner he r~duced all the People, as far as Chuncara, wh,ich .is abouc twency Leagues in length, with the InhaDitants ofthe pares adjacent to his Subjeétion, over all v.-hich he prevailed fo far, .as to plow and cukivate cheir Lands, . to lead a moral Li(e ac- coraing to .th~ Rules of th~ light of nature, and tha~ forfaki[\g ch~.ir I9ots, and evil cuíl:oms which rhey praéhfed, they fhould woríli1p the Sun, and obterve chofe .Laws and l)ecepts which ?Y Reve.lation his Father, Manco Capac, had delivered t0 chem; all wh1ch the Ind1an1 readily accepted and embraced, being highly fatls- -ned wich that b,enefit anºd improvement wfüch the Dominion and Rule of Sinchi. Roca had brought uní:o them, who afrer the example of his Father, fiudied ali ways and means to endear that People to himfelf. , Sorne Auchours report that this King proceeded much beyond che Councrey of Chuncara, and extended bis Dbminions over the 'Natloris of Canea/la , Ruruchacbis .Ajfillu, .Afancatu, Huancani, and prhers; al! which he gained wich fuch gentle· tteatment, that he needed not W ars, or other Arms, than perfuafions co invite them; ufing thefe new plantations, as good Gardiners doe their Órchards, pru- , qiog and digging about their . Trees; in hopes of plency and abundance of Fruit. . Sinchi Rqca having thus Iived in peace a[)d guietneíS for che fpace ofmany years; and, as fome will have it, for about chirty, finding himfelf at length decaying·and aged, he declared chat now after che labours and cares he had taken to reduée tneri to the knowledge of his Father the Sun, he was now going to take his refr and repofe with him. His lawfall Son, by bis legitimateWife and Siíler, Mam,a Cora r (or as others will have ir, M11ma OcÍlo,) called Lloque Yupanqui, he léft to fucceed him, as Heir to all bis I)ominions : Befides this Prince he ha,d other Soris by his Wife, and more Children by hls Kinfwomen, who were his_Concubines, all ·which we may call legitimate. Moreover he had rilany Ball:ard Children by W o- rnen of other Farpílies, all w~ch was allowable according to che rule, and fayirig; that it was fit and requi.fite that the Generation and Family of che Sun íhould oe inany and numerm:1s1 · :