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 e ommentaries. .ftilian manner, "<lnd bid him welcome; and t:ne Inca replied, that he was come to' ferve and adore thofe whom they efieemed for Gods, and as Meífengers fent from· the fupreme Pachacamac. Their Words were few, ahd their Difcomfe fhort, for want of good Interpreters; afrer which che Governolir prefencly reüréd to give .place to che other .Spaniards, and to bis two ,Brothers, ;¡ohn and Gonralo Pfr,arro. The Inca being advertifed that chefe t·wo were !Brothers of the Apu, which ·is, Cap- tain General, he e1nbraced and ,fhe.wed them~reat refpe6l:; for· it is obforvable, that the Inca, before he carne to ·this Interview with die SpaniardJ, had provided Hmfelf With a certain Jndian, who was weH acquainted with the SpaniardJ, and gave him nonice of the feveral Captains, and Comrnanders, and Officers, and of their Degrees and Qualities: This lndian was Servant to a Spaniard, and informed a Curaca which íl:ooa neár to the King ofevery Man's có0dition, which he accor- dingly whifpered him, fo· ~hat being advertifed chereof, he created every Maq with fome kind of diffetence, tefrifying to ali -in gen~raI his Love and Affeétion for dnem, which he ·expreíled by -che chearfülmeiS ·of Ms Countenance, bis Words and Geíl:ures. And at laíl:, turning to bis own People, 1he faid to che fame pllr- po[e as Atahualpa had done, when he füíl: fov Hern;1ndo Piyarro, and-Htrnando de Soto. Thefe Men (faid he) are.the true Sons of our God Viracocha, for fo they refemble "bim in their Behaviour, in1heir Beards and Habits., and therefore do ftt.fil.J challenge altDuty and Service from Hs, accordi11g to the Commands enjoined us 6y our ff.'¡¡'ther Huayna Capac, as appears by h~ litjl Will and Tejfament. C.H A P. XII.' .The Inca Jeniands Reflitution of his Em;pire; , and what.An-- f wer 1 was r~turn~d ;to 'him theteupon. ' T H<fe Di[cour[es being ended, the Spaniards mounted on Hoifeback, and the Inca into his Chair; then the Governour took the Lefo hand ()f the Inca and-bis Bro.thers, aqd che other Caprains and Souldiers marched in the front, each Company by it felf; one Company was commanded to bring up che Rere, and a Guard of twenty four foot-Souldiers »'ere ordered to attend and march by the Chair ofche Inca. Thus when the Jndians found themfelves to join in one Body with che Spaniards, they were highly pleafed to be fo honoured, and eíl:eemed worrhy to aífociate and to join compan'y with thofe whom they adored for Gods. In chis order they encred into che Cicy with great: Joy and Triumph, the lnhabitants going forch to 1 meet them, wirh 'Dances and Songs compofed in Praife of che J/iracoch.u; for che poor people were 'overjoyed to fee cheir lnc~, and to underíland that the true a11d lawfull Heir, which had efcaped from the Tyranny of Atahualpa, ~as now to focceed imo che Throne of his Anceíl:ours. The Street through which the Inca was to paíS, was covered with á fort of their Ruíhes and Canes, and fome triumphal Arches -ereétecl ar a certaifl diílance.each from the orher, decked with Flowers after che Faíhion which they ufed at the Triumphs of cheir Kings. , The Spaniards conduéted che King to one of the Royal Palaces, called Caj[dna, fi.- · tuate in che Marker-place, fronting cq che Colof{eo, belonging to che Jefuites, where they left him highly pleafed, and big·wich expeétation to be reíl:ored ,co.his Em- pire; for meafuring che good Intentions of the . Spaniards by che kind reception which they gave him, che Inca and his Attendants were fully perfüa.ded that ene days were now returned, in which they íhould enjoy ·che ancient Peace, QQ.iec and Freedom, which flouriíhed in che time bf their lncM. So foon as 'the King was fettled in bis Lodgings, che Officers delivered the Prefents which they had brought to the Governour and ~is Vira~cha-s, who received them wirh fo many Thanks and kind Words, chat che !1tdians were infinitely pleafed and overjoyed · ' ar 5 l _I / .