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.

BboK II. ·Royal Commentarief. tbat which íhould be moíl: agreeab1e to his own Good-will ano Pleafüre, which the Spaniards w~uld embr~ce with a chearfull readinefs; but as to rhe Preachers which were intended to' inílruél: . h~ People in 1Che Divine Law, cbey had fo few Prieíl:s amongíl: t~em, tbat as yet:chey could not [pare any, but that when a new fupply carne, which rhey did íhortly. expeél:, they fhould be immediately difpeeded upon this Errant; for chat rbe cbiefDefign of the Cbrifüabs was to retraél: tbe Indians from the Errours of rheir ways, and to fhew unto them the folly of their Super: fütion and Idolatry. With thefe Aífurances the Jndiam were great!y fatisfied, and the Inca. delayed not immediately to bind his Head with the col0ured Wreath; which Ceremony wascattended with great Joy and Triumph, though for want of thofe of tbe Bloud R<i>yal~ an.d of many Curacas .or Barons, woo were cut off by the Cruelty óf Atahualpa,. the Iolemnity was nothing fo fplendid and inagnificent as in the times of the ancient Incas, whet:l,che great numbers of Nobiliry added Glory to che Courc; yet the .young GaUá'nts rejoiced to fee thac Fefüval, how mean foever, at which ·che old Men ,grüwed, who r~membred che times of the Great Huayna ·capaí, and had feen· th~· fplemiour of his Courc; XUL How · the two Gdvémours ma;·thed in purfuit of_Majo,r G~·; · neral ~zqtijz! J( ·JN our former Difcouríe, we teft Don.Pedro de Áh;arado, and l}oñ Diego de Al;. . magro ,i with rheir .brisk Souldiery- on ·their march toward.s Couo, where -the Governour >Don Francifao de Pifar'ro kept his Court; and as they were on their \}'ªY, News was broughr them, that .the Major General !l.t!i:t.quiz:. had gachered ·gréat Forces, and was encarnped in the Province of Cannaru, having With himrmuch Gold'; .~nd Sil.ver, and other pretious Commodities, wich greac: Flocks and Herds ofCatre!. Thé Fame hereof increafed in che telling, as is ufual¡ wherefore nhe Governours refolved to march rhat way to defeat that Army, and, defrroy the ·"tyrant, having underfiood from the Jndians, that there was no other Army beíides tbat in ali che Ernpire. Though f).!!Jz;,quiz;, was frrong in his num- bers, yet he was not willing, or very ready to engage witq the Sp1tniards; for in regard that both he, and·tfoe Inca Titq Atauch'i,. had fent the Articles ·and Capjru-. lations to ·the Governour, which they had concluded and agreed with Francifco db Chavés at:)d bis Compan ions,. (as we have before mentioned,) they remained in ex~ peél:ation to hear of a general :Peace.between rhe lndians and che Spaniards, and little dreamed of any ForceS'which were marching to defiroy them. ' This fecuricy. and confidence was much increafed by the perfuafion of the Inca Titu Atauchi, orr, whofe Words urcered at _.the hour of his Death rhey much relied; for we muft.· know, that this poor Ji.ca cl.ied a few days after he had difmiífed Ch11ves, and bis Companions; his end being.haíl:ned by,the melancholy, he conceived for the fad fate of bis Brotller Atahu~tpa, ánd .by .the news .of the bloudy Trageély, aéted by. that Traytor Rummin4vi_ia fJ.!t.itu .on his Kindred, Brothers, Captains, 'ánd ori che innocent feleél: Virgins. . :All which Ma.ífacres and Yillanies commitce,d by aVaf; fa! on the Bloud Royal; :cind oh rhe Life..ofhis own In.ca, he eíl:eemed to b.e fore~ runners of rhe emire fubveríio.n. of che .Empire, and of che Majeíl:y of his Family 1 and being ov~rwhelmed ·wirh .tbe fenf~ thereof, he called for 12.!±iz;,quí:t.), aod his. ocher Captains, and rold chem plainly, that rhey fhould endeavour to rnake a }2eace wirh the Vtrar:o.c/?as, ~nd íhould ferve and adore them, according as :the Inca HuaJ" "ª Capac had by his laft Will and Teftament ordered and comman9ed them; who being the Orade of tbat rirne,1bis Ordinané:es a nd R ules were efieemed indifpenfi-:- ble, therefore·they íhould endeavour to pleafe t.he Viracochas, who were. the off: fpring c!~fQefld~ · (rom th€ir father che Suri, 4nd of the fa~~ Lineage with the '/n; . U U ff MI ~