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 Co111mentarief. CH .A P. X . The great Province of Chucuytu furrénders on ierms and conditions of Peace, and after the example thereof many other Provinces fubmit.. , T 'H: E Ínca wás received at Coico with all the derhoníl:ratións óf joy ánd tri~ umph imaginable; where having reGqed for rhe fpace of fome years, which he employed towards che advancement of the common good and benefit of his people ~ he te-affumed his intentions of vifüing again the Confines qf his Domi- nioilS', that fo he might afford his people the cómentment of feeing his Perfon, and reétifying the corruption and negligence of his Miniíl:ers by his own perfonal ~ppearance. With this occaGori he raifed p.n Arrny o( ten thoufand Men, and With thern tnarchéd to Hatim Colla, and the Confines of Chucuyta, which is [o fa. rnous a Province, and fo abounding with people, that when the Spaniards divided that Countrey, they prefem~d that pa~cel of ground to the Emperour. So foo~ as thé Inca Was entred into Chucuytu, he fent Mefíengers to the Inhabitarits, that leaving their ancient cuíl:oms, they íhould receive the Laws and Commandments of the Sun, and íhóuld woríhip and adore him for their God : And they, .in due c:omphance hereuni:o, anfwered, That chey were ready and willing with all affec- tion and cordialíry to receive his Injunétions; for that he being deícended from the Sun, they were well affuréd of bis gemlenefs and verrues, and therefore widi all joy they i'eceived him for their Sovereign, under whofe íhaclow and proteéfi--, oh they prorniíed to themíelves, all happinefs and fecurity. . '" Th~ Inca, ·according to accuíl:omed goódnefs, received them grátiouíly, pre- fenting them with füch giftS as were in eíl:eem amongfl: thofe Indian.r : And finding the fuccefs of thefe meffages to aníwer his expeéta(ions, he was encoura- , ged ro fend the like Summons to all the Neighbouriog Nations, as far as that. place, where the Lake Titicaca empties it felf ~ ali whkh, afrer the example of Hatun Colla and Chucuytu fubll)i~ted themfelves ; the inoít principal of rhem wer~ Hillavi, Chulti, Pumata and Cipita; all whiol{fmrendred on tlie fame tenns, and 'With the Carne formalities that the dthers did ; fo thát there is no need to make repetition of the queíl:ions formerly denµnded, nor the anfwers then~umo. HavÍng in this peaceable manoer fubjeéted thefe people, he disbanded his Ar-. íny, giving them leave to return unto their refpeétive homes 5 onely he retained fo rn~ny .Souldiers as ferved for a guard to lüs Perfon, and as inany as became the ·dignity and hónour of his State; rngether with fuch as wene fit to teach and in· firuc1: them in the Religion and Lavvs they were td obferve ~ ahd chat he rnight yield more vigdur and encóuragement to this work, he was pleafed to attend and affiíl herein wjrh his own prefence ~ which being accounted a particular dernon- fuation of bis favour to thbfe princi¡:>al Provinces, . proved afterwaréls of great ufe and benefit, as we íhall hereafter make appear in the fequel df this Hiílory. And what did farther oblige the Curacar and others to the Inca, was his perfonal refi- clence amongíl: therh for the whole Winter-feáfon, during which time bis ~mploy- ' inent was to fettle and eílablifh himfelf in the affefüon and goód will of his people ; having now by his own e~perience learned, that the beh expedient to invite and allure íl:rangers to his fubjeél:ion was Love and Beneficence to his owri Pceople: For by theíe means che Jndians did every-where .exto11 the Excellentíes of cheir Prince, and proclait11 him to be a true child and off-fpring of rhe Sun. And now whilíl che Inca refided in Col/do, and chat che Spring "'"ªs retürned, he again taiíed an Army of ren rhoufand Men, over which he cohíl:ituted foi.Jr Colonels~ ;md appoimed his Brother tc:i be their Genera'!. ~ whofe name is nor cercainly known.); to ali five of which, he gave fpecial order not to ufe violence, or break G peace