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 Gommentaries. rhey could adveriture óUt, unlefs in firong Patries; bue ·afrer chis Apparition the JnJ.ians bec«me fo amazed, that the Spjl11i"rids afrerwards had rhe liberty ofa grea- cer compafs., and their Qlarters were much enlarged.. Bue as lnfidelity is always blind, fo in a few days che lmpteffion made by the late Wonder beginning ro wear away, che Inca perfuaded bis Souldiers to make another attempc up0n che Chrifüañs} tó which they were zealouíly moved, out of an earneíl: Defire to fee th(!ir b1ca refiored to his Empire: Howfüever fuch was the fenfe they concei- ved fr9m che lace Apparitions, that their Hearts failed them , fo foG>n as they puc themfelves ihto -a .pofiure of Fight, fo thát ali their Refolutions and Defigns pro- ~uted norhin_g more 'than Noife and Allarins, which ferved to keep che Sjmni11rds in a continua! WatchfulneíS, who feeing that the Jndians duríl: not engage rhem, chey recired again. to the Gallery, which was their head Qg_arrer; and fo ofren as diey returnetl chitlier, they bleífed God, who had .conrerved thac havrow plai::e for them, whetein co cure their wounded, and to íhelter ch0fe who were as yec toW)d ami wdl ;,-and for thac reafon chey made a Vow t0 dedícate that place for a Chapel to ,che ~rvice of God, fo foon as h~ íh0uld have fteed and delivered thém from, thé Hands of bis Ehemies. 'fo ali whic@ n~ffiries tht? Indiitn Servants wete very ufefuU, bringing Herbs co cure the fick •and wounded, and Food t0 relieve the healthfull; for (as we have faid in the fifll: pare of this Hifiory ) there are many skilfüll Herba.!ifis ainongíl: die Indian_.r, fo that the Spaniard.r themfelves ·confefs, that unleíS the lndians had (uccoored theni in theit L>iíl:refs, relieving their Hunger "vith Mayz, ánd Herbs, and other Pr.ovifions, and had forved ch~m for Spies, and as it were Centinels to give them fignals, when the Enemy moved either by day or night ; it tt<\d fared worfe With them, and perhaps it had been impoffible for them to have fubftíl:ed; all .which Ser~iée and Fidelity of the In~iun.r to Strange'rs in their Couhtrey, and to Enemies of their Kin~ .and Religicm , iS to be arcribut~d to che wonderfull Providence ofGod, who -was pleafed t0 infüfre fudh Fidelicy and ardénc Affeétion into ch~ Hearts of thefe poor Wretches cowatds die Spanitlrds chdr Mafiers, thaé they would dye an hundred tünes, and fuffér all imaginable tortures, rácher than berrav them. · , . After the lnfurreétion ofche Jndian.r was fuppreífed, boch che NativéS of Co~cd, and all the other Nations, who were ptefonc ac chat Siege, confeífed cbemfelves to haye been overcortu: @y the appearante of the Virgin Miry, che Lufire o( whofe beaucifull Cémmlmance, wliich darced Jlays from her fparkling Eyes, ehar- med them witb füc:h Love and Affeétion towards chem, as not onely caufed them to l¡¡y dO\yn their Weapohs, bue likewife to accepc and_embrace the Cacholick F¡¡ich, ahd willingly to leam her Names and Titles boch in the Latin and Caftilian T@nguc15; wbich co 1mderíl:and che better, they have cranílared into cheir own languag~ all che Natnes and Ticles giYen co our Lady, which chey r~peat as ofcen as tliéy have,omíion to pray and ask ble.ffings from hen Bllt_to te.t:urÓ agaio to Prince Manco Incu, hi~ Captains and Souldiers, it is m- tain, that they wert\! fo cerribly affiightecl with the Viíions chey had feen, chac th~y dllrft not_ (o much as mention them, for che very chought and remembrance ofthem was ful! of Amazement. Howfoever chey continued che Siege in hopes E>Í b~tter fo rtuq,e, though chey durfi not adventure to errgáge, having been ofcen worfied.by St.,tamel, wh0 always appe~e~ in che Front of che Spaniards, which die In dians obforving, and chac the new-come Cavalier affiighced and terrified them more than ali the oéhers, they called out with loud ·voices, and fuid, Keep ~t Hf 11nd reftrain that Viracocha which rides upon the white Horfe, that he f¡;¡fl not up· ~n #4 1 and you Jhall quickf)' fee how p e will.difraich and deaj with a/J th~ others. Afrer che Si6ge had cdncinued for che [pace of tive Months, a cercain Indian Captain, who was p(\)ífeífed with a greac opinion of his own Valour, was deíirous to íig- nalize himfelf, and try whecher Formne would be more favourable in a ftngle Combate, than in a cornmon Fighr; and upon chis prefumpcion he asked leave ef his Supériour Officers to challenge any Viracocha whatfqever ro a !ingle Duel ~ and in regard he obferv<i!d chac rhe Spaniards fought on Horfeback widi Lances, he atmed lümfelf with the like Weapon, ánd wich a lictle Hacchet, or Pole·Axe, by his fide, called Chnmpi, which were all che Arms rhac he would ufe. And in this mannef. he prefeQted himfelf befare the Guards, which were alway.s fet for Centinels, at every Avenue of the Markec·place , which was the head QQ.atters A a a a of 545. ..