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.

E ss) Ro}ral Commentáries. B O O K 111 .t HA- P. l. )r i, Mayta Capa'F, (he fourth Inca, gains Tiah.uanatu, and what for't of ~uildings were founcf there. L f T I4 E Íf!~ª' Ma.Jfa Capac, havihg petformed th€ Ceremoni~s due t0 the' Obfeqúies of his dead Eather, refolved t:-o vifü tlie 'rernot-e pátrS of his Dominións ; and hough he had alrnady in thé tifne of liis f:ather travelled th<,:ife Countrié9, yet being then iñ his Mlncirity, ancl under i:he Tuitjon of his Parnnts and Counfel- lóurs; ~~ had not the opp0ttun!~y t0 Mmonfüate the Excellency of his Ve1tues, tl0r yet té be óbfetved by líi-s piwJ!lle, as he ·was now, being an · <1bfo;lute Pr.ince. Whétefür~füir the exarnple of his Antefioñts he honoured and (atisfied éh~ foveral Provinl'.'.es of his-K'.ingdom with d1e ldfü@ df his Preí€nee~ giving fu<th tefüttlófl'ies'•0f li@erafüy, c01mge and geneFOIÍS éli[pofition ta his Cu- r.acat, and a11 othér his ~}Í~~fü\ ' t~at tpey i.:emained w1t11 gtéát afim~iratieín of i1is Royal Vertues artd Ab1lit1es of tn.rnd. ·- . _Having accompHfhed tkisVifüañibri·, he re-!ífumed the cfofign of errlcl'tgtfíg his Dominions aft€r the exarnple óf his Ance~oárs covéYiñg bis arnbition and cove" te5ufoeíS under th€ fpecióús prétence óf r<f ~lai.rñ iñg the Nations from their barba- i:it.y and vain füperfütions, tó á· ,mór·e <tivi:lizéd life, ªºº' to tl:ié true and 1 rdigious worfh1p and adoration of the Sm1: Ao~0l'dingly he taiíecü an Army, and in che Spring following he bégan- his march wí·d:i rweJ.v€ thóufañd Men under rhe .Cotn- mand of four Generals and cheir lñfériour Officet's, t'~1k~ng his way as far 'as that plarn, Wh€re the Lake Titicac11. ernpticts it felf; which being th€ Cóuntrey of Cof- tao, plain and even, and the people íimpl€, aBd yet docible, ir was the more ilñvi- tíng, and more éaíily fubdued. _ Being come tó this íl:ream whicn runs foémti rhe Lake; he made fl.oats, on whtch he Ferried his Army to che other fide, ií-nd t'hen Íént hi:s úfual Surnh1ofis to the mext Inhabitams , requiring thern to fübmit tó his Góvernrñent and Religion. Th@íe Indians having hea1'd the repo1't of chal@ Mirades which the l rJCtu had per- formed, withouc much difficulty fub1ilitted to bis Comrrnmds ; and amongíl: Ehe ~eft, t~1e peoJ?le of .Ti:,1hua~a~u we1'é reduced tó obed~€nce; of \~ho_íe gr~a t and rncred1ble Edifices, it 1 requ1füe, rhacwe <hoúld' déclarn fornefürng m rbi:s place. :A.mongíl: che mighry· \iV 01·ks a!'ld Buildings of' that Counttey, thére is a cer tain Hill, or heap of Earth chrown up by hand; which is fo hig1i, rhat ir is a fübjeét of greac admil'ation; and leíl: with tÚ:tl€ ir f.houlcl fettle.., ot fifik lowét, i~ is founded on great Stones cememed togecher : And to what end chis was done, no