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 III. Royal Commentaries. condition; fuch as were of fo firong a Coníl:itution , as to refiíl: the Poifon and live; were yec rendred loachfome by botches and boils, which broke from cheir Bodjes, and became overfpread wich a white Leprofie, nor did it onely aifeét their Bodies, but their Minds alío, making them fools, or íl:upid, •or elíe mad and rax.r.ing; which were ali pleafant effeéts to che re'lengefull adverfaries, though no- thing could be more grievous and heavy to their Parents and Relations. The Cap- <a.ins being infor:ned of chis evil which was amongíl: this People, gave advice there-of tmto the Inca, who the~eupon immediately commanded, thait whpfoever íhotild be found guilty of rhat Crime, fhould be burnt aiive, that no reliques or Jllemory íhould rernain of them. This Law of che Inca was fo joyfully received by theNat:ives, that tbey rhemíelves gave inf.ormation againíl: the Crirnina1s, anc!I readily wi.th their own haads execuced the Sentence, burning nor onely the Offen- der6, but whacfoever moveables alío were found in cheir Houfes, which chey demoliíhed, and laicl leve] wi.th.the ground: \i\Tith chem alfo they bumt cheir lFlocks and Herds, rooted up the Trees which they ·had planted, and dellroyed every thing that they poffeífed , leH the evil and pefülence of the Maíler fuould adhere unto, or infeét rhe lnherirance. The which punifument, and fevericy in its execurion, fo ·aftrighced che Natives, rhat they never afcer duríl: more ac- tempt chis wickednefs, during che time of che lnc& ; though fo foon as the Spa- 11iard'i carne amongíl: them, they revived chis evil again, which till then was ouc ofofe, and forgonen. The Captairis having in this manner. (errled their_ Plama- tíons, and reformed this abufe by the rigorous punifhment of the Delinquenrs, they remmed to Couo, to .render a more large account to the Inca of their Nego- tiations, who gratiouíly received them, and gracified cheir good ServiCes wich due Rewards. C H A P. V. The Inca gains three Provinces, and conquers after a blou- dy Battel. A Fcer fome years Mayta Capac refolved to make another fally abroad for the Conqueíl of new Provinces, for che Covetoufoefs and Ambicien of the Incp, inareaíed with his Dominions and SucceCs. Wherefore having raifed ' bis Anny, and íupplied' them wich fufficient Provifions, they marched cowarcls l'ucara of Vmafayu, whi~h were the moíl: remote, or laíl:, People which his Grand-Father ( or as fome will have it) his Father had reduced. From Pucara he hended his couríe Eaíl:ward, to that Province which they call L!aricaf[a, where the Nacives furrendred themfelves without refiíl:ence, belng rnuch con- tented to receive the lncp, for their Lord and Maíl:er. Then he proceeded to tbe Province called Sancavan, which fubrnitted with the like readinefs and fa- cility; for the Fame of the Inca being now fpread over all Countries , and che greac Honours acchieved by the Father and Grand-Father of this Prince being che common diícourfe, fo moved the Narions in all adjacent parts, chat with unanimous confent rhey' ran to embrace thofe conditions of Vaffalage which the Inca !hould impoíe upon them. Thefe two Provinces are abour fifry Leagues in lengch, and abour twenty at one place, and thirty anocher in breadth, and are both populous, aúd abounding with Carde. The Inca having given orders for inílrufüng the Natives in the doétrine of his Idolatrous Religion , and regulared the civil Affairs, paífed forwards to the Province of Pacillffa •: where he encoumred no oppofüion or comefi in B:mel, but every tbing feH dowa 6i