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.

BoolC lll. , CH A P. Vl. 1he Auaythines yiéld themfelves, and are Gr~tioujly recet- ved to Pardon. O F the CoOaon1 ( which is the commott Natn~ of tffi!ft:I peopl~.) wéfe killel:Í accordmg to their own ac'coUJlt; fi~ thdufand lñ tqis B. am~l 3 the \.vhkh ílaughter was thleflY occalioned by their own unskilfulheíS, afüi want of árc fo defénd themfélves ; when, on the othet füfo, by ntafert ef theit Diftipljrie lhW ar, there perilhed not above five huqdred: Hówfüever, the Battél was foughÉ WitH fuch couragi:, thar it ended not untill the darknefs of the tiiglit füÍ"atáted éorh ~arties, and ca,µfed rhem to retire to their refpe~ive qliartel'S.: The c1ay füllowilig the Col/aons viewing che heaps of their deacl, and feeliñg .th<l fuiart ef rheir \voufü:is now cold, began ro 4i.roop; and lofe all theit fürln€r ht>pes and coutage, rlm knowi. ing what c-0urfe or refoltltion to take; for to Gvetcotne; átid fight their way rhrdugh their EnemieS; was it'i1pqffible, attd to éfoape by fl.ignE was €éiúáUy as difficult, be- ing encompaífed ort all ftdes by th<ár Rrtemi@s; ancI t-0 fütt~nder ancl yiekl to Mer- ey f eemed clangerous, for háving already téfüfod thofe advantage(:)us Ceñ~iEions which rhe Jncá had profüred ; and haviñg pfovoked him te ahg~r by theii obfü- nare relifümce, rhéy fo:ited, lefi: Ehey liad put th~mfülves .beyorid all hepes or e:it- ¡>eétations of pardótt. Howfoevet, il~ thís pérplexed coñditi<§ii, ttley er]iBraced the counfel of dle m0ft aged and wifefi aroongfi them; whkh was to yield and rn~ ..voke the Oéitkfocy éf tlw Pri:m:-e 1 for háving heard ifi(! refxfü of that Merey which this Jnett, ctfrer the exa1t1[1le ofhis·Ancefioursi had ufed toward§ ali, as well cowards Rebél~, as to the obeillent; they con.<!:eived fome hopes, that they alfo mighr p~óVe ·die effefü of his natutfal eompaffión. vylierefOFe fo foon as it was day, they artired chemfelves in the moíl: penitent and hµmble manner that ihey wer~ able ';. tt'lé attites óf cheir heads were put: ~ thei.P foet bare, and no other garmcnc. 011 theít boclies,. th'an tlieir Shirt:si; théir Captaim and Leaders ap~ared with theit hands bo'Und 1 and in this hurrtble .pofture they proceeded wirh lilence to die Cates,. whéte tire inca was quartered; a:nd thei..e'knMliflgdówn l;>efore hitn, they f:tld, Thar chéy carne nót to ask h'iS ¡;>atdon, fór th'at! they well·knew, tbai théir ófteare and rebeUiú~ }ijad p>ut the'rn liiefid@s aiU ~opes of obtairfüi'g it ~ énely l!bey werc béfote llim to prefent thernfel"ZéS to the Swords of hls Soi:lfdlets, thar! their Bl~d rniglit ex.piate. their Réb~ll~on, and .forve fo( 12au(i-On a-nd·exim:iple-td óthér Natlonir, hów tfafy t:efül'ed or diÍOPeY~' h1m wi10fe Fafnet was the Sun. In :tnfwer whé~l.itól the lntd comt'ilanded one of his Captai.Qs ta tell therrt in hi5 Nrune, rhát t.iis fatller the Sun hád not fent him on che Earth to kHI or defüoy the· Jndians, bue órt the eontrary had commaáded him t{Y fuc-<:our, comforr and dóe them g6t!>d; and thac. teachiag them to refotm their befüal manner of life, he íhouid. infiruGt. th~m in t~e Wíe Religion and Woríhip ó( the Sun, who was cheir God: To which end, and t0 no other purpófe ( for h~ frood iI1 no need of théir feMce) l<l~ éra\Yelled from Cou1m~y to 0füncrey, th:i.r he mighr publifh ñhefe Laws and OY.druánces of raéional 1 Governmem ~rnongft , them, which he had re<t€ived foom hi&Fathé'F the Sun: Andas che pious Off-fpring of (uclt a FatheF, 1he m;;eived them 1 fü pardon, though their Rebellion deferved puni!hrnent,· óf which his·ihterceffion on cheir behalf with his Facher Ehe Sufl', hacf procured a Ftdeafe ; rnn~iáón:iUy, t~'áé for the furure they íhou!d reform rheir Manners, and obey che Sun, under w~éfe taws-and Proteétion rhey might e:i.<peét all bleífrngs ofprofperity and repo(e. Wirh this anfwer he commanded that rhey íhould be doathed, andºcare taken of t'he wdunded, and ali of t'hem feaíl-ed ana refrefhed wid~ provifions; and' with fuch entercairrment diíiniffing rhem to theic own h0mes, t~ey acknowledged·cha:t Rebellion was rhe caafe of all their mifd'iief, ahd rhat Subrniffiop and Obedience \\las by die Clemency'of the Inca t'.h~ir onely' remedy, C :HA p, ~-- 'I