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.

Royal Commentaries. ·- - ~~~(;>,K IIJ. C H A. P. VII. How many other People were reduced 5 . a17d in what ma~ner the Inca made a Bridge of Ofiers. · T H E News of this bloudy battel was foon fpread over all the Neigbbouring Countries, and every-where ioterpreted as a jufr judgq¡enc feoc from the' Sun on the Indians, who had refufed his beneficia! cooditions, and difobeyed che Inca; on which apprehenfion many of chofe people, who had taken up Arrns, and for- i:ned their Camp with intent to oppofe the Inc11, did now lay aíide their thoqg})ts of War, refolving to fobmic and depend on che Clemency of che Inca; who accor- dingly received chem wich grace and favour, prefenring them with Vefts, and other gifis; with which the ll'ldians remained greatly fatlsfied, and in every place . publifhed che Incµ to be che true and undoubred ofHpring of the Sun. The people .which were chus reduced, were the Inhabirants from Huaychu to C.rllamar, which is rhirty Leagues to che Southward. Hence the Inca proceeded from Callamarca, tweoty four Leagues farther, by che high-\~ay of Chamu ro Cara- _collo, Summoniog ali che Natives to his fervice boch on one hand, an~ the o- .ther as far as to che Lake uf Paria; chence taking a compaíS to the Eaílward as far as Amis, he cameiat leogch ro chat Vally, which ro chis day Is called Chuquía- pu, which in che commo"n tengue is as mue~ a sco fay, the principal or chiefLance; in which divifion he planted feveral Colornes, becaufe.he had obferved, that chofe Valleys being frµitfull aod warm, were a bett er Soíl for produdng Mayz ( or In- dian Wheac ) chao any of thofe Provinces wichin che Precio& of Colla. From the Vale of Caracatu he cominued his March Eaíl:ward, to the skirts of the greac Snowy Mouncain of Antw, which is above thi rty Leagues diíl:anc from the Royal way of Vmafuyu. · In thefe Marches, and in the employment he had of fettling Colonies, and con- frituting Laws aod Governmeot in his new Conquefrs, the Inca fpenc three years, and then recurned again to Coz.ca, where he was received with expreffions of joy and acclamation. And haviog there repofed cwo or chree years more, he com- rnanded, that pvep'arations íbould be made againfr t ha nex c Spriog, both of Men ' and Provifions, for a new Conque.fr ; for bis aéfo1e mi.nd 11oc foffering him to ftt. · idle, }TIOved him to eocerprize fomething in the C oun'tre y of ContiflfJu, which is to the Weíl: of Coz:.co, contaioiog many" great and large Countries uodér ic: And becaufe they were co país che River rnlled .Apurimac, he commaoded a Bridge to be made for tranfporting his Army; for framing of which, becau[e it was a ching as yet new and unknown, he confulted with the moíl: ingenious Indians in che coocrivanr:e; and becaufe it was the firíl: Bridge of Ofiers thac was ever rnade in . Peru, I fhall deícribe the manner how it was made; not agreeing with che Vv ri- ' térs of Perit, who tell us Se.oríes of Bridges made of Feachers, bue omic to declare the manner and fafhion of rhem. . In making chis Bridge chey cwiíl:ed, or weaved, ~e~t quancities of Ofiers to_ge- ther, \.\'.hicb are noc qf che {ame fort which we have in Spain, bue of a more fine and pliable Sprig : Of rhree Ofiers rhey made one Twiíl: for che lengrh, and ano· rher for rhe breadch which the Bridge·was to be; to chefe Twiíls of rhree Ofiers, chey aqded another of nine, and weaved three of chefe together, fo rhac it carne to be cweocx feven Ofiers in thicknefs ; and fo chey went on Weaviog in chis man,ner, tiH it carne to be as thick as a Man's body, and of chis fon they mad~ five pieces. 1 Having thus prepared their Bridge, fome Indians ei.ther íivam or ferried them- lf.lves over on a Float ~o the orher fide, carrying with .them rhe end of a fmall Cord, which ~as fafroed to a Baífe-rope, made of Rufhes, called by the IndianJ Chahuar ; thisRope or Cord was tied to the end of one 10f the cwined or matted pieces, and by the force of l}"lany hands they drew it ov~r to the other íide of ~~1e Ri- ver,