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.

66 Royal Commentaries. BooK IU. no~ fta~d aíl:o~iíhed ~t the light of thj~-;ond,erfull Fabrick, and needed no 0 ~ ther tefümo,ny and evJdence to prove the lnc€f- s defcent from the Sun, than tha,c p¡odigiou~ and myíl:erioµs. work, wh!ch (as. t~y tho_u ght) norhing lefs than IJ D~vine Povyer and Wifeaom could prefent before therr ~y.es . Such apprnhenfi- ons they haa of the Spr¡n,iard1, when th ey faw th~m fi~h rmg ~ fierce ~reamre~, foch a.s' tneir Horfes app,eared to them , a.nd to k1ll tlie1r Enem1es at a diíl:anee of two or thiee hµndred pace s with Fi re-ar ms, w hich tbey called Thunder and Light- ning ; a'nCI \~ith the f¡¡m~ ignpra.nt S.pirit of adrniration are they fl:ill affeéted, ª!i o{ten as chey behold any n~w invem ioll oot kn0\·Vn to them before ; as Milis ~o grind Com, Oxen to ~low, and Eridges of ~tone ereéled in Rivel'S witl!i Ar:- ches, which th~y fanfie to be plac~d and poifed in, the Air ; and with a(toniíh- ment of chefe and ocher things, tbey break out, and fay, worrhy. ar.e the Spar:iiards to be llfaftm of the Indi,¡ms. And in tbe time of Mayta Ca.pac, che .b111ians bejng yet more fimple than in thefe days, might well be íl:rook wich fuch admiFation at- the figh,t of chis Bridge, that ma)ly Neighl?cmring Prov ine~ n_eed~ no other ar- gu111tot thc¡.n chis to p~rfjiac,ie them t.o recei:ve the I~ca. ; o.ne of wb1ch people was called Chumpivil!ca, ftmated in the Divifion of Contifuyu, con taining about twcmcy, Leagµe~ in length, and ten in br~adth ; all which rece~ved him as a ~Ml'.2n of higo degr~e and m~rit, botfo fo~ ch~ greacn.efs of bis Birob, h>eing .defrnndedr fr0m- tbe Sun, and for the aú'pendiou~ work wl\ich he h~d · frarned, ~d which none- buc aJDiv'ine Wifedom could comrive and accoroplifb, onery a fort of people called Villifli made fome weak refi íl: nce ; for having encompaíled a final! fortrefs ªf the dít¡ad gf the approach of che Euemy, they all crouded into ir; but t:he Jnca- begini~g chem round, and (ending his ufual Summons, and gratious Bropofitions: of Peace ; in the fpacy of m elve or chirreen day.s.they all farrendred) and were; r~celved to g~ace and pardon ; and having fettled this Province in a peaceable- condition, he croffed the d~folate pare of. Copri/11y;1 , concaining aqout f ixceen- Leagues, wh€re he carne to a Tv:to<;>r or M'<lrilh ground, of abouc- three I'..eaguei, broad, whi~h hindrecj the paífa e of his Army. bl~re. the Inca c©tnmanded a. Cawfe-WflY to be mage of g~eat and ímall Sron~, which they filled up. with Earrh, andrcovei:ed '>Yith Tu1J: And1for b~ t ter expeditiolil aná enc¡:ouragemem·of- his people; che Inca hi,i;nfelf wqrked, helping, to raife andrJay the grnateíl: Srones; which fo awm.ate,d rhe Soqldiers to labotJr, tbat in a ~w days ch~ finilhed che Cawfe-way, wh.~c;h w~s fix Yards. broad, and two "(ards thick; and which tbe- Indians, eve,n to th~fe tunes, have m [o great veneration; both beca. ufe.p an of ic· was tf1e pro1ter ham,ly-\ 1 o~k of the Inca, as alfo for the convenience a.nd benefit of it, wbereby the way is made lhorcer, when formerly wlch muc h lab 0ur and 1 tmvel they ";ere fo~ced co take a large compafs to avoid the Moor-iCh ú'o-tJf!trey: · Aad fo¡¡ this reaÍOQ they keep ic ílill Ílil good repaiv, fo rhat fca1;ce a Stone de- cays, or finks froll) i~ bue anorher is puc into its place by rhe care.and in@ull:ry of the Surveyors, who a~e appointed thereunto by che bordering peo~J~ ,; who ha- ving feverally cheir diíl:inét divifions and parcels allotted to chem, do endeavour to our-vy each the other in confervation of tbat common benefit and conveni- ence: the like rule is obf~~ve9 for maintenance of a11 other publi k Works, . fuch as Bridges and Royal Palaces, Fortreífes, ancfthe like. In mal).ing rhe Cawfe- way, the Turf they laid upon it was of great u[e; for it did no( onely rnake rhe way finooth, foft and eafie, bue alfo che Roots of the Grafs excending chemfelves wichin the Srones, did greatl b¡nd, and keep_all clofe togecher. .·,¡ ¡ , CH. A F:, • f ~