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 Commentarief. as they heatd of the approach of rhe J11cJt, came forth tó meec híni, lJorh Men and -Women, old and young, ahd wirh Songs and MuGck, Accdah1ations, and ali things rhat might reíl:ifie their Joy, rhey received him for .. their Kíng, vo{vinp aH Olxc:lience and Vaffalage ro his Perfon. The Jnc-a un t!l'ie orher Gde rereived them wirh a gratioús Eye, bef!:owm'g on rhein fücrh Vef!:s, or Gá:nbents, as were in the mode and faíhion of hisCourr: Of rhis kind treath'lfint th~ Piti fem ·advice t-0> their Neighbours , being of the fame Nation wich them of Yandhwara, giviing them to underíl-and that rbe Inca had taken up bis aboad amongf!: chem, and rhat they had received him for rheir Lord and Maíl:er, according to which example of the Piti, the CuracM of divers Narions carne likewife in, al!d fubmitted rhem- felves. The Inca received rhem all Vl!ith his accuf!:omed goodnefs, and as an evidence ofhis grearer favour, he was defirous to fhew him[elf ro bis ·reople, and viGt their Countrey, which contaihed abdllt rwency Lea~ú~s in lengch, and about fifceen in breadch. Frorri thls Province of Yanahuara, 11e paffed in to another, c.al - led Aymara, between which two rhere is a fpace of ground wholly defolare and unpeopled 9[ about fifteen I.e:igues ovec, On rhe orher Gde of chis defart, a great number bf Pedple Wére gathered iilc6·~ lfody w~thin a cemiiñ incloféd gl-ound C:ll~d M11c~np1, -~~ íl:oQ_ die paíl_lige of ch€ I~c_a, and en~ran~e ,iQ~O Eheir <:;ou.nrrey, wh1ch éoncarns thirry Leagues m length, and fifteen rn breadth, and is nch m Mines ofGold, Silver and Lead, and abounds in Caerle and J?eople, and confiíled of at· l~:if!: eighty N1tiom, before they \vere reduced ro ~he Obedience ofrhe Inca. _Ar rhe Foor of chis Inclofüre che Inca comrnanded h1s Army ro encamp, fo as to cut the Enemy off from al! fupplies, who being barbarous, and ignoranr of War, had t!lifpeopled all füe Countrey, @d gatheted theni ióm eme bddy; riot confidering Üiát by this means they wéte coopecl up 0n all ficles, ami _he1rnned in, as ir 'vei:e 1n a Cage. The lí1cn €ominued feveral élays i1vrhis manner, wfrh an unw11lingnefs to att-ack t:hem, inviring them to fullmilfion with a.11 fair tenns artd propofals of Peace, arntl offedh§ no other violence to them rhan ro hinder them from provif.ions and fuíl:enance; that fo wliar Reafon and Argument-could nos crifeét, Famitie and Hunger rnight cmforce. In chis refolute condition the Indiahs remainéd for rhe fpuc~ of a whole month, anrill beirrg coníl:rained by·rhe neceffi- ties of Farnine,, th~y fernt Mef1engers ro che Inca, giving him w underíland, chao tiley were ready to iléceiv€ hirn for their King, arJd acdore him, as die true Off.. Ípring of the S 11, conditiornI-lly, chat he, oíl' ·rhe Faith and Word of his Divin·e Progeny, promife, that fo foon as rhey íl1all have yield~d ihemfelves to h:rrn, he will conqu~r and fubjeét: under his Imperial Comrnand che 11eighhiouring Province of Vmafuyu, which being a numerous and warlike People living upon:Rapiile a:nd Spoil,. did make fre~ufüt irncurGoms to the very doors of rheir Houfes, earing u~ tlieir pmvifim1s• af.ld paílures,, and cómmicting many other mifchiefs a'nd ourlrages; for which injuries they had often made War upon them, which ended in bloadancf confufion on the·one fide and che oeher; and when at lengch Peace was made, and rerrns of accommoclaJtion•agreed on, rhey fuddenly broke out again in to néwvio- lences, nor conGdering che Faith•and Promifes rhey had g1ven: Wherefol·e ifhe pleafed to avenge them of thefe Enemies, and refüain their incurfions on them for ihe future, rhey would yield, and·acknowledge him for theit; Prince and Lord. To this Propofal the Inca ma<lle anf\:ver by one of his Captains, Thac rhe deGgn of his coming into rhofe parts had no other aim rhan to relieve che oppre!fed, and reclaim the barbarous Nations from chat beíl:ial manner of living, whereto they were accuf!:orned, and that he might iníl:ruél: them in the Laws of Reafon and Morality, which he had received from his Farher the Sun; bur as to che a..- venging them of their Enemies for the ihju(lice' and injuries they had done rhem, it was che Office and Dury of che Inéa to perform; howfoever it became not .rhem to impofe conditions on rhe Inca, who was their Lord and Sovereign, (lnd was to , give rarher chan receive renns, and therefore rhat they fr10uld refer all their grie... ' vanees rn his Wifedorn, who inheritÍI)g che juf!:ice of che Sun, his Father, was inclinable of himfelf to redrefs their Opprellions, and reduce· cheir Enemies to terms ofReafon and Juíl:ice. With chis Anfwer the Ambaffadours returned; and the day following _all tb~ Indians that were retired wichin the inclofure to che number ofa:bove cwelve thou- fand fighting men, wirh their Wives and Children to about rhircy thoufand foul~, carne. forth , and in feveral Divifions prefemed themfolves on rheir knees ·before - ~