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 Ill. ·Royal Commentaries. and túght into rhe Province of Vmafuyu, fo that by the fpeedinefs of cheit march rhey might forprife the Enemy, who did not exp€:ét the motion of fo great a body in lefs chan che fpace of a whole month; bue feeing chem already ih che midfl of rheir C..ouncrey wirh a flying Army, and the grofs Body on their march towards rhem, and confidering rhat it was impoffible for them to affemble fo foon togerher, as to make a head fufücient to refifl, began to repent of their pertinacious anfwer; and now laying afide the thoughts ofWar, the Curacas with fpeed and hafle affem- bled rogether from all pares, refolving that the onely expedien_t in that exigency was to ask pardon, and merey for theiF late offence; fo ~hae one afrer the orher, as rhey chanced to come in, proíl:rated themfelves befare the Inca, acknowledging him for a true Child of che Sun, andas fuch they fwore and vowed unto him all Faichfulnefs and Obedience. The .(~a, contrary toe rhe expeétation of the Cura&llf, who expe{ted nothing leíS th;io death, or puniíhmeo,c, received thei:n wich a gratious Clell!ency ~ celling rhem hK one of h_is _Captains~ cha~ wheA he c~nfidered. cheir Barb!1J.:ity,, an~ chat they w~i:e wholly ignoran~ of a}~ ~d of .Morahty, he d1.d not admire :ic th(f1r re- fuíhl to ac~ep,t his Religion, aod the leoicy of his goveroment, being aífured that: when chey íhall have once 1earned and proved thofe chings which conduce co hu- mane Lif~ ehey wijl blefs che pour in which they were p~rfuaded to for.fake thofe rheir ldols,, wbich w~re'fonned in che fimilitude ofBeafis~ wd vile Oeatures, and capabl~. of nothmg but conten;ipt; whe~efore now he comrnanded chem, that in every Ehing they íhould r~fign themfelves wi~h implicite Faith, and en,tire Obe- dience to tbe Relig~on, La~s ¡md Governn;i.ent wliich che lnoa and bis Minillers íhooléi i,mpofo upon th€m, tor fuc;h was the pleafure of th~ Sun bis Father. T\le Curacas, wi,tn ~~oíl: profound humpiry an[wered, That they did promife and vow to a<;~nowledge no orbe~ Go~ than. tbe Sun, nor no other King than che !nea,, wh0fe La.ws and Ordinance$ being foundcd on Reafon and Juíl:ice, werc;;! the beíl: Rules whereby to make bis Subjeéts happy. The I11ca, in favour aod honour to, thefe·his n~w Subjeéts, fett!ed his Court for a while in che Province 0f Chir:i11quif which is the chief and capital Seat of chis. People; au which plac€ informing limfelf of the fitl!ation anq pofüion of cheir paílurages, 'and of fhe Cauíes anq Original of th(( didfereaces arifing between thefe People and th€ir l'leighbOl;\fS,, diq after mature confi~eration determine where the confines of each Coum11ey fhoukl be limitted; and in tefümsmy thereof caufed heaps oi Srones to be chmwn up at fuc:h places, where, he thm1ght fir" to remain for Boundaries and Marks te> dilHnguiíh the Lands of one People from t:he other; the which Land- m<\rks are to this day conforved, and continued m great Veneration, be- caufe th~y were the füil: bf that Natme, whicb had been raifed in Peru by arder of the Inca. The Curactts of b0th P~ovinces being entirely fatisfied .with chis Septence and De~ettmination of the Inca, w¡rh profound humility kiffed bis Hands, and retur- .eed to. their refpeétive abades, whilíl: the Inva in che mean tÍme vifüed ar his lei- fure the chief places of boch iliefe Provinces, that fo be might fettle bis Govern- ment, and eíl:abliíh his Laws among(l: them, after which nQt judging it fit to pro- ceed'farther in his ConqueHs, thm1gh his Profperity and Succefs was greatly invi- ting, he returned back again to Co;;,co, where he entreQ in rhis triumphaFJt maooer into lüs Imperial City. Firíl: the Curaca,s and -Nobles of the rwo late reduced Provinces, who carne out ofcuriofüy to fee the Imperial Seat, carried che Inca on . their Shoulders in a Chair of Gold, in token of their fervirude and fubjefüon, the Souldiers marched befare in their military arder, their Captains, and Chiefs followed immediacely after the Chair j every Squadron keeping its due 0rder, ac- c0rding to its degree of precedency, the whicli was ,allotted them according to cheir Seniority, che new Conqu€fü giving pla€e to che more ancient fubjééts: and chus the triumph being ranked in this ora€r, the whole City concurred to the folemnity, going forch aecord~ng ro their ufu~ manner, to rneet and receive their, Inca with Mufick, and .Songs, and aU fefüviey. . · CH A P. 71