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 111. Royal Commentaries~ 75 C ff J\. ·p. XIV. Two Curacas, of great Pow.er ancl A!ithority; refer their · !Íif ferences to the Arbitrement ofthe Inca, ami become hi ~ SubjeEls. T HE appointed time for this expedition being come, Capac Yuprmqisi dep:med . from Couo, and marched as far as che Lake of Paria, which was the ulti- mate bound or limit 'OÍ liis Fachers Conqueíl:; and in che way, as he marched he garhered che recruili.5 wbich ·divers Provin,es had made ready for · him, not omitting ro vifü the Nations, as he pailed, thac fo he might favour and honour the1:n with his prefence; the which they eíl:eerned fo high an obligation, chat in divers Comltries they have noted the places with a particular remark, wbere rbe Inca pirched bis Camp, pr where they fent hirn provifions, oi 1"efrefhed himfelf; the which places to chis ·day the Indians conferve in great Veneration, as if rhe ground bad been hallowed by his facred feet. So foon as rhe Inca arrived at rhe Lake of Paria, all the neighbouring PeopJe fubmicted chem(elves to his Service and Jurifditnon; fome of 1vhich indined to Obedience out of an eíl:eem they had of his gemle and wife Govermnen.t , and others out of fear, and dread of the power, which they were nor able to n¿{i(t. In thefe Marches Meífengets arrived at rhe Court, from two great Captains in rhe Diviíion of Collaft;.yu, who made War one on rhe orber. Thefe two powerfull Curaca& were defcended from two great Generais; who in times paíl:, before rhe Empire of che lncM, being Souldiers of Courage and Bravery, raifed feparate Ar- mies,. and began each to fer up for hhnfelf, and ·lay foundarion for Amhority and Power: But as Rule aod Empire can bear no Equal, or Comperitor, rhe(e t\\'O great : Men turned rheir Arms one againfi rhe orher, and continued a VVar d¡_11:ing che whole courfe of their Lives: che which creared íuch animofüies ben-v.een rheir People, that rheir Children inherited che like anger, and rook up rhe fame occa- fion of Quap·el, which was never decided untill rhe Jnca , Capac Yupanqui deter- mined .their 'aifferences. For chefe People obferving the conílant miíeries of W ¡tr, in which they wete . engaged, deíl:roying one the orher v.:itbout aclvantage; for that their coprage, ai:,id skill in war b~illS equal, neirher íubrnirred to the ót , or reaped oth r benefit rhan defolation, and che faraLconfequences of Vv ar 1 t 1ey rherefore agreed wirh mutual confent, and with conc1,1rrence of their Captains and Relarions, ro remit ali their differences and quarrels ro che Cole Arbitrernent and dererminarion of che I nca, Capac Yuprmqui, refolving to íl:and to whatfoever he fhpuld fentence in decer- mination of Righr, and accornmodarion of rhe QQ_arrels, and for modera.i:ing the he~ts and fw·y bmveen rhem. Thefe terms b~ing refolved , rhey borh deftred and cGmrred rhe acquaimance of the I nca, who(e Fame and Repmarion for Juíl:ice and Equity, derived from his ancient Progenirors, and che great Aétions which he had performed, wirh rll.e affiíl:ence and help of bis Farher, che Sun, v;,iere pub- liíhed and made known to ali thofe Nations. One of rhefe grear Lords was ca]-' · 1ed €ar4; ánd the orher Chipana, both which were the Names of their Farhers, and which each of rhem conferved from Father to Son, fucceffively for many Ge- • nerarions, in remembrance of their Aoceíl:ours, aod for a motive to imir ace aod follow their Bravery and Valour. Pedrode. Ciefrt in his Hi{l:ory touches rhis paffi.ge briefly, and calls one of rhefe C11rac(f..o Cari , and rhe ocher Capana. Thefe 1-'erfons having uoderfl:ood that che Incti proceeded in bis Congueíls, in ali parts adjacenr, diípatched rheir M_fffengers, to render him a particular accounc of ali rhe Wars, Dilferences and Difpures which were becween rhem, .befeeching hirn tbar he would be pleafed to permir rhem \icence to appe:ir in his prefence, thar rheymighr kifs his hands, and give hirn a more large relaüon of rhe grounds and cau fes 0f L ;). tfaeir I f