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.

78 Royal Commentaries. BooK III. ferve. And thus the Inca having finifhed this work, which he eíl:eemed"Jufficient for that year~. <ind ·more rhan was ex~e4ed , he return~d ro Co:u:o, accompanied with rhe two Caciques, who .were cunous to fee _the fplendor of rhe Indian Court, ..._ where they were kindly rece1ved, and creaced ~1ch 13anqu~cs aod Sports:, and be- • caufe ic was pleafina to che Inca, the whole C1cy endeavoured (9 honour and ca- refS them wich ali the demonílrarions imaginable of Civilicy and Refpeét. After fome days chus paffed, h.e gave cbem li~erty to return into t~eir own Domi~ons, being greatly farisfied wHh the entertammenr chey had t'e¡;e1ved, andar their de- partÚre he gave chem to unqeríl:and, thac he intended [peedily to viíit their Coun- tries again, th:ic fo he might reduce thofe lndians which inhabited the pares be- yond chem, and thaúherefore they fhou~A make fuch proviÍlOns as were neceffa- ry for tbe füppor~ ~n_d maintenance of bis \rmy aod Acrendance. · . _ 1 CH A P. XV. Of the Bridge made with Straw, Rujbes and F/ags; and how Chayanta was reduced at thaf place where the Lak_e empties it felf , T . HE Inca, C;1pac Yupanqui, was. fo much p~eafed wid~ the convenience and fuccefs of che lafl: Bridge, wh1ch (as we fa1d) was bmlt at Huacqchaca, over che River of Apurimac, thac he ordered anorher of che like íórt to be made ac that place where che Lake · dca empties it felf, chac fo ic mighr be in a readinefs aga iníl: che time chat he incended to rermn t0 complete his Conqueíl:s in che Di- viíion of Collafuyu; and becaufe chofe Counrries were .plain, and COmlJlodious for che march of an Army, the l ncM were unquier. umili they could make a complete and emire Conqueíl: of all rhát DiviÍlon. The Bridge of Huacach_aca, as alfo all rhe orhers which are in Pern, are ma9e of Ofier,, ~oely rhat ~ hich p~ffes rhe wa- ter called by the Spaniards, The Condu1t, becau[e lt 1s the veor by wh1Ch rhe Lake empries ir felf, is made · of Flags aod R ufhes , :md fucb like materiaIs: This pafTes over the w3ter, as rhat at Sevi/Le,_ which is mad~ upon Boats, and is not · arched, as rhat we have formerly rnentioned. There is a fort of Rufhes which grow over all·Pern, tbat are of a fine and pliant fort, convenient and eaíie ro weave with, rhe Indians cal! chem Ychu, wbich rhey u[e in rhatching their Houfes. That fort which grows in Collao is excellent feed ing for the Cartel,· and of which rhey make rheir Baskets and Hampers, like litde Cheíl:s with covers, (callea by them Pdtaca¡) and hereof alfo chey make Gords a.nd Ropes; rhe beíl: fon of rfiefe Rufhes grows in che River \ 1 vhich falls from che Lake Titicaca, whereof rhere is greac abundañce, as alfo of Flags and Bulrufhes, arid a fort called Enea. The Jn- díans cut great quamities hereof, at che proper feafons of rhe year, of which rhelt make proviÍlom, to be dried aod prepared for fervice of the Bridge, as occ:ifions fhall require. Wirh rhefe Rufhes rhey rwifled four grear Rapes, as big as a Man's Leg, rwo of which they caíl: over che River, and faíl:ened rhern on each fide: This water on the top or fuperficies of it, fs:'ems íl:ill and quier, bm towards the botrom runs wich a firong currem, as fomeJay rhat have made an experiment of ir. Thefe Ropes, or Cable$, which ferve in rhe place ofBoars, are covered \vith great bun~les of Flags and Rufhes, all twi.íl :ed and twined one within che orher; and over rhefe t.hey throw rhe orher cwo grear Ropes, to keep down and llreng- rhen t11e whole work; over chefe H.opes they caíl: grear quantiries ofRufhes, t1'llí- ned into leffer cords, about rhe bignefs of a Man's Arme, woven one wühin che other, and rnade fo firm an~ clofe, rhat neirher rhe rrampling of Beaíls or rhe feer of Men can break or d1forder rhem. Thefe ímaller cords r.he Spanim/J call - the , .