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R.oyal
Commentarie1.
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that nothing could come more de able, and nothing more welcome than his
Prefence. Having
in
this manner [pent fome Years, he returned to
Co~o,
where
by advice of
his
Council.) he refolved
to
conquer thofe great Po iflces, \ hich
are called,
Caranca,
VL!aca,
Llipl
and
Chicha;
the
Subje~on
of hich was omit–
ted by
his
Father, who
was
diverted from that defign
oy
the jealoufie and fear
he conceived of this his Son ,
as
we have already mentioned; bHt now
in or–
der to this Expedi:tionl the
Inca PiracoGba
commanded that thirty thoufand
Soul–
diers fhould
be
raifed
in
Collaf 19J',
and
Cuntifuyu
,
and
put
in a
readinefs
againfl:
the next Spring; one of
his
Brothers, called
Pahuac
Maylt{
Inca,.
he made
his
General, or Commander
in
Chief; the Sirname of
Pahuac
(which
fignifies fly–
ing)
was
given
him for his
admirable
f
wif
rnefs, being nimble and aCtive, beyond
any Man in his time.
For
the
aff illence of
hi
Brother he ordained
four
Inc4s
to
be
Counfellours,
and
Major-Generals; wh<D
departing
from
Couo,
collelted their numbers ang
iocrea...
fed
their Army
in
the way,
as
they marched.
At
length they arrived
a.c
the
afore–
faid
Provinces, two of which, called
Chica,
and
Am.para,
adored
nhe
lofty
top
qf
a inmvy Mountain
for
their
God; for
they
admiring the
Beauty
and Height
thereof, from whence thofe Streams proceeded which refreilied their Lands, anc{
made their grounds fruitfull,
they
were eafily perfuaded in natural gratitude
tQ
own that for their Deity, from whence they received fuch benefit and bleffing.
In
thefe proceedings they encountred fome light Skirmiilies with the Enemy,
who rather defigned
to
give a proof of their warhke Difpofition, than fight
in
hopes of prevailing againfi the
Inc~,
whofe Rep ration was exalted
fo
high by
the Valour and Atchlevements of
Viracocha
;
that their power feemed invinci"'
ble, and not
to
be fubdued by humane force. for this reafon , thefe great Pro–
vinces fubmitted co the Dominion of
Lhe
IncM
yielding with more readinefs, and
with Iefl danger, and lofs of bloud than was expeetea from a people, efieeme<!
numerous, and of a warlike Temper.
llowfoever
three years pafr
in
this €.Xpe–
dition, before the Congueft was compl ced,
and
the Nations reduced to
an
a1r
folute and entire fubmillion.
Of
the New
Provinces,
fubcht,ed
by
the
lnca,
and of the
Chanels they ntade
to water
their Paftures.
)
.
.
T
HE
Inca
P11huac
Mayta,
and his Uncle having concluded this
V\Tar,
and
pla.:
ced Governours and Officers
to
r~le
and infiruCl: their new Subjetts, they
returned to
Coz..co,
here -they received from the
Inca
a hearty
wellco~,
being
reV\ arded by him with fuch Honours and Favours, as their Services and Labour
had def< rv d. And now
it
feemed as if the
Inca Viracocha
had extended hi&
Territorie to the utmoft limits of th Univerfe, for to the Eafiward they reached
as far as the foot of the fno\
·y
Mountain; to the W efi\ ard they ,,·ere bounded
by the ea;
to the outh ard they extended to the utmofi: parts of the Pr°'"'
ince of
tl
e
CharcM,
v.
hi
h are abo e two hundred
Le.a
es d:
£
.
the
City;
fc
that on all thefe three Qg_arters there rern.ained no farcher Land to con–
quer; for on ne fide the Sea bounded their proceed· gs, and the Snows,
and
inacceffible
laces
of
the Mountains of
Mti.r
on the
tlier; and to the South–
ward the
farts and· ands between
Peru,
and
tbe
Kin~om
of
Ch;Li,
made the
way irnpaffi
ble
for the
arch ofan
Anny.
Ho"' foever the Defire of Rule, and
the unfatiable thirfi of Dominion moved the mind of this
Inca
to end his forces
to\' ards the
rthern Countries \\
hich
are in the
Pi
ifion
of
Chinch11fuy11;
and
having