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VI.

Royal

Commentaries.

Thence were the ufual Summons difpatched

~~e

Inhabitants of th

Provi~ce

called

Pincu;

who finding themfelves

cond1uon to

re~fi

the power

which

marched againft them ; and being well mf'?rmed of the happmefs

thofe

ople,

who became

Vaflils

the

Inca;

they

~e~dtly accept~d

the Propofiuons of

eac~,

with this Complement, That they re101ced to receive the

ffings of

~hp

nca.s

roteaion, and to be numbred with thofe Subje& _who were under

om1-

~ion

and Empire. Thus the

Incas

entred that . rovmce,

from

whe1 ce

~hey

the like Summons to the Neighbouring C<?untnes, of whICh.

Huara1, Pifcopamp11,

and

cunchuc11

were the chief. But thefe,

rnftead

fo~lowmg t~e

exam le of

Pincu,

unexpeetedly cook other counfels, and

con~ederatmg

one .

tI:e

other,

refolved to join

the common defence ; agreeing to fend chis Anfo·er,

Th~t

they would rather dye, than receive new Laws, new

Cufto~s,

new

el~gjon .

for

they were fo

ell fatisfied ' ith thofe Gods) which they and their

Anceftours had from all Ages ferved and adored ; that they had no need to change

them

for that fpecious !hew

Religion, by

which

the

In_ca

had allured and

d~ceived the Neighbouring Nations, and ufurped a Tyrannical Power and

om1-

nion over them.

Having given this

anf

wer, and knowing themfelves unable

r~lifi

the

Inca

open Field,

they retired to their !hong holds and

fall:

p1ac~,

bemg

_r~folved

defend the narrow and difficult Paffes; and to that end, wlth all diligence and

care, they Vilt:ualled their Camp, making the befi provifions they were able

a–

gainll:

long fiege.

CH AP.

XIII.

The

Inca

fuhdues

the RebeUious Provinces by

Faniine,

and

Strategenis

War.

HE General

Capac

Tupanqui

received, without the leafi furprize, this rude

and obfiinate Anfwer from his falvage Enemies

for being a Perfon of great

·prudence and Confian y,

had learned how to bear with the fame equality>

as well the good as unfortunate fucce!Ies, and not to be moved into paffion

the

wild and Curly Anfwers of an untaught and immoral people. But not to defpife

the

weaknefs of an Enemy, which was retired into their {hong Holds, he divi–

ded his Army into four Battalions, each of which confified of ten thoufund Men,

commanding them to march toward? the Fortreffes of tl1e Enemy, but not to en–

gage with the

m, but

onely to behege and firairen them in fuch manner, that

at length being

alma.fl:

famifhed, they might be compelled to a voluntary furren–

der; and that he, with the Prince, would pofi himfelfin that advantageous fiation,

be ready on all occafions, and emergencies,

~minifier

uccours where

his

afftiten~e

was required. And lefi the defiruct:ion which the Enemy had made

of all provifions, for fufienance of an Army, fhould occafion great amine and

fcarcity of all things neceffary, he commanded chat the Neighbouring

Pro~inces

iliould bring fupplies, and adminiCT:er a quantity of all provHions, double to that

proportion

which

was ordinarily appointed.

this manner

Capac Yupanqui

being ''ell provided, a moll: cruel and defperate

War began with great Mortality on both fides ; for che Enemy defended rhem–

fel_ves and their firong holds with much bravery and courage; and when they per–

ceived the

Incas

~auti<?'us,

and backward to attack them, they would then adven–

ture co make their falhes, every Parry and Province of them endeavouring to out–

vye each other, and demonfl:rate

its

Valour by fome Ggnal actiono