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Commentaries.
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VI.
as formerly; how foever as
if
he were become a little more pliable than he had
been, he anfivered, that for
· part, he continued in the fame refolution never
to
condefcend, unlefs for the good and quiet of his ubje&,
hm
he would there–
fore confult,
and
ac according to
d
eir Dire ions and
ef<
1
;
and
fo
having
aifembled his Relations and Captains, he acquainted them
~
ith the Propofitions
of the
Inca,
and that they !hould confider of them, and of their o
n
welfare .
for if it
1
ere
their opinion
to
fubmit, and obey, he would
r fer their will
and
fafecy,
before his
O\'\
n Honour,
or
overeignty.
The
Captains
ere
over-joyed to find cheh
C11raca
thus to meet their defires
and
to
recede from that principle, ' hich \' ould have been their defiruetion;
and
thereupon took the liberty to tell him, that
it
was r
afonable and jufr to yield
un–
to
fuch
a
mercifull Prince, as was the
I nca,
confidering that ' hen it was
in
his
pmver to have fubdued them by force, he
\~
ould rather invite them by the terms
of Mercy. This being the general fenfe ofall the people, it' as pronounced
with
a
confidence of Free-men, and not with the awe and reverence of V
affals ;
and
there ith the
Great
Chimtt
being alfo convinced, and affenring, difpatched
his
Amba!fadours
co
the Prince
Yi1panqui,
fupplicating,
that
he would be pleafed to
difpenfe one Ray of that mercy and compciffion to him and
his
Subje&,
which
like
the brig
t
hi
en
f
the
un,
they nad ca!l: upon
all
the four quarters of
the
World,
·ch
ere
fubjeeted to their po\.\ er
:
the \\
hich
he \"\ ith
the
more confi–
dence impl red,
1a
ing had Cuch frequent examples and preceden of Clemency
and
J
ufl:ice,
'\'hich both his ather the
Inca~
and others of
hi
Ancefior , had dai–
ly
and freely imparted to Mankind ; and rnerefore he \'a no
lefs
affured of
his
indulgence owards his ubjeets, who had lefs fault than himfelf, ha ing rather
continued in t
Jeir
rebellion by his infiigation
and
encouragement, than by any
inclin-'tion or erverfenefs
in
thernfeh~e
.
The Prince being' 'ell fatisfied \ ·ith this mbafiy, that he might fpare the ef–
fufion of that bloud which he had fo long feared, received the Arnbaifadours ac–
cording to
h"
accull:omed grace and favour, encouraging them to
ky
alide all ap–
prehenlions of difl:rufl: ; and for better aifurance thereof, he adv1fed them
co
bring
rheir
Curaca
with
t
em, that he might perfona ly hear
· Pardon and Abfolution
ronounced by the mouth of the
I nca
himfelf, and receive
t
vours and prefems
fro
his
o
n
hand.
The brave
Chimu
having abated the haughtinefs of his fpirit, with much humi–
lity
and fubmiffion
refented himfelf before the
L1ca,
and profirating with
his
ace in the Dufi, ofcen repeat
d
the fame
fu
plicacions,
'·hi
h he had made by
his
Am a{fadours: And
i
this po!l:ure continued, untill the Prince, being great·
ly
affected with the fenfe
of
his affiicrions , commanded two of
is
C aptains
to
raife him from the Earth ; and then told him, that he did not onely pardon
him
\ 1
hatfoever was pafi; but affured him, that he could have done much more,
in
ca[e
he
had committed greater offi nces.
That he
was
not come into
his
Coun–
trey
to de rive him of his
tare,
but
to improve, and make it better; infiruCling
them in fuch La\ ,,.
oth ofReligion a d
ivil government, as would greatly ad-
anrage their condition and
ha
inefs of living : And in evidence hereof,
th1t
Chimu
might be fenfible that he was not to lofe
his
Efiate and Government ; he
did bet freely refign it again into
his
hand , promifing unto him all fecurity in
the
enjoyment thereof; conditionally, that rejetting and defiroying all their Idols
\vhich reprefenred
ifh,
and other Animal , they fhould
W
orfhip and Adore no
other than the un.
Chimu
being thus cheared up, and comforted with the pleafant countenmce, and
o liging expreffions of the
Inca
~
again bowed himfelf, and adored him
5
and told
him,
that he \
as forry
for nothing
f<
much a that he had not yielded to his
firft
ummons ; and though his Highnefs ' as fo G1atious as
to
ardon this fault, yet
he
could not forgive liirnfelf, being refolved to punifh himfi
lf for
this crime by
a
perpetual penance, and grief, and
1
mentacion
for
it
in
hi
heart ; and chat
as
to
Religion, or
ufioms, or Laws, he fhould impofe what he pleafed, and they lhould
be
readily received.
With
thefe Conditions the Peace
was
concluded, and the
Chimu
yielded
to
Su~
iectioo and
a!falage ; and thereupon both he and
his
o
le
w
re efied
and
honoured. After which_, for the improvement and adornment of their Coun–
trey, O rders were given to erect Royal
difices, and
mal
e Aquedutts and
Cha--
els for carrying Water ..
nto
t
eir Arable
ands ; an
fo
enlarging the
Grounds
for