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VII.

R,oyal

Commentaries.

oil thereabouts is g;avelly, and full of Sand, which may be mixed withMortar,

for

the call Sand and Gravel

Tiu>

and

Ypuncu

a Gate. The next Gate of

~he [econ~ R~m

pu.l

they called

Acahuana,

for the Word

Acahuana,

pron

ounc

w1t~1

afp1ranon

rhe Throat, was the Name of the MaO:er-workman

th.at

made

~t.

th~rd

Gate was called

Viracocha Puncu,

being

~onf~crared

heir G

JlJracocha,

\;~Kh

was

the Apparition before related, which

m a

Dream

revealed

u~ro

the

nnre

the Rebellion of the

ChanctU,

and

for

that reafon they efteemed h1n:

t~e De~en

der

and new Founder of their City of

Couo,

a?d called

chat

Gate by

his Narr:e,

1111-

ploring the like Proteetion and AffiO:ence

defence of that

Fortr~fs

qrch. he

had formerly (hewed in the fafeguard of that

C~ty,

and of the whole Empire:

Between one Wall and the other there

was

a difiance of about twenty. fiye or

thirty foot, ·which wa filled up with Eartl to the

top

th~

Wall;

but

is n_ot

certain whether this Earth was cafl up by hand, or whether

\V_ere

the n[e

of the

Hill,

perhaps it might be by both, and

~hat

wh.at

was

antmg by the

afc~nt

might be fupplied by the hand. Every Ramprre

1ts

Breall:-work, under whICh

they could fight with better {helter, than

they had expofed themfelves to the

open force of the Enemy.

i?.

XXIX.

Of the

three great

Towers; of

the chief

Wori{men employed

in this Buildin$, and

the great

Roe~

which refled in

the

way.

Aving paffed thefe three Walls or Rampires) we come to a long, and nar–

row place, where were three {hong Towers built in

Triangle, according

to the fituation of the place; the chiefefi of them was placed in the middle, cal–

led

Mayoc Marca,

which Ggnifies the round

Fortre~,

which [prings

plentifull

Fountain of excellent Water, which was brought at

far dHl:ance under ground,

but where, and from whence the

Indians

do not know; for fuch Secrets as rhefe

w.ere always referved from common knowledge

the Breafi:s of the

Inca,

and of

his Council.

that

Tower the Kings had their Apartments, when at any time

y went up to recreate themfelves in the Fortref, the Walls of which, infiead

ofTapefl:ry, were adorned vvith Gold and Silver, inlaid with the

{hap~s

ofBirds

and Beafu, which were excellently well counterfeited ; it was alfo furnHhed

with

its

fervices ofPlate and other moveables, properly belonging to it, as had all the

other Royal Palaces. The fecond Tower they called

Paucar Marca,

and the third

acll4c Marca,

they were both fquare, with many Chambers for lodging Souldiers

belonging

the Garifon; they were often relieved nd changed by their turns,

and

were to be

all

IncM

of privilege,

for

other Nations were not capable ofadmiffion

into

chat Fortrefs, being efi:eemed

facred

lace, and confecrated to the Sun

for

exercife of Arms, as tlie Temple was

for

Prayers and Sacrifice. The Captain

Commander

Chief was to be of the true and legitimate Royal Bloud, under

whom.

:v~re

feveral Lieutenants and Officers ordained, fome for government of

the

Mih

ia,

others \Vere Purveyors, and fuch as had care of the Provifions, ochers

re·Armourers to forbifh and clean[e the Arms, and others had the care of

the

Wardrobe, of keeping the Cloths and Shoes of the Garifon. Under thefe Towers

was

much room a

s above

> and between them were Galleries of Communica–

tion. The 0¥.arters

und.er

~round

were formed with great Art, having Lanes

and Paffages with fuc

h w md

mgs and

turnin~s,

all of the fame fize, and fafhion;–

that

they

feemed

labyrinth,

and

difficult

to find out,

that

none

durfi

enter

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