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Royal
·copimentaries.
BooK
VIII.
'' To return then
to
our purpofe; I
fay,
that I have heard from Old
Jndian
1
'' who were ChiefS m the time of the Great
Topa Inga
Tupanque,
that
fome
of
c,
his Oiptain , with certain Troops, which they
had
orawn out from thofe
Gar–
cc
rifons, which he maintained in divers Provinces of his Kingdom, had by
di–
" vers ways of management reduced much people to the friendlhip
and fervice
'' of the
Inca;
the prmcipal
fort
of which went with their Prefents to
the
Pro–
" vince of
Paltas
to
pay
their refpe& of reverence and duty to the
Inca,
who
" courteoufly received them
with
all affection> bell:owing on feveral of them
rich
" pieces of Woollen, made at
Couo.
And
whereas the occafions of the
Inca
re–
" quired his return to his principal Provinces, where he was fo much
efieemed
'' that they fiyled him Farner, and honoured
him
with Titles of Supreme
Emi:
" nence :
And
fuch
was
his
affable difpofition towards
all,
that
his
Fame
was
" great, and his Memory
p~rpetual.
But in regard the occafions of his Kingdom
'' were fo prefling, that he could not fiay, and in Perfon vifit thofe
Indians
;
he.
· " committed the care of that Government to certain Officers, who were
Natives
" of
Coz.co,and w
hofe charge it was to infrruCl: them in the manner of
liying
" that they
might
become rational Creatures, and live with fome
form
and
rule ;
cc
But thefe did not onely frmt their Ears
to
neceffirry infiruCl:ions, and
difdain
" the Orders
which
the Officers of
Topa Inga
prefcribed,
for
their living
under
cc
Laws
in
good fociety, and ufing laudable cufioms and ways to live, fuch
as
c'
Manuring their Lands, and other matters which contribute to the happinefs
of
" of life : But in return for fuch benefits, which they
ill
underftood, they
killed
<c
their InfiruCl:ors, not fuffering one of them to live and e[cape; and this
vil–
cc
lany they aCl:ed without any provocation, or
any
oppreffion, whereby
they
c'
might deferve
ill
from
them.
It
is
faid,
that when the
Inga Topa
heard
of
·' this Maifacre, temporizing with the
prefent
fi:ace of
his
aifa· s,
he diffembled
" the matter, not having opportunity at that time
to
revenge the Death of
chafe
'' Captains and Subjeets. Thus
far
are the Words of
Pedro
de
Ciefa,
with
wnich
.
he concludes his Chapter: To which we add, chat
the
Inca
having finHhed
the
Conquefi:
of chofe Provinces, returned again
to
Co:uo,
to
take fome repofe
and
divertifement after
his great
labours and cares in War. .
.
CH AP.