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IX.

R.oyal Commentaries.

beiQg

on the W acer, they might be able to mafl:er that Party, and execute their

Defign, which

was to

kill

them

all:

W~erefore

one

half

~~ing em~arked

toge–

dier

with

their

Luggage, or Baggage,

which

was great,

for

ap>pertamed

for

the

molt part to

brca&

of the Bloud, who were near the Perfon of the King , an

therefore carried

many

changes of Apparel with

them ,

which

were

very

fine :

Thefe

Traitors

which

condueted the Boats being come to Cuch a place of the

Sea,

where they had defigned to execute their Treachery , cut the Cords and Ropes

which bound

the

Timbers and

Planks

of the Boats together, which carried

the

lnctU

with which all the Captains and Souldiers being plunged in the ea, the

Affafrmates took up the Oars, and the Arms belonging to them, and therewith

knocked them on

the

Head, not fuffering one of them to efcape with his Life.

And though fome of them endeavoured

fave themfelves

imming, for

mofi of the

Indians

are very expert in that

Art,

yet

availed them little, for they

were not fuffered to come afhore by the People of the Coaft, who preyed upon

them

fuch manner, as the Maritime Creatures do upon thofe of tlle Land.

this manner thefe Iflanders having gained their Vili:ory : and made themfelves

Mailers

of the Spoils, which were very great, they with much

Joy

and Triumph

fuluted one che other from Boat to Boat, applauding the contrivance and fuccefs

their Defign, with

which

they were

elevated, being an ignorant and fottilh

People, that they believed they had now not onely

ecured their Liberty, but

were able alfo to make themfelves Mafl:ers of the Empire. With this vain opi–

nion

they

returned to the Ifland, and with like Diflimulation and Wickednefs of

Intention, took aboard the refidue of the Captains and Souldiers, which remai–

ned for the fecond adventure, whom having brought

tt>

the fame

place

where the

former Villany was perpetrated, they aeted the like on them ; and then returning

home, they completed their Villany,

putting all the Governours and Mini–

fters ro death, whom the

Inca

had left to doe

ufl:ice, and to overfee the Revenue

belonging to the Sun, and to the

Inca,

the which they

atted

with incomparable

Cruelty and

Difdain

of the Royal Perfon of the

Inca,

placing the Heads of the

murthered at the Gates of their Temples, and facrificing their Hearts and Bloud

to their Idols,

com~lying

hereby with the Vows they liad made to their Spirits

and Devils, in cafe

they

would favour and profper their Attempt.

CH AP. VI.

Of the Punifhment which was infliC!ed upon thefe faithlefs

Rebels.

HE fad n6ws of

this

unhappy fuccefS being made known to

Huayna

Capac

he received

with as deep a fenfe_ of

tro~ble,

as the lofs of

many

Jnc/r

of the .Bloud Royal,

and. o

~en

experienced mWar and Peace did require,

condolrng

m~ch

that

the.rr

Bod~es

fhould be call: into the Sea, to be the Food

and Prey of

~ilh

for

hich

be~g

full of .forrow, he put himfelf into mourning

Weeds, which

amon~ll: t~em

1s a Clothmg of a greyilh colour, called

T/eliori.

Bffiut the

An~er

and Indignation of the

Inca.

foon overcame his forrow, for having

a embled

liis

~~opl~ tog~ther,

and pr9v1ded all things neceifary, he with the

gre~tell:

Expedition. 1magmable. paffed

~nto

the

rebellious Provinces upon the

Mam-land? and

with

great facility fubJeeted the Inhabitants who were a

filly

ople,

without Counfel, Policy, or

Military

Art

whereby co defend them-

1e ves.

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