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Royal Commentarier.
BooK
II.
Sons and Brethren of mine,
We
are now
goi~g
to
dem~nd
fuftice of tho{e
whom
'We efteem
for Perfons
whf)
are defcended from our God
Vuacocha,
and who at their firft entrance into
thefe our Countries, declared, that
it
-wtU
their fo/e and proper Deftgn to admini/fer {uftice
to a/L the World;
fa
that I ca11not imagine
tbat
they fhould rcfu(e the conceffion and grant
of
that which
u
fa juft and reafonable
M
our Cl11im and Title to the Kingdom: for
if
thefe peo-.
ple are of the true R.Ace and Ojf-fpring of
the
Sun,
tU
our Forefathers were, who taught
1U
Truth
for
a Principle, and that
our
Actions are to fq1uire and correfpond with om·
Worh
,,
dnd.Promifes, then certain!J
they
cannot deny what they have
fo
folemnly engaged
to
perform;
for
if
th~
do
,
why
fheuld we
lon~er
efteem them Godlik.f, or to have any thing of Divinity
In them, who
Jo
palpably difown
it
by
their t:Jranf!J and falfenefs? For
my
part, I woHLd
rather confide in the Reafan and
'f
uftice of our Cau(e, than in our Power and Anns
j
for
if
they
be,
M
they
pretend, Mef{engers from the God
Pachacamac,
they
will fear
to
offend
him, kz:owing that there
u
nothing
m~re
inconjijlent with the Divine Nature than InjHftice
and efpecialf:y in
thofa who
bein?, made
his
Minifters for the execution thereof,
do
uforp tha;
to themfelves, which
u
the Right and Property
of
another. Let
;u
therefore go to them, ar–
med
with the
ru/1ice of
tJUr
Caufe,
for
if
they are Gods' (
M
we believe them
to
be)
they
will all lik! the
true
and legitimate Ojf-fPring of the Sun, and
Ii~
ottr
Incas,
will readi!J
yield our Empire
tom.
For our Anceftours did never deprive the
Caracas
of
their Fleredi-
tary Rights, nor tak._e
a
Forfeiture
of
them in the Cafe
of
Rebellion; much left onght thefo
paniards
to deveft
m of
oHr Inheritance, and
bf
our
Empire,
who
did never oppofe them,
6nt
rather yield and rejign up
all
upon their firft
Snmmo-;u.
Let
1#
theref8re go to them in
a peacet:tble manner; ffJr
if
we go
armed, they wil/, imagine we intend to mak!
W"r
upon
them, and with that pretence
deny
the moft reefonable thing we can demand; for covefoJU
Men, armed with Power, are glad
of
the leaft excufe, or pretence to den7 that which
u
re–
quired
of
them. Inftead
of
our Arms let m carry fuch PrefentJ -with
iu,
M
may ferve
t
9
appeefe the Anger
of
enraged Men, and pacific
the
Difpleafore of offendedGods. Let uogather
what Gold, and Silver, and pretio;u Stones
we
can gather; let
114
taf<!
what Bird1
and Beaft.t
we can get,
tU
a!fo
the
beft and moft delitiom Fruits that our Countreyyields; and with theft
let
UJ
in the-beft
m11mzer
we are able
prefent
our [elves /Jefore them, for though the Ancient
Power, and force
of
our
1Gng1
u
low, and
failing,
yet let
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ftill kfep up the Honour
of
11
t
rug Noble and Royal Spirit of the
Incas.
And
if
all thu wilt not prevail with them to re–
.If
ore unto us our Empire, we may then abfolutefy conclude,
that
the Prophecy left
Hnto 1u
/;y
our Father
Huayna Capac
u
accomplijhed; that our Monarchy
u
to be tranjlated to
4
fo–
reign and ftranger Nation, our political Government deftroyed, and our Religion aholifhed
~
part ofwhich Prophecy we our [elves have feen f1d.filled; and
if
the
Pachacamac
hath
fa
or–
dained
thefe
thin.gJ,what can 'We doe but fubmit and obey? Let them doe what
they
ple11(e,
6ut
let not
u1
be wanting either to the Rules
of
Reafon, or [uftice.
\Vhen the
lt1ca
had uttered there Words wich a Majell:y becoming
.his
Qgallty
and Condition, the aptain and
CuracM
burft out into Tears, lamenting co con–
fider, that the time was now coming, which would be the ultimate Term and Pe–
riod
of their Empire. Ha
ing
ept a \Vhile, and dried their Eyes, the
C11rac1U
and Officers made provifion of fuch things as the
Inca
had appointed, and prepared
fuch·an quipage as might become the Majell:y
f
their
King,
though inferiour
co the Train and Magnificence of his Ancefiours.
In
this manner he travelled co
Co co
attended with many
CuractU
and Lords, rogether with their Relations and
ependents; for of his own Kindred there . remained but few, who had efca-
ed from the Cruelty and Tyranny of
Atahualja.
Ac the News of their near ap–
proach, aH the
Spaniards,
both Horfe and Foor, came forth ro meet and receive them
at a far dillance from the City. So foon as the Governour was come near co the
Inca,
he alighted from his Horfe; as alfo the
Inca
did from his Cbair, which was not, as
formerly, made of Gold, but ofWood; for rhough the Counfellours of the
Inca
ad–
' ifed him to take h· hair ofGold, and march
in
that
Stace
which became the Dig–
nity,
and "'ear the coloured Wreach about his Head ; yet he refu ed both one and
the other, ell:eeming it very improper for him, \ ho wa a Petitioner, and came to
a k the RefHtution of h· Kingdom, to appear before them with the Enfigns of his
egality, as
if
he intended in defpight ofthe
Spaniard1,
by appearing
wich
the Badge
of his Regal Power, to aifume and vindicate the Poffeffion and Dominion of
his
Em–
pire; wherefore he judged
it
more proper for
h1m
co wear the Wreath of a pale yel–
low Colour, for chat, as he faid, the
Viracothas,
meaning the
Spaniards,
would under–
fiand
him thereby
to
be
the true Heir apparent ofche Kingdom.
In
fhort, beingcome
near
one
to
the other, the Governour made his Reverern;e
co
the
Jnc11
after the
Cl!-
fti/iM