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Royal
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BooK
Ill.
their Qy_arrels and Differences; being defaous to remit all their pretenfions to the
fole determination, and arbitremer.t of his Majefty,
for in
regard that he
was de–
fcended from the Sun, they were affured of his J ufrice and Reetitude, and
that
his Sentences were infallible; and therefore protefied that they would adhere
unto
and refr fatisfied with
V\
hadoever he fhould declare to be his Judgment
and
ulti–
mate Decifton in their Controverfte.
The
Inca
having heard the Meifage, gave anfwer, That the
Curaca&
might
be
pleafed to come at fucb time
as
woul<;i heft
fuit
with their convenience, and
that:
then he would ufe his bell endeavours
to
bring them
ro
a right underfl:anding
of each other
1
of
which he did not entertain the leafr doubt, in regard
that he,
refolving to' confult the Wifedorn of
hi
Father the Sun in their cafe , and ap–
ply his Ordinances and· Laws co the prefent difference, the Judgment he fhould
pronounce would be infallible, and uncapable of any Errour or Mill:ake.
This gratious Anfwer
was
very fatisfaetory to the
Curaca1,
fo
that
tbey both
met before the
Inca
at the time appointed, and both at the fame time
cafi
them–
felves on their knees, and killed his Hand , that neither
might
feem to have a
preference before the other.
Cari,
whofe Land bordered nearefl:
on
the
fron–
tiers of the
Inca,
was the
firft
that had the privilege to fpeak in
the
name of
the.m
both, rendring a large account of the·· differences which were between
t
e
, and
of the Original from whence they did arife; he declared, That their
Qg_arrel
was
enflamed by Envy aµd Emulation, \ivhenfoever one obferved the other to gain
and advance
in
honour, and to be more profperous than himfelf; fometimes Co–
vetoufnefs was the motive, when both oeGgned on each others Territories; but
moft commonly the Boundaries and Limics of their refpeetive Jurifdietions was
the occafton of their Wars: For determination of which they pr.efcmted them–
felves before his l\1ajefiy, humbly imploring his facred Sentence and
1
Arbitremeot
to determine thofe
ars, of which they were weary, and which hatl for many
years wafted their Countries, to the great Mifery and Defolation of
each
others
People and Subje&. The
Inca
heard anp received their Requefu with ' his accu–
fiornary gentlenefs and favour, and ordered that
for
the prefent tw0 of
his
Cap–
tains, wno were
lnctU,
and ancient Counfellours' {hould feverally take one of
thefe
CuractU
into his charge and tuition, to teach and infiruet him in the Laws
of Nature, which were the Rules the
Incas
obfervoo in the Government of their
P~ople,
that fo they might live
in
peace and unity, and giving unto every one
his
due and iight, both in Efiate
and
Honour. And
as
to the aifferences which
arofe about the Bounds and Extent of their refpeetive Jurifdiet:ions
1
he told them
that he would fend t\\ o
htca&,
who were of
his
Kindred,
to
take informations
from the
CuracM
of the Provinces, concerning the Caufe and Original of their
long continued War and Qg_arrel. The which being performed, and the
Inca
maturely advifed in every particular, he debated the matters wich
·his
Council,
and then calling the
CtJractU
before him, he told them
in few words,
llhat
•his
Father the Sun had revealed unto him, that the onely w.iy and means to recon..
cile thefe diifenting Parties, was
to
enjoin them to keep his Laws
a~nd
Precepts,
the deftgn and intent of
hich
was to conferve Peace and Concord in the World,
and that {1nce War produces nothing but Defuultion, a proof and .evidence
V\
hereof they had by their own, which had wailed each others force, the.y {hould
now at length be advifed to Peace, left they both become a prey to fome other,
who obferving their enfeebled and confumed condition, may take his opportunities
to invade them in their
~
eakne£S, and defiroy them both
:
Ar.idas to
the
Limits
of their refpeCl:ive Territories, he appointed that heaps of Stones, or
Mouncs
{hould be cafi up, for Land.marks and Boundaries of their Frontiers, which be–
ing paifed aod invaded
in
a hofiile manner, {hould be accounted a breach and vio–
lation of the Peace on the fide of t11e firfi Aggre!for.
Lafily,
he told them,
That this was the Sentence and final Determination of his
·ather the Sun,
for
procuring Peace, and ending all firife and variance between them ; and that: fince
they had by mutual con[ent confiituted him the Umpire and Arbitrator of their
Differences, he protefred that he confirmed the Sentence of his Father, '1nd re–
folved to proceed feverel · againft him \ ho
fhould
give the
firfr
occafion to vio-
late the fame.
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