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Royal Commentaries.
CH A P.
XVII.
Of the Conquefl of ft-ve large Provinees, befides others of
lefs confideration.
T
RE
inca
having fecured che Countrey of
t:hayani,i
with a fufficient force
and fupplied it with Officers requifüe for adminifiration boch of cheir reli–
gious and civil Govemmenc. He proceeded forward ro ocher adjacent Provinces,
amongfi which
Charca
was ofgreat Renown, comprehending rnany different Na–
tions and Languages under its Dominion; ali which were in rhe Divifion of
Col–
lef11yu:
The chief or principal Countries of which were
Tutura,"Sipifpo, Chaqui;
t;o
che E:ifiward of whicb, and towards the Mountain
Anrú,
are otber P(ovinces cal–
led
Chamuru-,
wher~ grows great plenty of the Herb which cbey cal!
Cuca,
rbough
it be not
fo
good as rbat which grows ·about
Coz.ca.
There is allo anocber ho–
vince named
Sacaca,
with divers more, which for breviry fake we omic ; ro all
which rhe
inca
[ent bis Summons in his accufiomary forrn and manner.
Thefe feveral Nations, who had already been inforrned of ali che particulars
which had paffed in
Chayanta,
retumed their anfwers mucj1 after rhe fame man–
ner; the fubfiance of all which was,. Thac it was rheir great honour to have rbe
knowledge of fo holy a Religion, as rhat whicb enjoined tbem to adore the Sun;
and
to
ferve the
Inca,
who was defcended from him; and chat they bad rhe pri–
vilege to be offered foch good and wholfome Laws for their Governrnent : And
therefore deliring his Majelly ro receive them under his po~ent Proreétion, rhey
refigned up their lives
and fornmes
to
his di{pofal ;
and in regard, that having .re–
ceived new Laws and fuperfiicious Rices, differing from thoíe of their adjacent .
Neighbours, they fiood in great danger of having their Apoíl:acy revenged by
them ; they therefore defired, that rho(e people alfo might be reduced, and obli–
ged to embrace the fame Laws, Religion and Worfhip with tb(:'m.
The
Inca
recurned chem anfwer, That they íhould noc need
to
trouble them–
felves for thofe matters, but that they fbould rather
entire confidence remic
ali their care unto him, who knew the times and ways befl: for their proteétion,
beióg aífured rhat their fobjeéhon to hirn was their beíl- fecurity, and that none
had ever fuffered for réceiving -his Laws and Vaífalage, bue rather lived with joy
and comfort under rhofe infallible Oracles "';hich the Sun .had gratimiíly difpeofed
to
them. With thefe aífurances tbis people, withom orher Q¡eries or Dernúrs,
yielded themfelves ; on which parriculars we íhall noc farther enlarge, in regard
nothing of moment offers on thac fubjetl:.
In
chis Conqueíl: the
Inca
fpent two,
and fome fay three years; and haviog !efe Guards fufficient in che Countrey
tó
curb and prevenc all Iocurfions of the Neighbourhood, he retarned to
Coz.ca,vifi–
ting in his way all thoíe Nations whicb had formerly fubrnitted rhemlelves ; he
commanded rhe Prince his Son to cake anorher
tvay,
thac
fo
he might plea(e bis
Subjefü in ocher pares, who
e.íl:eerned themfelves highly bonoured with the pre-
fence of their Kings and Princes.
·
The Entry ,~hich che
Inca
made
to
bis Court was very Magnificent and Royal;
being attended by his own Captains, aod With che
Curaca.
of the late fubjeéted
P~vinces, who out of honour
to
rhe-1nca,
and curiofity
to
fee tbe Imperial Cour'r,
made up fome pare of his Equipage ; and the people with Demonfharions of
Joy
and Triumph were not wanting
to
welcome the return of cheir
Jnca.
Sorne few
days afcer che Prince
Rocca
likewiíe came, whole Arrival the people alfo celebra–
ted
with Dances and Songs in praile of hisNoble and ViétoriotJS Aétions.. Theri
the
Inca
having grarified his Commanders for rheir pains and fairhfulneís
in
che
lace Expedition, he gave them leave ro retw-n
to
rheir own Houles, chere td
eojoy !'epofe and reíl: afcer their long and cedious journies; and refiding now achis
own Court, he atcended to che government and adtniniíl:ration of .chofe matters
which refpeékd che happinefs and advantage of bis Subjetl:s; for his Terrirnries
M,.
'1-Vew