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Royal

Commentaries.

BOOK

VIII.

that the others fhould be diípeeded back wirh íuch convenient Provifions as

were necefi'ary for their journey. ·

The next day

'John Sierra

was come within two Leagues of the

Inca

when he

mee

a new Order, to detain him two days longer before his adrnittanc~; and in

like rnanner Meffengers were í.:nt to cauíe

Betanfos

and the Frier to return back

to che

Irlca,

who at the end of two days fendiog for

'.fohn¡Sierra,

he received him

with foch kiodnefs and affeétion as was dueto anear and principal Kiníman :

1\nd

'John Sierra

having expreíled and explained the particulars of his Meflage

in the beft íenfe and words he was able ; the

Inca

feemed well fatisfied and pleafed

with what he had delivered; but in regard, that being in his Minority, and not

mafter óf himfelf, nor having for want of years affomed the coloured Wreath, it

was neceffary for him to refer aU his Affairs, and Treaties

the confideration

of nis Captains : Which being done, Frier

Melchior de Los Reyes

·was alfo fent

•

for, and ordered to deliverche Embaffy he had brought from the Vice-King;

which being accordingly fignified, the Offer was kindly underftood, and the

preíents accepted: How foever it was ordered, that the

rier, and

'John Sierra

íhould actend, and exp_eét an Anfwer after the Captains had con ulted chere-

upon.

b ·

11·

d d

The e ate erng aga1n re-a ume , not mg wasconc u e ;

ut that more

time was required to coníult their Prediél:ions and Oracles, and to confider

farcher before they could come to a refolution: And in the mean time, not to

detain

'John

Sierra,

and the Frier any.Ionger, it was ordered, that they fbould

be diípatched away to

Lima,

with two other

lndian

Captains,who in thena~ e of

the

Inca

íhould attend th::: Vice-King,and treat with him concerning _the Penfion

and allowance which was to be given to the

Inca,

in' confidera;ion that the In–

heritance and Succeffion of thoíe King1oms,did by Right of Nature belong unto

him. Being in chis manner difmift, they travelled by the way of

Andaguaylas

to che City of

Los Reyes,

where they arrived on St.

Peters

day in the monch

']une.

The

Indian

Captains havjng had Audie~ce of the Vice-~ing,

and declared what they had to fay

1Ii

behalf of the1r

Inca,

were k1ndJy

r eceived ~y hi.m, and hofpitably tr:eated f~r the fpace of eight days;

during wh1ch

time

they were Jodged

the Cuy, and had frequent confe–

rences with the Vice-King, touching the entertainment which was te be given

the

Inca

for th~ rnaintenance of his Court, and Equipage agreeable to his Dig–

nity, fo as to be abie to Iive peaceably amongft them, paying Homage and

Obedience to the King. The Vice-King having confulted this poiot with the

Arch-Biíhop and Judges,

was agreed to give an allowance to th'e

Inca,

of íevenceen

thoufand pieces of Eight yearJy in Money for mainteoance

of himíelf, and Sons; befides the

Indians

and Eil:ate of

Francifco H er–

nandez.,

and to' hold

therewith che_ Valley of

r~"'ªY

, .

together with the

Jndians

and Lands formerly belongmg to

Don Francifco Hernandet.

, the

Son of che Marq.uis :

ith fome Lands belonging to the Fortrefs of

Cuz.co

which was affigned to him for his dwelling houfe and place, wherein he

was

to keep his

Indian

Court.

confirn!ation a-nd

for

fecurity

hereof, an inftrumenc

was

drawn up, .to fettle tl11s Allowa1:1ce on t!Je

lncq,

provided that in the fpace of fix Months after che date thereof, which,was

the fifth of

']1tly,

the

Inca

fhould accept of .chofe Condition~, and leave'his

habitaticn in the Mountains, and come and hve amongfl: the

Spaniards,

This

Writing was delivered to

']ohn

Sierra,

who was folely appointed to return

therewith, accornpanied only with th~ two

Indian

Captains;

and

that time that he was come to the

lndian

Courc ,

the

Inca

had

recei-.

ved -che coloured Wreath, and with great

joy

received the Letters, .and

Writings frorn the Vic~-King,

&c.

Thus far

Diego Hernandez.,

which

thought

fit

to extraél:

verb-atim

from

l1is

own Writings ;

that

I mighc not feem to have enlarged on che_Care, and Cautions ufed

the

Indian,

their Treacy above

the Sphere of their Capad•

ties.

, ,

And now it will not be from oµr purpofe, ,to eJplain forne p~ffages, which

this Anthor hatb touched upon .in the preceeding difcoµrfe.

The firfl: is

concerning thoíe

_Carives,

who, he fay~, did eac one the

Q.thtr

in the 't-ime

of War: it is true, that th-is <,was accuíl:~mary¡ in the Empire of

M~xko,

in the antienc times of Heathenifme.

Bue in•

.fem

was n~ver prafüfed;

for