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Boo_K

VIII.

Royal Comméntaries.

tains, where he li~ed li~e a Fugitivy an_d a Salvage Perfon. To bring chis De–

fign about, the V1ce-Kmg aél:ed accordrng to the former methods and fent Mef"" .

feng~rs to hirn, inviting fiirn to come out ofthofe Mountains and li;e arnongft the

Spaniard.r,

fmce they were becoine one People with them; whith offer

if he

• was difpofed to accept, he affured him, that the King would befü•>W on him the

fame Livelyhood and Support that he had formerly given to bis Brother. Butt

thefe Propofals did not prevail, according to the hopes conceived, nor anfwer Ex–

peétations,for want of chofe Inftruments and Meffengers, both

Spaniards

and

In–

dians,

whicb were formerly employ'd. Moreover on the Prince's fide, 11reater

diffi~ulti~s prefented, for ~is Kindred, an? SubJeél:s who were wíth him, affi:ight–

ed h1m w1th the ftory ofh1s Brother ; telllng h1m,That the Allowante given him

by che

Spaniards

was faiall and inconfiderable, and that the lÍfe of bis Brother

afterwards was very fhort, caufed

as they would infinuate) by Poifon, or fome

treacherous or fufpicious manner of dealing; therefore they advifed the

Inca

no QJeans to move out of his Retirement, being more ficure in bis Banilliment

thari in the faithlefs Hands of his Enemies.

This R

efolution of the Prince be~

, ing made known to the Vice·King, by thofe

lndiar.is

who went to, and carne from

thofe Mountains, of which fort of Inforrners, there were many who were

Do–

meftick Servants in the Houfes

Spaniards:

His Excellency confidcred with his

moft intimate

riends of the ways and methods which were to be ufed for red

u:.

cing lhat Prince to the Terms they required; who all agreed, That fince the

Inca

refufed tQ aé:cept thefair Conditions whi<;h ~~re off~ed to hirn; that they

fhould look on him asan Enemy, and profecute h1m

force of Arms: For in

regard·thac he having feated himfelf in a Station which much infefted the ways

from

Co,;.co

Humanca

and

Rimac,

~here bis

lndi"!n

Subjeél:s pillaged and rob–

bed all

the·Sp,mifo

Merchants and Travellers, which paffed thofe Roads, and

comnlitted many other outrages and infolencies like mortal Enemies'; it was

but reafon t<> declare War againft him. Moreover it was the Opinion of the

wife Counfellors of tbofe times, That many lnfurreél:ions might be raifed in

that Empire by this young Heir, being countenanced and affifted by the

Incas

bis

Kinfmen, who Iived amongfl: the

Spaniards,

and by .the

Caciques

bis Subjeél:s, and

by thofe very men, who were botn of

lndian

Mothers, though their Fathei-s were

Spaniaras

all

which would joyn, and rejoice at a change ; being willi1.1g to bet–

~er their Fortunes, wlíich were reduced to that mean degree, that moft of them

wanted even Bread

fupport the necellities of Humane Life.

Moreover it

was

alledg,ed; That by the lmprifonment of the

lnc.i,

all

that

Treafure might be difcovered, which appertained

former Kings, together

with that Chain of Gold, which

Huayna Capac

commanded to be made for him–

felfto wear on thegreat and folemn

days

of their fellival, and efpecially on that

day, when he gave a name to bis eldeft _Son

Huafcm·,

as hath been formerly rela–

ted ; ali wbich, as was reported, the

lndians

concealed. And in regard, thatt

ihat Chain of Gold witb the remaining Treafure belong'd to bis CatholickMa–

jefty by right of Conqueft,

was Juftice and Reafon to take fucb courfes as

might retrieve thofe Rícbes which the

Incas

concealed~ and bad conveyed away

from the true Proprietor : Befides all which, many otber matters were alledg–

ed,

which might incitethe Vice-Kingto takethelncaPrifoner.

Bnt to retutn Anlwer to chofe Accufations which were cbarged on the

Inca:

We confefs, that many years pafr, in the time ofhjs Father

Manco Inéa,

feveral

Robberies were comrnitted on che Road by his Subjeéts : but ftill they bad that

refpeél:

the

Spanifh

Merchants, that they let them go free, and never pillag'd

them of their Wares and Merchandife, which were in no manner ufeful

them ; Howfoever they robbed the

1ndians

of their Cattel bred in the CQuntry;

which they drove to the Markets, being enforced thereunto more out of necef–

fity than choic~ : for their

Inca

living in the Mountains, which afforded no

tame Cattel; and only produced Tigers, and Lions, and Serpents of twenty

five and-thirty Foot long, with other venornous Infeél:s (of which we have given

a large account in this Hiftory) his Su~jeél:s_ were compelled for the natur~l

fu–

ftenance of their Prince, to fupply h1m w1th fuch food as they found

the

Hands of

lndians:

which the

Inca

Father of this Prince did ufually call bis own,

faying, That he who was Mafrer of that whol~ Empire _rnight. lawfully cbal–

lenge fuch a proportion thereof, as was convenient to fupply h1s neceffary and

naturalfupport.

But

this

-paffed

only

the time

this

Inca,

andas

remem-

n n

ber