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Royal Commentafies. BooK IV.
The 1;ca leaving his Officers to receive cheir fubmiffion , proceeded forward
in his Conqueíl:s to anocher Province called Vramarca, wi;ich a!ío is furnamed
chanca and is a fmall Cmmcrey, bue very populous, and mhab1ced by fuch a
hardy ;nd wat-like Nation; chac had their Numbers been équal to their Courage,
chey had been capable to have made a íl:out and coníiderable refül:ance; for cnat
che people on chis fide were noc fo eafie, and fimple, and fond of che Incas, apd
rheir Governmenc, as were chofe of Contifuyu and Collt,fuyu; howfoever,
íbort, chofe of Vramarca fubmitted, bue with much relaétancy, ~nd againíl:
inclinacions. Thence che Inca marched forwards to che people called Hal'ft
and Vi/lea, named by che Sp11niards Vi!cas, who with che fame unwillingnefs yiel–
Eled to che power of che Inca; for that chefe people, being all Chancas, ~ere Lorcts
rhemfelves of divers Provinces, which by force of Atms chey had fubdued, and
did daily enlarge cheir Dominions; wich which cheir ambition and covetoufne'fs
increafing, they could nor, wirhout difficulcy, forego cheir Ufurpations and Ty–
ranny over ochers, to yield chemfelves to che fame conditions ; che which re–
fi-aétary humour of theirs che Inca Roca obferviflg, reproved in chem wich fev.ere
repreheníion ; and chough chey recéived his Admonitions with Mortificarion and
Anger, yec they duríl: not openly own and difcover their diílike. In both chefe
Provinces their cuíl:ome was to Sacrifice Cbildren to their Gods at their prindpa:l
Feaíl:s; ofwhich che Inca being informed, he made a difcourfe to chem of che in–
humanicy and unreafonableneís of fuch a cuíl:ome, and chac for che future they
íhould Adore che Sun for cheir God , and receive che Scacuces and Ordinances
which he had gLven them ; dedaring to them by bis ow9 mouth, chat he would
exaét che life of every Child at their hands, whorn they fhould in that manner
attempt to defüoy ; and chac in p nifhment for che offence, he would defüoy
<)nd rooc out their whole Nation, and give cheir Countrey to be inhabiced by a
better fort of people, of more bowels and compaffion, who íhould love and che–
rifh cheir own bloud; as nature required them. Noching could cotne mote do1€–
full and fad, than chis news to che Ears of the[e people, who were perfuaded by
the Devíls, whom chey woríhipped for cheir Gods, thac chis Sacrifice of tender
Infanrs was moíl: accepcable o the Infernal PoWers.
From Vi!lca he t'ook che · che left hand, and marched Wefiward, to.
wards che Sea-coaíl:, and en of chofe two Ptovirrces, ·which are borh fiy.
, led by the name of Su/la, though for difünétion fake one of them is called Vt11m–
fu!la : theíe two Provinces comprehend under them many Nations of diffüteñt
Names, fome of them being full of people, others having but few. And in d1é
Hiíl:ories of chefe matters., to avoid cedious dilcourfes, they reporr, thar che Num–
ber .of chem might be of about forcy thoufand.·Families; in che fubduing of
which, che Inca is faid to have fpent much tim€, and fome reporc three years;
which were chiefly caken up in che perfuafions and gentle Ares which che lncá
ufed for reducing of that people, being more defirous to conquer the1n by kínd–
nefs, chan the feverity of Arms. For chofe lndians confiding much in their own
Numbers, and Are of War, did ofce'n incline to a breach, anda defence of chem–
felves ; bue chac the moderation of che Inca, and bis prudent conduét of affairs
was fuch, that wich time he reduced thern to bis fervice, and a willingnefs to re–
ceive bis Laws, and fuch Governours and Miniíl:ers as he was pleafed to confü–
tute over them ; ánd then afterwards with chis fuccefs and viétory he returned to
Couo. In thefe tv' 0 Provinces of Su/la and Vrumfu!la, chere bo·ut thirty
cwo years paíl:, fomf veff rich Mines difcovered of Silver, and -füver ; th@
, lácter of which is very t'.ífefull in Melcing che Silver Ore. - .
CH A P.