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bis Wars, and
to
be employed by him for the acquifirion of new Provinces.
. The
Inca
gratiouí1y accepted this their Submifiion with his accuflom:iry Good–
nefs,
commanding, that
in
tefümony thereof, rhe Old Men fhould be vefled '
with the better fort of Garments_, in token of grearer refpeél:; and that rhe com–
mon People fhould be clothed with the more cornmon Apparel; and that he
mighc not feem wholly to ílighc or comemn the offer which the Captains and
Souldiers made him of their Arms, he received five hundred of them into .his
Senrice, por by choice , bue by lot, lefl the preferring of one befare the other,
íhould feem but a kind of a negleél:, or difcontent, on.füch as were refufed; and
to
fatisfie che reíl:, he advifed them
to
recurn
to
rheir ·homes, leíl: rhey íhould
ocherwife leave their own Councrey naked and undefended; with the Veíl:rnems
which the
Inca
gave them, and his Behaviour towards rhem, both rhe young and
old
wete
fo well pleafed and fatisfied, chac wich loud Acclamations chey cryed
out,.
How lik.E art thou to a Child
of
the [lfn
!
how wort0 art thou of the Title of a King
!
how well doth the Name
of
heing a Friend to the Poor hefit thee
!
fr,r no fooner had we /uh:..
mitted to he thy SuhjeélJ, he/ore thou didft Load us with t0 Favours and Benejit1.
,
./WdJ
the Bleffing.s
of
t0 Fllther the Srm light upon thee, and ali the Nations
of
the four q':'arter1
of
the
World obey and fa!l down hefore thee; for thou art truly the
Capa Inca,
who defe.n.,es
Riche1, and ahfo!ute Power, and univerfa( Dorpinion.
Wich chef$ or che like expref.
íions of Honour, che
Inca Roca
being faluted by his new Vauals, and having pro–
vided and eíl:ablifhed MiniHers and Officers to iníl:ruél: and govern thern, he march–
ed forwards to che bordering Provinces, called
Mifqui; Sacaca,_Macharn, Caracara,
and others, as
far-
as·Chuquifaca,
which is
ao\t/
called che Cicy ofPlace: all which
were cornprehended under the common dtm~mination of
Ch11mu
,
chough they
were of dürerent Nations and Languages, and were ali as eafily reducedj as rhofe
befare mentioned,
In
rhis expedition he enlarged his Empire Norch and Sourh,
a hundred Leagues, and as many more Eaíl: anti Weíl:; and having as accuílorna–
ry left Ofiicers anti Miniíl:ers to teach and iníl:ruél: them in macters of ·Religion,
and to govern chem by Laws, and gacher his Revenue, he recurned to
Co.i:.co,
wher~ he disbánded
hJ.s
Army, ancfrewarded che Commanders according to cheir
Deferts.
..,
Having atchieved thefe great matters, he feemed now to delire repofe, and ar.:
tend onely
to
Peace, and che quiet Adminiíhation of his Government, in which
he fpent the remaining years of bis Llfe, we .cannoc fay how many; but ac lengch
he carne to dye, having noc in che leaíl: degeneraced from che Vercue of his An–
ceftours; but rather irnitated and equalled chem in che higheíl: íl:rain of cheir glo–
rious and marcial Aél:i0ns, ánd in Good·will and Benefü:ence towards bis People.
He
founded fome Sch0ols where che
Amauw
taughnho[e Sciences which chey
had artained; near whereunto_he built himfelf a Houfe, as we !hall declare in irs
due place, infücuced Laws, and uttered grave Sentences : And becaufe
Bla. Va–
lera
hath made particula,r meF1tion of fome :of them,-we !hall repeac them from
him, being very remarkable, and worthy co be noted.
H~
was univerfally be–
wailed by all his Subjeél:s, and embalmed according to che cu(lome ofchofe Kings.
He
left
Yahuar-huacac,
bis Son and Heir by his lawfull Wife and Siíl:er
Mama
Aficay,
to fucceed him in che Government of his Dominions: beíides whom he
lefc others, both legitimate and baftard Children.
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