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BooK
'IV.
Royal
Commentaries.
CH A P.
XX.
Of the
In_ca, Yahuar-hua'cat,
who was the feventh King ;
of his Fears and Conquefls, and the Difgrace
of
the
Prince his Eldefl Son.
T
HE
l\ing,
Inctf Roe
A,
being dead, his Son
Yahudr-huacac
fucceeded hirn in
the Inheritance of his Kingdom, and govemed with Juíl:ice, Piety and
. Gentlenefs, cheriíhing his Subjeéts with as much indulgence and cendemefs, as
was poflible. His chiefdeGgn was to keep and preferve wbat bis Father and An–
ceíl:ours had left him, not feeking quarrels with any, or encroachments on others
right; leíl: contemning che
ill
ornen ofbis Narne, and che misformnes which che
skilfull Maílers in Divination did daily prefage, he íhould tempt his fortune, and
provoke bis Father the Sun to affiiét him with ali chofe evils which they progno–
fticated.With this fear and apprehenfion he lived for many years, defiring nothing
more than peace and quiemefs, both at home and abroad; bue not to remain .al–
together idle, he vifited all pares of his Dominions three or four times, and irn–
proved and adorned them with íl:ately Buildings,-feaíl:ed, and generally careífed
all his Subjeéls in a higher degree, and with greater demoníl:rations of love and
tendernefs, rhan any ofhis Anceíl:ours, which were effeéts of. che great dangérs he
apprehended from the Prophecies concerning hiin; and in chis caution and dread
upon his Spirits, he continued for the fpace of nine or ten year~: umill at ·Iength
confidering that this cautious timidity would argue Cowardife and lownefs ofSpi–
rit, of which none of
his
Ariceíl:ours were ever before taxed, he refolved to fend
an.Army of twenty tooufand Mento.che Sourhweíl: of
Co:uo,
along che Coaíl:
9f
Arequepa,
where a point of Land runs out far into che Sea, whidi bis Predecef–
fours had overfeen, or negleéted, becaufe it was
ill
inhabiced: His Brother, cal–
led
Inra Mayta,
he made Commander in Chief of his Forces, and for thar reafon
was ever afterwards called
Ap_u Mayta,
or General
Mayta,
to whom he added
four other
IncM,
to be Major-Gener~ls under him : But as to himfelf, he would
not adventure
to
go in Perfon ; for che thoughts of the
ill
Ornen did íl:ill
fo
haunt
and opprefs his Spirits, that he could never reíolve to truíl: the fuccefs ofany mar–
tial advemure to che fortune of his own Perfon; and where che delire of Glory
fpurred him forward to any great Attempt, there always the dread ofthe finiíler
Omen retraéted and drew him back. This appreheníion moving him to com–
mit che charge of bis Army to his Brother, and Officers, they proceeded ·
fo
fue~
cefsfully in it, that in a íhort time they reduced all that traét of Land from
Are•
q_Hepa
to
Tacama,
which they call
Collafuyu,
to his Empire, being at chis time che
utmoíl: Limit and Confine by che Sea-coaíl ofthJt Countrey which they call
Peru
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the which Land being long, and narrow, and
ill
peopled, coíl: more time to
march it over chao to conquer it.
This Emerprife being chus happily cornpleted , they returned again
to
Cliuo,
where they rendred an accoum to the
Inca, Tahuar-huacac,
of their fuccefs; with
which taking heart, and recovering new courage, he began
to
afpire to the Ho·
nour and Farne of reducing ·thofe great Provinces, yec unconquered in the Divi–
fion of
Co!!af11yu,
called
Caranca, V/Laca, L!ipi, Chica, Ampara,
the which, as tbey
were large, and greac,
fo
rhey were populous, and defended by a warlike Nation;
. and for chis re~fon the ancient
IncM
forbore to moleíl: or irritate them, leíl: being
as yet uncivilized, and unacquainted with thé geatle and eafie.Government of che
lncM,
they íhould fly to their Arms, and oblige the
Inca;
againíl: their Maximes
2
and natural Difpofition, to fubjeét them with Slaughter and Deíl:rué\ion; and
therefore rather chofe to tame and mollifie them by degrees, and prevail by che
clear Evidences of cheir Neighbours Happinefs, to perfuade them into a good opi•
nion of the gentlenefs of that Yoke which the
Jnca
impofed on bis Subjeéts.
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