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BooK
IV.
prehenfion and fear he conceived from his finiíl:et Omen ; and being alfo moved
,
wlth compaffio~ of th~ hard ufage, ~nd unn~tural creatment which che
!~ca
fhewed
towards che Prmce h1S Son, they 1udged 1t warrant and reafon fufficienc to re- .
venge his caufe in deteíl:ation of the ~afe C?wardi[e and tyr~~ny of chis mean-fpi–
rited, and yet cruel,
Inca :
Wherefore w1th what exped1t1on and fecrecy diey
could, they inciced cheir Neighbours to rebe_il, who being ~lready well difpofed
in che maccer, they eafily took fireh and _puccmg t~emfelves m J\rms, _ and wich a
body of thirtl choufand Men marc ed direétly agamíl: the Imperial C1ty of
Co:uo.
The principa Auchours and Concrivers of chis War, befides ocher Lords, were
three principal
Curacas
of three greac Provinces, all comprehended under the
common name of
Chqnca :
The firíl: of thefe Lords was called
Hancohuallu,
a
Young Man of twency
fix
years of Age, che fecond was
Tumay Huaraca,
and the
third
Aftu Ruaraca
;
che two laíl: óf which were lindes and Brochers to
Hanco-
.
huallu.
The Anceíl:ours of chefe three pecty Kings, before the tim~ of che
lncar
waged a perpecual War wich cheir Neighbouring Nacions, efpecially wich ch;
people called
~echua,
under which denomination five ocher great Provinces were
~ontained: For which r-eafon, and for che Tyranny and Oppreffion which chey
fuffered from chem, che
f2!.1echuas
were greatly pleafed to accept and receive ,the
Proteétion of che
Incas.
And fo on the contrary, thefe petty Kings greatly re–
fented che curb and power che
Incas.
impo(ed upon them, by refuaining them
in
their Progrefs and Conqi':i~íl:s , rendring chem in che place of abfoluce and fove–
reign Princes, Tributaries and-Vafíals, which chey íl:omached and füppreífed un–
cill chis feafon, in which they eíl:eemed it convenienc to venc cheil: hacred. Añd
in regard that che life of ali defigns
is
fpeedy execution, and chac now they were
to
furprize che
Inca,
unprovided of Men, and power of Refiíl:ence, they did not
doubt, bue by one fingle Viétory to render chemfelves Maílers again, not onely
of cheir ancient Enemies, bue of all che Empire of che
l nca.r.
With the[e probable hopes and expeétacions of fucceffes, chey inviced all their
Neighbours, as well chofe chat were Subjells co the
Inca,
as chofe that were not,
to
parcake with chem in che defign and reward of che encerprize ; che which ap–
peared fair and promifiog in chis preíenc conjunéture. To
the[e
Summons che
In–
di11n1
eaftly yielded, expefüng greac advancages, and depending on che great re–
nown and fame in War, which che Ancient bravery of che
Chancas
had acquired:
And having confücuced
Hanco-hHallu
cheir Captain-General, and che two Brochers
Major-Generals, wich ocher
Curacas
for Colonels and Officer , chey marched di–
reétly wich refolution
to
Surnmon and make demand of che Cicy of
Couo.
CH A P.
XXIV:
The
Inca
aba11do1Ls
the
City,
a11d
the Prince
fuccours
it.
S
O foon as che
Inca Yahuar-huacac
underíl:ood che cercaincy of chis News, and
of che approach of che Enemy, he was afrrighced and cerrified wichin him–
felf; for it feemed a furprize to him to underíland of a rebellion, for as yec no
fuch ching had ever happened in che Provinces, during che lenicy of cbat- Govern–
ment which che
Incas
had exerci[ed from che time of
:Manco C11¡,ac
cb chofe very
days ; under che fecuricy of which, and out of che hatred he conceived to his Son,
to
whom he could noc allow che honour of divine revelation, he neither would
give credit to che dream , nor hearken to che advice or counfel of his kindred ;
but having blinded bis underfianding with paffion and prejudice, he found himfelf
enfnared,in inexcrícable difficulties, having neicher time
to
levy a force fufficient
to
encouncer his Enemies, nor a Garrifon in readinefs
to
defend che Cicy, untill
ocher relief or fuccour could be adminifüed. Wherefore in rhefe doubts he re–
folved to give
way
co che Torrenc of his Enemies rage, and-recire cowards
Colla-
fHJ11,