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Royal Comm~ntaries.
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Iow him , intending there to place himfelf between che Enemy and che Cicy ;
not thac he expeél:ed thereby
to
give a fiop to cheir proceedings, for thac
it
could
never be hoped chac cheir inconfiderable number could make; head againft fuch
Multitudes ; bue chac as valianc and defperace Men, they might dye fighting a–
gainíl: their Enemies, rather than beh?ld che
Barb11rian1
viél:orious in the Temple
and City of cheir Facher che Sun, wh1ch was a macter that made che mofi feñfi.
ble impreflion of all chefe difafiers.
'
And becaufe we muíl: here fet a period
to
che Reign of
YahHar-huac11c,
(
whofe
Life we now wdce) arid as hereafcer will appear, we fhall no\.~ puc a
foil
íl:op to
che current of chis Hiíl:ory, chac
fo
we ,may diíl:inguiíh che Aél:ions of chis King
from chofe of his Son
Viracocha :
And for variecy fake, and to plea[e che Reader,
we fhall intermix other matters which are curiousand divercifing , and then afcer–
wards recurn to che Acchievemencs and Exploits of che Prince
Vir11,och1t
1
which
were famous and of greac Renown.
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