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Royal

Commentaries.

ground was íl:ohy, tl1ey gathered up the Stones, and covered che barren Soi! with

freíh Earch to make cheir Levels, that fo no pare of the ground mighr be loíl:

The firíl: Allies v,·ere che largeíl:, and as fpatious as che fituation of che place could

bear fome being of that lengch and breadth as were ,apable to receive a hundred -

fom~ two hundred, ·or rhr~ lrnndred .Buíhells of~eed : The fecond row ofAllie~

were made narrower

imd

íhorcer; and fo wenc leifening, uncill at láíl:~ at che bot- ·

corn

and lowennoíl: Ally;" chey were contraéled to fo narrow a Compaís, as was

not capable to produce more than two or three finall meafüres of

Mayz..

fome pares chey husbanded tbeir ~atter, that rhey brought che Cl:anels of warer

from fifteen or cwenty Leagues d1íl:ance, though 1t were onely to 1mprove a ílip

ofa-few,Acres of Land, which was efl:eemeq_ good Corn-ground.

Having in chis manner (as we have faid) improved, and enlarged their Lands, che

nexc thing was to ma-ke a juft Divifion of them in ali Countries; for performance

ofwhich chey divided che grounds inco three pares, mi'e was allotted to che Sun,

a fecond to che King, and a third to che Inhabitams: This Rule was obferved

wich great exaélnefs, and in favour of che People, that fo che Natives rpight not

wanc ground for tillage; for in chat cafe, when che Coumrey abounded with

numbers of People, chey abated of che proportion allorted to che Sun, and to

che

Inca,

for che fake and benefit of che Subje&; fo that in effea, neicher <lid

che Kíng in bis own, or in tiglít óf che Sun, clppropriate to himfelf any Lands,

bue fuch as lay untilled, unpoffeíl:, and wirhouc a Proprietor. Moíl: of che Lands

belonging to che Sun, and che

Inca,

were incloíecl, and laid in Allies, being

manured and imptoved by fpecial Command. Befides thefe Lands, which ·by

teafon of their convenient fituation for receiving wa~er, prodoced

MAyz.,

they

made a Divifion of other Land, alfo chat were in a dry foil, wichout any conve–

nience ofwater, and yer becaufe tbey were capable to produce fome forcs of grane,

and pulfe, füch as chey called

Papa,

and

Oca,

and

Anmu,

whlch were very benefi–

cia!; rhe Sun and che King had their fhares allowed thereof. This foil, which

for want of \,\ acer was chus barren, rhey <lid not fow above one or two years ro–

gether, ._and then br?ke up frefh ground, leaving che orher

líe fallow, uncill ic

had agaui recovered

ormer íl:rengtb.

Their

M ayz.,

or Wheat fields, which had ché benefit of water, chey fowed

'éveryyear, dunging them afrer every crop, as we do om Gardens, wbich madé

chem extremely fruitfull; and with che

M ayi:,

they fo~ ed a finall feed, like Rice,

which they .call

~inua,

and grows hmch in cold Cou~tries.

. C HAP.