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íthat great qli~ntity,of Gold a-nd S1tv@t:, -and\'í~F~-fo:~usfSrdné~,which the

Inct{,$

polleífed, were n0t Rents,

nm•

Fruits

Hfui:n'g

ftom

ri!but'e,,

btit-

Pre–

f~nts which rhe People vo

lunta

rily offered to their Kings ;

fo,r

neicher Gold nor

Silver were eíl:eem~d nece

{µi.ry

for mainc~nance of Peace, nor (as we will have ir)

the

Sinews ofWar,: nor r

eclro.

ned as aoy pare ofRiches,._o~Eíl:ace, nor werct th€Y

meafures in buying

'91:

:felling, or given in payl}lent

che So_uldiers; for chey

could neicher drioR,nor,fatisfie cheir buriger wich chofeMecalls, and chereforé

weré valued at -no. oc.hei· ¡rarei·than fqr¡itheir,g.litc~rin,g_ Luftre, and refplendenc

Beaucy, defigned onely fot.,.Qr,n,ament$ t!') adorp the Temples of che Sun, and rhe

Palaces of the

Inca1,

and the Mona(teri~

the Virgins, as we have already made

appear, and (hall hereafrei:..h~ve,occafion to prove moré at farge. They found

out che.Mines of quick,filver

qu~ knew not che ufe of it,, onely that ic w~s hure~

full, and of a qualicy noxious

the

He:rd, and for chat reafon prohibited che

People from gathering or rnedlií:ig,wi~h it..•," .

Vi/

e fay chen, chat Gold and Silvé11 was a free Offering-from the Subjeéts co

their Prince, and never demanded by them il) way ofTribute, or·Duty: . and in

regard it was a cuíl:ome among(l that Peoplé;,,.never

appear -before their Supe·

riours with empcy hands,. for when n0th.ing better ,<;>ffer.eii, even a basket

0f-

dl:y

or ripe

frlilit

was: acceptabl~:,·and thac

a:lfo

icwas

a<ocu{tomary .for

tlíé

Cf{ra,ca1,

and

Princes, who ·had fovereign

Amhoricy.

over Subje?ts-;

prefet11c :füernfélves be'–

fore the

Jnc~

at the principail. feafrs,

the.Year, ~hkh

w~ré!

dedkated

che Sun;

fuch as

Raymj,

and at otlier times when TriumpTus weré i,elebrated for ·great ·and

fign

alVitt~r_ies

011

when,a Prince ati:d H!<tir wa_s bom, or.1his -Head íhorn, or

tb.at

the

Inca

vifitted.the·Provinces, and tfue like;

tlkCuráw

clid chen never pre-'

fume

to appear before che

Inta,

~nd kifs his

Hancls,

itñou

t their P:re

(ents of

Gold , or Silver , or pretious St@nes, füch as the

Indian-s, .

w.ho

were their

Vaffi.ls;

had at tiheir leifure times exn-aékd from tihe Mines-; f

ot in

re;g:frd

at chefe

things were noc neceífary for fuppmt of humane

Life,

che acquifüion bf chem was

frarce efl:eemed wonch· therr labour , a:nd che employment 0nely appointed for

their

varant hours;

fo¡;

when c'bey knew

tbiat

th\;r~ was no.mbe~ ufe for t!íem;

bue

onely for trae ado11nrncrflt of

tpeii;

Temples, and Palates of che

Incai

they -chen

efteemed chem worchy their tnouble, for m> onhet' reafon; than thac they might

app€ar wich·confidetlce befote cheir Goas; ·whó- were ihe Sun

árid

che

Inca:

Moreover befides

fuero

rich Gifts as _ thefe; the

Cúracas

9id commonly prefenc

to the King

Timb

er o.feme beíl: and íl:rongdlt nature for his Buildings, wich excel–

lent

Mall:ers,

a.nd

nhe

m0ft

able Arnif:bs ahd Workm<m- to erett 1:hem-; for

there

were any Pe

rfons

ingenious; or exceUeñt in

Arrs,

ór Crafrs; fuch as Silver-fmichs;

Painters, Srone-cutcers, Carpenters, pr others, chey,' were always preferred and

tecom:nended by the

CuracaJ

to che fervhre

rhe

lnoa,~

,for indeed' fuch Perfons

,· as

thefe could find no Employment or E14cwuragement w¡ch the tcirnmon Peoplei

'~very one of whichfad skill amd art fuffü:ient for buildiflg his- own poór Hure '

pr Cottage, .where he dwelc, ·and•making bis own Sho~s and Garments; fo~

diough

and

emly ohe Communiry hadithe care of ptovidíng eve1

Family wich

Houie,

y.et

mow, fmce every, fingle P,erfoi:i hach leatnt thát myíl:ery, and become

arare

Arcb

iteét, and can, wich the a!fiíl:ence 0f a few Frieríds and'Rela,tions,

ahle

mform_his own Neíl: and Habimion; che Art of Surveyors, and rhe La–

Workrnen is of lictle ufe to-them,. for being poor-,..and living onely with

defigp.

fupply

che nec:effiries

humane

Life,

chey have

need of thofe

fupir-

, ·

fluities