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R.oyal

Comrhentaries.

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~-l,

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fhai

the

Pk~pl~

~ere ]upplied

with

C lothing,

~nd

that

11~

'Bfggars were- allowed among(i them.

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by this go ,dOrder, and Mechod, che Souldiery was well•provided ,vith

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Clothing,

with the like -~are every cwo years a certain proportion of

Wool was dillribuced to the Commonalty, and

the

CuracM

in gener:il, where–

wich to make Garments for chemfelves, their Wives, and cheir Families; and it was

the Office of che Decurions to fee, and render an account

che Superiour Offi–

,cers, how far chis Wool was employe~ to rhe ufes, unto which ic was defigned.

Tbe

lndians

were generally very poor mCartel, and the

CuracM

chemfelves for

the moíl part were Maiters of

few as were noc fufficienc for fupply of chem–

felves ano cheir Families; .whereas on thie ocher fide, che Sun, and che

Inca,

had

fuch

vaíl: F

locks and Herds , as were a moíl innumerable. The

Indi1ms

report,

.that

wh.en

che

Spaniards

carne firíl in amongíl chem, their flocks ofCatcel were

grea

ter tha

n cheir Paílures could feed, and I have heard from my Father, aod

ochers who lived in bis rime, thac che

Spaniar.d-1

made greac Deílruél:ion of che

,Cartel, as we fhall hereafcer have occa~on more larg~ly ro relate.

In'

che hoc

Councries chey gave chem Cotcons co fpm for che clochmg of chemfelves and Fa–

milies;

chac every one having a fufficiency

Food and Raimenr, none could

propefly be terme<l·poor, nor could any be forced

beg,

becaufe his Neceffities

·e-fupplied; ic is true, chac none could be c:illed rich, if Riches be placed in af.

fluence ahd abundance; for as none wanted, fo noon had móre than his Needs

'requirnd. What we have declared ar- large, is confirmed by

Acofta

in a few words,

who in che

5th Chapter of his 6th Book, fpeaking of

Peru,

hach this paílage:

'' Ac the feafons chey' íhore cheir Cacee!, and rhen divided unto every one fuffici–

,, ene for bim,to [pin, and weave for his own, and che clothing of hisHoufe and

'' Family, and how diligenc he was in his work, and how well he complied

~' \,vich his Task, was carefully infpeéted by an Officer, appoinced for that-Affair:

" whac Wool or Corren remained afcer fuch Divifion, was laid up in che com–

'' mon Storehoufes, which was períormed wich rhat good Husbandry, thac chey

" were found

ful!

when che

Spaniard1

enrred their Councrey. And herein no

" chinking Man can wichout due reflexion admire and wonder at che Providence

~' of chis People, arnj cheir policical Governmem; for though they haJ not been

'~ refined wich che pure Doctrine of che Chriílian Religion, nor yet had been

'' .caught che Rules of aM@naílical Life, yec chey had learned rhat poinc (which

" we call perfeél:ion) how, and in whac manner

provide ali neceífaries both

'' for che King and his People,

ichouc appropriacing any thing ro a particular

" poífeílion: And chus

Acofta

ends chis

ch Chapeer, which he enrieles,

The

Revenue and Tribute

the

Inca.

·In anocher Chapcer following, difcourfing rhere

of che Offices held

che

I11di,rn1,

he couches many points which we have alrea–

tjy declared, and which we fh~ll have occafion co fpeak of more ar large hereafcer,

he hach farther thefe exprefs words.

" The

Jndian1

Peru

had chis Rule and

" Maxime amongíl: chern, chat it was neceffary ro ceach cheir Children

foon as

'' chey were capable, chofe work~which were conducing ro humane Life; for in

" regard they had no Trades arnongíl: chem, fuch as Shoemakers, Weavers, and

" the like, whofe Profeílion it was

make Shoes and Clotbing for others, as

'' well as themfelves; bue every one applyed himfelf co make and provide thac

" of which he had need anq occafion

fo rhat all knowing how to weave and ,

" fow, provided themfelves with Garrnencs out of che Wool which che

Inca

di- .

" ffribuced to chem. Every one knew how

plow, and rnanure his Land wich-

,, out puccing himfelf co che charge of Labourers; every one was a Carpenter,

·" and Mafon

and was able

build his own Houfe, efpecially che \Vomen

· ~' were the moíl: ingenious and díligenc of any; for being br:ed up, aod educ¿ted

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