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~oyal Commentaries.
B'ooK
V.
CH
A
P~
X.
thé
Rule
Íhey
obferved
zn
the
Divifion
óf
tbeir Flock._s,
and
of
other
·/frange
Beafls.
T·: ·.
HE Fiocks of Catre! which belonged co the
Inca
were Ío numerous, chac
far che better keeping an accounc of rhem, they feparaced them by dillintt
Droves, according
to
cheir colours; for their Cartel are of Parry-colours in choíe
Coumries, as the Horfes are in
Spain;
and for every colour they have a proper
word: Thofe creatures which have great variecy of colours, they cal!
.ldurumum,
which che
Spaniards
by corruption call
Moromoro,
As far inílance,
fo
foon as a
tamb was Yean'd of a differenc colour to che Ewe which was her Dam, rhey
prefently feparaced ir, and rnade ir
to
affociace with the Flocks of. che fame co–
lour; in wnich manner they eafüy kepc an accounc of rheir Cartel by cheir Knocs,
which were always made of the fame colour wirh that of their Cacee!..
The Beaíls which carried cheir burchen5 were a forc of Sheep, wich a bunched
back like Carnels, bue
in
every ching elfe had a likenefs wirh our Sheep; and
though ir was comrnon for che
Indians
to
Lade their burchens on thefe creatures,
yec the
Inca
never made ufe of chem himfelf, unleís it were in fome cafe of ne–
celiicy, or
far
che publick profit and ufe; fuch as carrying Materials far building
forrreífes, Royal Palaces or Bridges, or far making che High-ways, Allies and
Wacer-works; thefe being publick and common concernmencs, admitted of no
excufe or exemption from them.
We have alre:idy menrioned chat che Gold and Silver -which was prefented by
che Subje&
to
their
Inca,
was employed in Adorning the Temple of che Sun,
and of cbe Royal Palaces
j
and herein we fhall enlarge, when we come to
[peak;
farcher of che Houfe belonging
to
che Seleét Virgins.
Ali
the
füange Birds and Beafls, fuch as Serpems of all
Cores
and
ftzes,
Liz.ards,
and orher creeping .things which che
Curaca.
prefented, rhey kepc in cercain Pro–
vinces, which ro chis day have rheir Names from chofe crearures: They alfo kepc
fome
of
them in the Courc, both for grandeur, and alfo to pleafe tbe
lndi,ms,
who
eíl:eemed themfelves greatly obliged by the accepcance which che
Inca
<lid vouch–
fafe to make of rhem.
I
remember thac when
I
carne from
Couo,
rhere rernained fome Ruinesof rhofe
places where they kept chefe crearures, which they called
Amarucnncha;
which is
as much as
to
fay, che Confervacory of chofe Serpencs which were of che lar~elt
fize, for
Amaru
fignifies a greac Serpenc, on which place now che College of
Je–
fuits is ereéted : So likewife they called chofe Deos where chey kept che Lions,
and Tygers, and Bears,
Puma curcu
and
P11m11p
chuerin
j
for
P11mri
was rheir word
for
a Lion, one of which Dens was formerly ar che fooc of che Caíl:le-hill, and
che orher juíl: behind che Monaílery of Sr.
Dominick,
. Their Avi:iry for che bercer Air, and chearfulneís_of che Birds, was placed wirh–
Qut the Cicy, which rhey called
Swrihualla,
which í1gnifies che Field of Oíl:rirches,
which isabouc half a League Sourhward from
Couo,
and was che fnherirance of
my Tutor
'10h11
de Alcoba~a,
and defcended afcerwards
to
his Son
Diego
de Aléobafa,
{vho was a Pridt and my School-fello
v.
.Thofe fo~rce creamres, fuch as Tygers ;,ind Lions, Serpenrs and Toads of a pro–
digious bigne(sj íerved noc onely for ofl:enracion and che grandeur of che Court,
bue
alfo were íomecimes made ufe of
to
punifh ~nd devour Malefaétors. ofwhich
\\'e {hall have occafion co ~-,eak where we ~crear of chofe Laws and Ordinances
which were made againíl: Offenders in Criminal marcers.
/\nd
chus much {hall ferve for whac
we
have
to
fa)'.
soncerning che Tribure
\.rnich
.rhey gave
to.
their
/ neas,
and of the Manner and Occafion for which ir was
expended.
From
che Papers of thac ctitious and learned Fachet
Bias Ya/era,
I
have
foade chis following Exrraét, chac..-fo we may by his Amhodry confirm the crurh
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