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BooK

Royal__

Cqmmentaries.

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49..

" fpeétion, every one beca1ne laborious, and that induíl:ry produced fuch abun–

" dance of a.U things neceífary·

human

Life ;_

that thofe things.were given- al·

" moíl: for nothing, which now are

to.be

pur_chafed

a¡:.

exteqiv~ratcs. Wbat othct

" .Laws, and moral Coníl:itutions t

hey ob

ferved; either relacing to l'vfen

a com–

mon ora fingle capacicy, chey :were .all regulaced~and [quared by the rule of

" rig~t R~afon; and which may b'e knó_w~ and,~ol!~él:ed from chofe part!cu)ars,

" which we íhall hereafcer relace; ,c~i:icerr¡1:1g die.Liy~s ¡md Cuíl:oms of c~1s Peo–

" ple. And we íhall hereafter; m

.che

e1ght .and runch Chapters, fpec1fie che

. " cau[e and manner, why, and hów they carne to loofe t:he[e Laws and Cuíl:orns,

'' which were chus worthy and cómmendabk ; .áll which declined, and fell with

che Government of,the

Incas:

And thát the bárbaricy of che

Indians

is much

" more favage, and cheir living rnuch lefs·política!; and greacer want of all chings

" neceífary in chefe days amongíl: chem, than was in che ai:icient times, when (Qe

lncM

bor.e che fway:and rule in chofe Dorninions·.

·e

H, A

-f.

XII.

How

they .

conqaered and_ civiliZ:fd their néw

Subjeds.

HE Policy and

Árcs

which.the

Inctis

ufed

their Conquefrs, and the.rnad.:

ner and rnech0ds they ·purfüed in ,civilizing the People, and.reducing them

a courfo

moral ·Living; is very curiolis,. and wórchy

tó

be obferved. For–

fwm th.e firftfouildat-ion, which chéir Kirigs ~aiq

Govérnrnent; 'Yhich ferved

afrerwards

(for

an example ; or paccerri có their.Succeífours, cheir Maxime was,

Never co make'War 9ri.cheir Neighbours wichouc juíl: caufe·, or reafon; fo'che

-l3arbaHcy·.áod I'gnorancé

the .Péople feemed a good and lawfull motive, and

p~xt the Opp,reilion and Violeoc:e which che Neighbours ufed cowards cheir Sub–

je&, was anocher; but before they accempced on chem by any aél:s of Hoíl:ilicy;

che~

firíl:

(ene their fumrnons drree or four times, requiring cheir Obedi:ence: Af–

Eer any Province was fub~mcd, the

firíl:

thing thac the

Inca

did, was tci cake theu:

pripdpal Idol asan Hoíl:age~and carry it .to

Coz..c'o,

where

was co remain'in the

Temple a?

Capti\l'e, untiJl fü¡::h time as che People, being difabtifed by the

Va–

nity and Inabilicy of cheir,6ods, íhould be reduced co a complyance wich che

Jnc,u

in cheir Worfhip ami Adoracion of the Sun. H0wfoever they did not pre-:

fently overcurn

ahá

dernolifh the íl:range Gods of che CouHfrey fo foon as chey_

had fobdued ic; bue r'acher oun of refpeél: to che Inhal;,icants, chey coleraced for

fome iime their Idols, uncilr ~ha:c halhing µ1fl:ruét:ed, and perfüaded chem

irt

a bec:–

ter Religion, as they choúghc, chey might without theit·-difpleafure,

ánd pe

rhaps

wich cheír confent, defü0y ·al\d fupprefs the God cmey"had adored.

Ne.xt

they

carried che prirrcipal

Caci_que

of che Countrey;, with all his Sons,, to

ouó; the

re to

c::areís, and treac chem wichr

a,11

ki.!ildnefs and, hu~namicy; by which occafiún ·chey

informing chem of che Laws, €uíl:oms and ¡i)i:opriecy ofcheir $peech; a:nd iníl:rult~

ing chemin cheir füperfütious' Rices and Ceremonies, chey becarne ~9re eaíilY,

i'ec;onciled

che Láws and Set'Vitúde of the

Inca:

Aftei· which che

Curaca

be...

ing reíl:ored to his Ancient Honour and Rule, vvas permitted ·

return unco bis

Subjeél:s, who were·commanded, as.forrnerly, toobey him a¡; tbeit· riátural Prihce

and Lord. And 'th:ic che cohquered Nations ,might be .reconciled with their

Conquerours, and rhat eñe rancour and malice which lay

cbé Spirits of thofe,

who cor;iceived chernfelves injured, by aél:s

Violence and War,-might be aba–

r,ed, a111.d!aífoaged by .gentle Lehitives;

Aél: of Oblivion was paífed; and Ban–

quecs,were prepared for féaíl:ing·of the·oéw Subjeéts; cogether with che Conque-–

llQUrs.

of rhem, th;it

a perpecual Peaée arid~Amity might

concluded:by a:·co–

afüion of>their MiLlds, retonciled·ac theíe.Feafis 5 to whíéh ,aJfb.,che blind; che

Jame,

anch

che·infirm were admitted, chat

d:iey

.alfo, ínighc parcak«z of the ooun–

r:y

:md liberality of.

die.

in.a.

thefe$anquets

they

,v.ere-e1uercai.Ifed

,with che

Dancci