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the ancienc Laws, . Cuífoms ,,.'and S~~t~ of the Indilins of Peru, and lí¿w ;
~nd in whac m:mner they. )ived;. and. tliac ,by th~Jame, accq{l-oiped Methoqs _~?Í
Gentlenefs,. we n::iay b~l,ieve, ,tbac thefe People may be beft and rnofi: eafify redu-
ced unto che Chrifüan Religion. .
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'!Jow, and in whát fnátúzer Íhéy fnjliiuteJ, á'nd Í~vefled Ojfi~
cers in their refpetiiv~ Em.ptoy1iien1s:
B,2:U r11'ier~, ln éhé procefs of chis Difcourfe, hach ¿ne ¿h~p~e~ ~~d~r ~his ~idé, ·
and alto how die Overfeers of che labours of the.People difiribuced ro eve–
ry one hi-; refpe~ive,t<ls~. ,,How alfo they di{penfed che Eftat<; belonging ro thé
publick, ahq to particular Perfons, and ho.w alfo rhey proportioned and laid thefr
Tributes. . . :_ , .- , ; . · · ,"
ce ln'Ca hav_íng fubdued.any new Pi:ovince, and carried the Idol God captive·
ce to , he then e.nde.avot,;irec! to fatisfie ánd apP,eafe the minds of th~ Loi:ds of
ce th ntrey, and gair) the good:will of the People; c;:ommanding that all Indiant
ce in cornmon, as alfo their P,rlefis and Sotcei:ersJhould woríhip and adore the God
ce 7ícci Piracocha, under che title _and dé_nómination.. of.Raéharamac; wbich is as rnuch
ce as the Almighty, or fupreme God,ofGodsi~,:rhe next command laid on therni
ce was, That they íh0tdd ackoowledge ihc: l_;,ca for _their fovereigh Lord and Kiog~
ce and that che Caciques íhould by (heir cur~s ,appeát, ahd prefent their Perfoós ac the
'ce Court orice every year, or every tWQYtars; accordiog as the difi:aoce ofthe Province
ce was remoce from Co~co; by which ipeam fo greát, was the.concourfe of people to
ce that City, that it bec<1rne the moíl: po¡,ulou~,partand .place of the New World.
ce Moreover it was ordain~d, that che Nar.ives and $frangers whkh carne to f
e-e in aoy Province, füould be µumbred d Jegiílred ac.cor.&ng to "their Age, –
cc age; Oflices, Eíl:ares ¡and Qg_alities; ' which being perfi;>rmed by· help o
ce Threads- of various colouts, . fervecl etwards for a rule ; whereby they regula- ,
ce.red and proportioned theit Tril?ute 5 :ahd ,rneafured every thi~g which ma,d rela-
ce tion to the-publick Imerefr. The né:í<t t!hing the Jnc-lJ éiid afte~ ..füch.Gonqueíl:,
ce ,vas to nominate his Generals, atid_feverál OflÍ Army,, füch á,s Colonels,
ce Capcains, Enfigns, SeriellintS, anq Corporals : whidi cbmrna9ded ten,
ce fome fifty Souldiers; bue a Capcain ofthe m degree was.fet over at ·
ce leaíl: an hundred, others commanded five hundred, others a choi.ifarid ~ bue che
ce Malor-Generáls commanded_ four or five thoufand ·Men; a.Géne~·al \Vá's not called
ce fo, únlefs he were ac che:: Head of ten thoufand Meó, and theQ bis Title was Ha.-
ce tun Apti, whkh was as muchas Great Captain. Thofe whorn they·called CuraCaf¡
ce were fovereign Lór'd,s, füch as our Du~es; and Earls, and Matqueíf es, who being
· ce che Natural Lords of,t~eir ~eople; rul prefide1 over cbem, both in rhé
ce times ofWar ánd Pe¡ice. .Thefe had tó. m s;.ánd tax the p_eople
ce for payment of, chfo Tri nd ic il' ducy provide, and tci táke
ce care for cheir 5Qbleéts in f ,~anc ~nd ne he Capcains .óf che
ce highefi-, -as' wdl t1s tpS)f . r;¡n'5; .í'hough tl;ey were not capacitated to
ce make Laws, d\d yet by _right o dcance fuctée~,ioco che Offices. of.cheir Pa–
ce renes; cheir military Empl9ymehts :Privilegef at1d exempted them froln. rhe pay–
cc mene ofTributé, ~e~ng fre~d of aJl Taxes; aQd I11,1pofüions, and iri,t;~fé of want
e~ were to be fu¡:.iplied ?qt of,t~e Royal, an.d q_o~ 9ut of the ~omrnqn_ Scot~. Haw-.
ce foever the Officers of mfenour rank, füch as were che Ch1efs of ten .or fifty Men;
ce were ·noc fi;eed of cheir Tribute, becaufe ihey were noc of Noble Defcenr: . T~e
ce Generals of the Armies had power to make and_ con1miffidnate Officers, .and ~qp:_.
ce fücuce them in their Employmencs, bút being once fo fetled an'd efi-abllfhed,
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