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BooK
V.
Royal Commentaries.
·e
H. A P.
XIV.
What the Rule
and
Account
was
which they o,bferved
in-pub=
lic/z
and
private Eflates.
·
"
AFter
the
Inca
had fubdued a Province, he confirmed ·che Right of poíleffion
''
to rhe Natives of it, and then confütuted Governours over the people, and
'' Inftruétors who were to teaíh them the Doétrine and Ways of Religion, and
w
'' compofe aJl twubles and differences arifing amongíl: them : For better·difpatch
." of which,
ic
was ord'~ed, that they íhould Qecipher and fer clown by, theirKaors;
" a Plac,· or Map, of ali the Meadows, Moúntains, Hills, Arable Grounds, Mines,
" Salt-pans, Fountai_~, Lakes
1
Riyer.s, and Plantations of Cottons and Fruit-trees ;
'' together with their Flocks which produced Wool, and Herds of other Cartel.
·" All which particulars, wich many more, they ordered to be meafured, and laid
"clown diíl:inétly by themfelves. As
firíl:
a Scheme was drawn of the whole Pro-
,, vince; then how it was divided into its feveral people; and la{l~ how ic bor-
" dered on all
par!:;
and quimers on its Neighbours; then che leµgch and breadch
"of ic was meafured, -and nocice caken of che quality of the Lana-, as whac was
"barrer), and wh:it P,art of it was fruitfull; the defign of a!l which was, not in or'-
«
-der to apply any pare or parce! thereof to the Eíl:ace, or benefic of the
Inca:;
bue
"onely chata due knowledge and confideration being had of the fruicfulnefs or
íle-'
" rilicy of che Land, fure and certain meaf
ures might be the better taken ·of whae
." every Councrey was able co provide and gi.ve towards their -Tribute; and chat
·" having made a juíl: calculace of all things, chey might be the becter enabled to
lay
'' a due·proportion of thofe fupplies which were required from them in times of
'' Peíl:il~nce, Famine, or. ocher Calamities: And laíl:ly, it was publickly p~omul:.'
"ged, and m:ide known to every Individual perfon, what Service the
Inca,
or che
"
Curac,u,
or che Commo,;-iwearJch reRuired at ,his hands: And l.iíl:ly, ié wasOrdai"
" ned, thac according
to
fuch Models aad Meafures
as
were laid dpwn of.che Pro~
" vince, and che füuacion of ir, chat Boundaries and Land-marks íhould be fer up
" for diíl:inéUon and feparacion from che Fro1'tiers belonging
to
the Neighbouring
'' Countries. And leíl: in times to come rhere íhould happen out any miílakes or
'' confufion for want of due diílinétiori, chey ga\le new and proper Names
to
every_
" Mountain, .
Hill,
Field, Meadow, Founrain, and all otlwr particular places; and
" if any of chem had Names anciéntly given them, rhey confirmed them again, ad-
,, ding fomething new and móre diíl:ingu_µhing; the which will be 1nore
m11atka-
" ble when. we·treat of- chat greac veneracion and refpeét which che
Indians
conferve
."
unrv
this day of feveral places. After chis they divided and íhared out che Land
"' by parcels
co
the people of the Province according
ro·
their proportioris
~
oraeríng
" them efpecially
to
be carefull, thac thefe Lands chus meafured; and laid out, and
" bounded, íhould in no-wife be mixed or confoundeq with the Pafiurage or Moun:
" tains of other people, buc ·chaé i:Very one íhould know its own Land-rnarks and
" Boundaries allocred. The Mines of Gold and Silver, whether ancienrly known, or
~' difcovered of late times, were allowed to che
Curac,u
to enjoy for chemíelves,
" cheir kindred and fervams; not for Treafure, for chey contemned chat, bue onely
'' to Adorn cheir Cloaths and Vefhnents wich which chey were apparelled on
Ftíl:i-
" val-days, and wich fuch a quantity as mi; hc ferve for Cups ánd Veffels for che .
"C,,.-aca
to
drink in, for h~was íhnced and limiced ,
to
fuch a certai.~ number of ,
'"them: befides rheíe ufes, chey /1ád lirtle regard unto rheir Mines, bufrather
fu f-
" fered them
to
be forgotren and lo!l: ;
which
was the reafon, chat when the
Spani-
"
ards
carne in, though che
Artiíl:s
and Labourers in ocher Crafts were very nume-
,, rous, yecin chis alone few Founders, or skilfull in Melcing Ore, wefe
co
be found,
" Such as were employed in cheKing's Servlce were abundantly provided wich all
~'-Ucenfils and Iníl:ruments, togerher wich Cloaths and Diec at che charge and ex-
" pence of che
K.ing,
or
of
the Lord. The:íe Artiíl:s
w-efe
obliged
to
work cwa
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