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·Royal Commentarief.
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BooK
V.
" Coumrey; for ocherwife ic would be an aweivan~e qnto che people to be obli–
" ged ro wander inco foreign p~rts for frmcs of d1fferent nacure
to
chem which
"cheir foil did produce, The _S1xth ~aw was, That al,! chofe Officers and Mafl:er–
" workmen who were engaged m ferv1ce of che
Inca,
or tbe
Curaca1,
were to be pro–
" vided at che charge of che Employers, with füch Tools and Iníl:ruments as their
" Trade and fuch macerials as cheir work required. As for example, he chac ·
"worked upon Metalls was co be provided wich Gold, or Silver, or Copper, on
" which he was to exercife bis are and labour; che weaver was to be fupplied wich
'' Wool, or Coctons, che Paimer wich Colours, and fo che like in ocher maccers;
~' fo chac che Artiíl: was not obliged to befl:ow more cban his time and skill: and
" chen ac che end of cwo momhs, or three at moíl:, he was difmiffed from bis task,
ce
and made free from his Labour, for che r-emaining pare of che whole year: and
in
"cafe any one, out ofhis own volumary good-will and p,leafure, or out ofa delire to
" finiíh and perfeét any pare of his work, already beguo, fhould chink
fit
to con–
" cinue his labom untill a longer time, chen fuch overplus of time was paffed
to
his
".credic, and difcoumed in che two months of che following Year, and notified,
ce
and kept in mernory by che help of cheir knots. The Sevemh Law was, Thac
ce
ali chofe Arrills who laboured in any Trade or Myíl:ery, being in difcharge of
'' their Tribute, were
to
be provided of all neceífaries, eicher for Food or Rayment,
'' and of Medicines in cafe of ficknefs; and chat not onely chey, bue alfo cheir
ce
Wives and Children, and chofe that carne
to
their affiíl:ence were alfo to be main–
" tained with che like provifions; bue chen che account was kepc according to che
" cask irnpofed, and not by che time; for ifa Man could, with che help of his Af–
" ftíl:ems, perform thac in a week, which would require cwo months of his own
'' fingle work, he was judged
to
bave complied wich his obligacion, and
fo
difchar–
" ged from his fervice. And chisfhall ferve
to
difcover che errour of chofe who al–
,, ledge, chat anciently che Mother, and Sons, and Daughcers, paid cheir Tribute,
'' che/ame being a miíl:ake, by noc rightly diíl:inguiíhing ~hac from 1:ighc and ducy,
" which was onely performed by a volumary affiíl:ence, whICh cheW1ves, and Chil–
,, dren, and Servancs, yielded
to
their Fathers and Maíl:ers; for in cafe che Husband
'' of che Family, were plea{ed to labour fingly, and wichouc other affiíl:ence,
his
:' Wife, or Children, could not be forced to work; nor had che Judges or Decuri–
" ons any ocher power, chan
to
correa and puniíh their idlenefs,
in
cafe chey were
~' negligent and remifs in their owrt Affairs : So that
in
che time of che
lnctú,
"chofe perfons were onely accoumed rich, who hada nurnerous Family ofChildren,
"able to work, and
to
be affiíl:ent to hirn, by whofe help a quick riddance was
"made of his task, whilíl: others moiling :rnd toiling fiogly for a long time at cheir
ce
work, uncill their Tribut~ was accomplifhed, often fell fick, and fainted under
" cheir burchen: Wherefore for
ea[e
and remedy herein, a Law was made, chat the
'' rich Family having performed their own task, were to beíl:ow che labour ofa day
ce
or two on their fellows, which was very accepcable, and pleafing to all the
Jn–
t'
diam.•
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