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Royal CommentarieS,.

After this fecond onfet they fought two houliSd~ng~r,: tfue advantag~ 61/ibLcoñrí.:

,nui,ng

doubtfull and uncertain :

lengnlu the

Chancas

growing tired

a-n\:i

weru-y,

began.to

fain~ ; and obferving that freíh recmits c0ntinu.ally

·te-inforced.th

(l Army

the

Incas,

the

C;h(lncas

becarne

di.fu

:ouraged, and def¡pera~e of

Vidory :

For

rhmfe ·people, who befote were fled

from

the Cicy with feai:, and .thc Neighbour–

ing

C(!nrntries thereaboucs, having received intdligente, that the Prhlce

Viracocha

was r(;tumed, and made head againíl: che Enemy, in defem::e,CDt che l

'énilple.of

che

Sun;

nhey joined togetheu

irito

fmál,l Bodies of fifcy, anda hundred·fu

Com–

pany ; and in fuch Troops rníhed inco,chce Battel wirh more noi.f€' than nurnbers:

The-IncáJ

obferving

the[e

1mexpelterl fucrnurs to

i:óme

iFl,,

,cried out; that che

Suh

«M

the..God

Virac_~qka

liad converned.tihe:Rocks af!d ·fuones of rlhe

<CGl[liltrey

~nto

Men;: ,md had raife~ ,rñem up

torighti.

in defence of his,own,ctuife

aind

peo–

ple ;-_tbe. whiG:h rep6rt

took

rhe eafül.t: .1iinpl.íei110n il'1 _che minds ofthati~eop·le·

whp béing accuíl:omed

t~e beliief ilf.flil-,Períl:itious Fa:bl€s,, wer~ w.i!fün¡fin .trhis

~i~elriC!:e

fopp0rt cheir

étil~ragé

wFc!\t~~ ~0;wer

ás_

~fraél~

T~e

éE.dtcú

mlfo,

who were a·people of

th€'

h~e fupfnfürHól:lS fan;c;:y, giv1pg, readY. ,credence to this

rurnour,

W€r!'t

íl:rook .and ·á.-thigbrnelwith .a-'íl:r'ange:am:nement; ·amd this ;lodief

far d.ilated and l'adic.:acecl,

.felf a:fterwatds,

the minds ofrbe finnpleípeopfe ot th~

~hole Kihgcfom,

that

it,wasúlétouríned'·an Irnpiecy;_and a piece of,AéhciGn and

Prophanenefs

tto

diíl:n,ifü

que{fü:m, thtr tl11ch of

d1is,

~eji)ort. Of whirclní

Geron,imd

f1rmh,11

writing in his Trealiife of

the

weft-lndie1,

and iEuhe

th Cha¡orer·of bis

fecond Book, fpeakióg·pahicularly

óf1

rhis- Battel, 'bath

nhe(<e

very wordsi .;

. '' It is certain, accortding-to the re;port

b(wll

che

Indians,

ho difcourfé

chatfá–

" mous Batcel, that the

Inca

rernaine,d Maíl:er of th<t 1Fiekl, and won

the

day ; and

" they farcher believe,·that by

'nlifacaleus power of the Sun, nhe Stones of che

" Field were Metamotphofed, or tfarlsfQrmed,it1to-Men, <l!ld ·arnfe up in Battel

" againft che Enerny,, .and chac chis Wis.dot1e_in acrnmphíhinentof thar pmmife

w,bich was given

the.Vaüanc

P.ac.b'acuti

Inca.Yuj,,anqui·;

for fo álfo nhey givé

this Title t@ che Prince

,Viracocha. ·

Thefe ·are tbe Words of chat curious At.::..

ihour of dw aforerheF1üoned Bo@k,. who in the faid Chápter touches man

y·

point's

in btief, of which ·wei

harvé

recircrd ·fqme, and íhal.1 farther hav€ occafion ' to

(ouch ón och1m in th(i; S~quel ·of this

Hi!l:ery of the Kings of

Pera.

like man:

nerAcofta

nientions.,tl:le Vifipn which,.appdared to

Viracocha~

though cherdre fome

difference ia the

proP.Yr

'Námés

belonging.tó

the Kings of thac Age. .

A11d

indcled'

both h€ and orher Writers mentión

this

Battel, as otlbrer matcers, .w·itb fuéh -bre-·

' yity, tl1at,rhey [eerrrJa-lmbfr.

.to

pafs

!;,y, as·,a mattednccinfideral;>le ')

Amd

indeed~

for

th~,tn.oíl:

part,

áll the ReJacions

wlrrkh

th@

Spaniands

giv~ of rhe

Jndiani

are very

in~ri<;até

;irtd

confu[ed:,Lrhe.,which

lYe>:ma:y

lawfully actribute

rhe little know–

~dge;they had·of their -Lámguagef

m.tn

lofs ofthófeKi:lots, which \\iei:é

tfue.Mo

–

numents

anp

Charaét€rS of th€iF Hitl:ory·

.howfoever, chey deliver the fubíl:ance ·

<;>f.them without any'. rrigard either, to time or.order ; but in what manner or me•

th9clJoevei; thac

they.ar

<¼,~rbte;

I am.yen _pleafed

recite the paffages which

they

deliver, that

by th(úr Authoricy Lim~yJbe ácquicced .of the Scandal of ½Titi¡:¡g

Fal?'les ; for if they pfüv.e: fucb , they ·oághc

to.

be eíl:eemed

the

Fiétions, 0f my

Paren.ts

, .and fucb ·as t:htz

Spaniards

th1tmfelves,have heard, and perhaps believed ;

though

!lilÓt

-with fuch Faith .as I have :d@ne , who fücked

thof€ St@ries

irth

rpy

Milk,.

and rece~ved a deep imprcl'ffi@n of them in the time of my rnmler

In~

:fancv

·1 ",· .

, ',

. '

This

Ac~fta

farther proceeds in tl~efe ~ords, whlch. I have copied fro'm the

2 1

fl: ·

Chapter of his íixth Book. ."

Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui

reigned

7ó

Years, and made

" great Conquefis ; the principal caufe and origiml of his fucce!s was occafümed

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" by his Elder Brocher, who taking Qpon him che Governmenc by confent of his -

" Father, was overchrown in a Battel by che

Chancas,

who are a Nation w_hich

" inhabic in che Vally of

Andaguay!as,

which is about chirty Leagues diíl:ant from ,

Couo,

che way .

Lima :

His Younger Brocher

rupanqui

taking advanrage of

· ;: chis difgr~ce, fei&ned a r~porc, thac he being ata ~~rtaiA time penfrve·and m~-.

lancholy m a fohtary retiremeot, a íl:range Apparmon under the Name of

Vi~

ra6ocl¡j

prefenced

i,t

felf before_ him; complainmg, thac he being thé Univerfal

.Ctdfüur, -and Lórd of all thmgs, who had made Heaven, and che Sun, the

" World, and Men, and placed them under bis feet, and in fubjeétion

him;

'' had noc received chac due refpeét and obedience which was owing to him; bue

'' in lieu chereof, Mankind was become

blind as to divide their Service and

, .

Y ·

·'.~ Worfhip,