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Royal

Commentaries.

Book

of rhe Growth of their Countfey ; and which the

Spai1iards,

notwithíl:anding the

fearch and purfüit which they made after it,•have not difcovered in thofe Qg_ar–

ters.

The Ambaffadours hayíng made thefe Prefents, they profüated rhemfelves with

profound reverence befare rhe

Inca,

who rec~ived them with a gr~tious acceptance,

according to his accuíl:omed go~dne~s; and

far~her co_ken of h1s fav?ur, he com–

rnanded rhe

Incas,

who were h1s Kmdred,

drmk with them, wh}ch was the

greateíl: Honour he _could confer. At this entertainment they were farther af1:u–

red of the Good-w1ll of rhe

li1ca,

and how much he took th1s voluntary fubm1f–

fton and refignation of themfelves and Countrey in good pare:, in ¡·etlirn wheré–

unto, they

a!fured

them of al! the kind rreatment .ímáginable

and ·that t>he

'Inca

diíl:inguifhed berween thofe, who out of good-w1ll and affeéhon, freely became

his Subjefü, and chofe who by force of Arms were compelled ro Obedience.

Then they gave chem for Prefents

cheir

Guracas,

Veíl:ments of fuch fort as were

made

for

the

Ihca,

woven by che hands of the Seleét Virgins, and which, for rhac

reafon, were accounted Divine and Sacred ; and to the Ambaffadours many-other

Prefents were made of different qualities. Then the

Incas

of the Royal BJoud

were appoi,nted , .wliio were

iníl:ruét them in Religion, and preftde over them

as Governours ; that leavíng their beíl:ial and bratifh courfe of living, they mighc

receive and obferve the

4ws

and Ordinances of the

Incas:

And in company

with thefe Miniíl:e"', fevera1

Artiíl:s

and Workmen were fent, who were skilfull

in making Aqueduél:s, and cultivating tbe Lands, thac

by good hus~andry the

Eíl:ate of the Sun, and of ch~ King, mighc be improved and increafed.

The Aníbaífadours having been thus emertained for fome days ar che Courc

of the

Inca,

where rhey obferved che good Order, and Rule, and Excellent Laws

of his Governrnent: They confeffed, rhac fuch Coníl:itutions as thófe could have

other Original tban from che Sun, or fomething Divine :, and that cheir own

Cufioms and Lawsdid parcake ofnoching'but what was brutiíl1, a~1d w1thout any

Moratity. And with tbis confideration being made zealous far the

'Ii1ca's

Service

and Gfory, they expreíied themfelves in this manner

che

Inca: Sir,

íaid rhey,

are great!y fenf,b!e that th'e World

made happy

J'Oftr Lar:Ps and Government :,

which

that every part may partakf fome Jhare and propo'rtion,

we are to makf k,_i1own Hnloyou, that

not far Jrom our Coui1trry, to the Sostth-weft .Jrom

UJ,

there /yes a Kingdom ca/led

Chili,

which

very rich ai1d pop'-ulom

;

and though rre our felves have had i1O Commerce, or cor–

refpondence therewith,

rtt,1.fon

óf

thofe faowj M ountains, and inacce/Ji6le Pajfages, which

divide m from them

;

J;t

we Mve rereived by an ui1doubted Tradition from our Forefathers

that t.here

¡uch a Nat"ion worthy the Employment ofJ'Olfr Arms, and of.your Dominion;

The which n:e the more '"tJ,iflingly difcover, tbat

thry alfo with

;,u

may Adore your Father

the Sui1, nnd ei1jqJ ¡-he/i¡me common Benefih and Laws whic!J are made and de'figned to civi–

li~e and--imp,ove }h'c Nature of M ankjli~.

Tbe

Inca

having taken notic of chis ad–

vice,

db'ed' the Ambaffitdours

'be

8ifpatched, that rhey mighc retum ·again

inco tl~eir,e>.~,m Counfrey. . ·.

Thence he 'proceeded forward on hís progrefs rhroagh

che Provinces

Col~ ,

lafaJ'u,

difperftrig his Fávours and Re\Vards to the

Crm1c11s

and Captains, noc neg- ,

leél:ing the ·Commonalt)i, and people of Jow degree and condition ;

rhat all

forcs,

from cl1e higheíl:

the lowefi, teceived l;)articala1' íatisfaétión and concenc- ,

mene from che prefencé

che

Inca

F01·

fo much 'bad the Fame of hisDivine

Dream;

and

bis Viél:ory ac

rah,,arpampa,

raifed HisEíl:eetn in che minds of the peo–

µle, tbat'they not onely,i'eceived him with

Joy

and Actlarnations,

bue

paid him

Divh)é Ho11ou1·s and 'Yerierarion, as if he had been forne New God :, d1ough

now·by che Mercies

,of

th true God chey havé quifteca that Idolatry, and being

difa\:faíed, and righcly informed in Religion, they onely-cpnferve

gracefull Me-

mory of

r:ba:t

King, w'ho was

fortunace afid propiciou'

them both in

War ,

and,Peace.

1 '·

Frnm

CollaftíJ'H

he paífed into

A ntifuJ'it,

\'ihere thé p~opie being poo~ and mean,.

were noc ab1e to demonfhace fuch Ofiemation and ,Magnificence as others had ,

done

how(oever, ~c_corditig to their degree and qu~líty

they fh wed as joyfull

he:ms, as tbeir

firnphrny

was capable

exprefs:

evidence of which, they erec–

red Trimnpl~,il Arches in che

\\~Y

_by which he was 'ró pafs ; the wbich being

formed

of T11nber, tbey covered

,rnh

Rufhes, and c·ov ned wich Gaflands,

füm,;.

ing