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ferved wich man~ Diíhes of Dogs-flefh; and to dernonílrace cheir greac refpeét
to Dogs, chey made a fort ofTrurnpec wich their Heads, which they founded
fer their moíl pleafanc Mufick1 ar times of their moíl folernn Fefüvals, and Dan–
cings; and_in their Wars they ufed che fame to terrifie and affiighc their Ene–
mies, for, faid they, our God caufes thefe two different Effeél:s by the fame In–
füuments; in us it raifes Joy and Delight, and in our Enemies Horrour and Con–
fiernation: Bue all the[e Superfiitions and Errours were quitted, an<l rooted out
by the better Infüuétion and Rudimencs of che Inca; howfoever to indulge their
humour fo far as was warrancable, they perrnitted them in place of Dogs-heads to
make their Trumpets with che Heads ofDeer, or Stags, or any ocher Wild-beaíl
as they pleafed, which aíterwards they u(ed ar their Fefüvals and Balls, and rime~
of rejoicing ; and becaufe the Flefh of Dogs was fo excremely pleafing and fa.
voury to them, they gained the Sirname of Dog ; that whenfoever Huanca was
named, they added Sir-reverence che They had likewi[e anocher Ido],
in figuve and-íroape '.ofa Man, which Otacle thro'ugh wfokh t'he Deviil
)pake, and renurned Anfwers to a{l D , whioh 1.mering raothing tlm was
iq COfltradifüon or ~ifparage--llllen~ to the Religiom whiich -the Inc,u profeífed, was
fiill conferved,,.and left oodemoh.íhe<l, ,tb.ough the--ldol of che Dog was broken
d@wn 'and corifounded: ' ·
· This confiderable Nation, -and.-toy moí ffectiol'late to Dogs, t'he Inca
c T1tp1mqui fübdued by fair ter-ms, -ancl , r.1ther than by force; .for chis
always che Mall:erpiece of the incas a<le it thei,r Profeflion t0 cake
Bodies ofMen, by captivati11g tiríl aind al1uring vheir Souls ancl Minds. All
tbings ,paífmg ia this manner fmoothly with the H-uanc,u , a111d every thing being
fett1ecl in peace and quietnefs, che Inca divided their Nation imo three DiviGons,
the better to di er[e<le .the o1d Feuds aBd Di[pures amongíl: them, ari–
fing about the and Limi~s of the d: 11he firíl DiviGon they
ca1led SAufa, t iitraa vi,/lca, ancif che L!ácfapa!lanca. The atcire of '
their Heads was 'order:ed nót to ~e akered in n ancl manner of it, bue dif-
,ferenced onely for t;liíl:.infüon fake, by variecy ofc@lours. This Province, whiofu
anoiently was callecl Enanca, was by the Spaniards, I know not for whac reafon,
named Huanca vi/Jea, wichout conGdering chat there is another Province, calied
H11anca vi/lca1 l}Ot far from Tumph, and three hundred Leagues diílant one from
the orher: This latter is fituate on che Sea-coafi:, and che former far withín
the Land; the which we here ,imimate to the Reader, that fo he may know hl
the pemfal of this Hillary to difiingui(h one from che other, that when we {hall
come co relatema11y firange occurrences in che Countrey ,of Huancaviflca, he may
noc be confounded by mi!l:aking ic for Huanc'a.
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