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Royal Commentaríes.
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Of other frovinces which
tbe
Ínca
fubdue<Í
;·,
o/
their Ma~•
ners and Cufioms~ and the feverity
ihey ufeJ
agairzfl thofe
who were gui!ty of Sodomy.
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B
y
the fame good policy the
Inca Capac Tupanquí
ailured and invited feverá1
other Provinces
to
fubmiflion and Obedienee, which extend thernfelves on
both hands ofthe common road; amongíl: which che Provinces of principal riote
and confideration were
Tarma
and
Pumpu,
which the
Spani1trds
call
Bombon,
being
very fertile Soils, and abounding with all forts of Fruir. Thefe being allured by
fair Words, and Promifes, gently fubmitted
to
the affable and courteous tteat–
ment of
Capac Yupanqui;
howfoever thefe people being warlike, and fierce by
Nature, did not entirely yield to the perfuafions of their Enemies, but withíl:ood
them in fome }3attels and Skirmifhes, though the Defence they m:rde was ren–
dred more faint than was expeél:ed, by the
W
heedles, and fine Words, and Gifu
of the
Inca.
The Inhabitants ofthefe Prnvinces of
Tarma
and
Pompu,
and the borderers up–
on chern, did in fignal ofMacrimony, feal the Agreement wich a kiís, the Bride–
groom kiffing the Bride on the Fore-head, or the Cheek. Widows could not
marry wichin che Year, and fhore the Hair of tbeir Heads for a fign of Mour–
ning. The Men on their faíl:ing days neicher ate Flefh, nor Pepper, nor Sale, nor
accompanied wich their Wives: Such as were Priefis, or addiél:ed themfelves
. much
to
religious Worfhip, faíl:ed the whole Yeat,in this kind of Abíl:inence.
In
chis manner the
Inca Capac Yupanqui
reduced the Provinces of
Tarma
and
Pompu ,
wich many ochers , lying Eaíl:ward, near
Antü ;
the Natives of whicfi
lived like Salvages, wichout Order, or Governrnent, or Religion; andas Bruces,
and Wild-beaíl:s, were difperfed through the Woods and Moumains, killirrg one ·
the other, as chey cafually mnet, or encoutred, without knowiog or affigning any
caufe or reafon for cheir Slaughrers; thefe Men lived in a fl:ate of common War,
becaufe they were ignorant of the ufefulnefs of Peace ; and having no Lord or
Ruler, had confequently no Name, their Countrey being onely cüíl:inguifhed by
tbe Climace o~Pofition of che Place under fuch a degree, running thirty degrees
North and South, and as many Eaíl: and Weíl:. Thefe were wich greac facilicy
reduced
to
che Obedience of the
Inca ;
for being a fort of poor fimple Animals,
which were eafily allured by the goodwas offered them, "ere willing to embrace
the Religion and Mannerswhich were taught them, and to fuffer themfelves to be
carried
to
any Place or Colony, where the
lnc1t
fhould think
fit
to
tranfport thern.
Of thefe People noching offers farrher, nor of any ocher Province worrhy
to
be
relaced, uncill we come to che Countrey of
Chucurpu ,
which ,~ as well peopled
wich a w:irlike Nation, barbarous and fierce in theirNature and manners; andas
an evidence hereof, andin a co.nformity to this humour, tbey worfhipped a Tyger
for their God.
The Fiercenefs and natural Bravery of this Nation made them
to
fcorn all pro–
pofalsofAccommodation, and bid Defiance to their Enemies;
fo
that
Capac
Tu–
panqui
being put by bis Are ofgemle lufinuations, was forced to have recourfe
to
his Arms, and engaging in fevecal Skirmiíhes, wherein above four choufand
Jndi–
ans
were flain, they at lengch yielded ,and fobmitted chemfelves to the invincible
Prowefs and force of the
Inca,
which yet had not
fo
greacan influence over chem,
as had che gencle Temper and compaffionate Bowelsof che
lnc1t ;
for cheybeing
fenfible, tha:t when ic was in che hand of che
,/nea
to have deíl:royed and cocally
exterminaced c_h~m, yec even chen he ufed a tendernefs towards tb~m, offering
rhem the cond1t1ons of an advamageous Peace; wich a fenfe of which being in
pare overcome, they affented to an Accommodation, receiving the
Inca Pach11c11-
te&