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VI.

Royal Commentaties.

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for rheir fupreme Lord and Maíl:er, embracing his'Laws and Cuíloms, and

forfaking their God the Tyger, they were ever after contented to adore che Sun·

and live afrer the manner of his Followers and Worfhippers.

This fierce and reíolute people having teceived Conditions and Terms of Peace,

and fubmitted rhemfelves ro the Obedience of the

Inca, Capac Yupanqui,

eíl:eemed

his fuccefs herein to be a great piece of his Art, andan Etfeét of his good Con–

duét, as well as of bis Foreune; for had they perfiíl:ed in that obíl:inate refolution

of dying as one Man, the deíl:ruétion and ílaugbter of this wb0le People, would

have blaíl:ed thar good opinion which rhe World conceived of rhe Gent!enefs

and Merey of rhe

Inca;

and on rhe other fide for the

Inca,

on confideration ofCom–

paílion and gooc;l Nacure, ro have defiíl:ed from bis Conquefü, and lefr them free,

would have argued Cowardife, or want of power to fubdue rhern;

rhat ufing

force, and fair renns, equally between théfe cwo extremes ali matters were re–

conciled, and che Province of

Ch11c11rpu

received into friendfhip: And

éoníli–

tuting Teachers to iníl:ruét rhem in Religion, and Governours ro rule them accor–

ding to Law; Garrifons,and Souldiei:s were fer over them,

coníl:rain and con–

tinue them _)n their O~dience. Thence taking rhe right-hand from rhe greac

Road, ,with che fame good Formne aQd Conduét, h~ leduced rwo other Pro–

vinces,

la1:ge

and populous, che one was called

Aneara,,

and,che other

Huaylltu,

which, as in che ochers, he lefc Teachers, and Governours, and Souldiers, ro keep

them in iwe and Obedience.

rhe Rrovince of

Huayll'f'J

fome accufarions were.

brought againíl: certain Perfons, .who [ecretly praéti[ed that abominable fin of

Sodomy; which wickedpefs having not been as yet know.n arnongíl: che

lndians-

the hilly Countries, though in che Plains it had· forne rimes been fecrecly praéti–

fed, gave fuch a general fcandal

all chac beard of ir, i:hat chey deteíl:ed che So–

ciety of rhe

HuayllM,

and in comrnon Reproach and Derifion of thar Nacion

would commonly fcoff ar rhem, and fay ·,

Aftaya HuayllM,

which is as rnuch, as

faugh, be gone

HuayllM,

rhou íl:inkeíl:, and are loathfome; füch deteíl:acioo had the

Jndians

of this fin, though it were aéted in fecret, and had already been feverely

puniíhed by

the-Jnca Capap Yupanqui;

who having performed what w_e have rela–

red, and made fufficient provifion for fecurity of his Conqueíl:s, which reached

feventy Leagues in length North and South; and ali the PJains in breadth to the

foot of the fnowy Mouhtain, he thought ir convenient after rhree years, 'fince the

time he had departed from

Cow,

ro return a_gain to the City, whfre his Brod1er

Pachacutec

received him with favour and kindñefs, commanding the People to re–

joyce for rhe fpáce of a whole Moon, (for

rhe,Indians

make the accouot of their

· Momhs by Moons) aod to celebrate their fefüval with triU1npl\al [ports for the

viétories obtained.

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