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VI.

Ruyal

ommentariet.

Thence wered1€u[ualr Summens

difpatched.to

dile

Inbabitiants.of

the Province

called

Pincf1

;

who:

íiindimg,

themfelves

n@ condition

refift

the power which

marcbed agairnl: ~bem ; and bemg well informedl@firhe·happinefs ot chofe people,

who

became Vaífals

the

l11Ca;

che;ri;eadíly accepted uhe Ptopofüions

Peace,

with this Complement,. Tbat

iliey

rejoiced to receiv.e die

13lefifogs

of che

Inca's

promfüon, and

be·numbredl with chofe Suh>je& who were ,undei.; liiis Dbmi

nion

and Ernpire, Thus the

Incas

entred rlhat l?ro'\Zince;

ft0m

wh@lil€e they fané

the

like Summen~

eme

Neighh>ouringCountries, of

whiah,Ftuaras, Pifcopampw,,

and

Cun6hucu

were the <!:hief. But cm.efe, inftead of :folfowing die e:iMmple o.f

Pincu,

unexpeéte.dly took other counfels, a:ncl eonfecleratililg•on~r with the óther;

refolved to join in che commolil defence; agrseeing ,t(i)]fe~ tl.!is,,.A,nfwer, 'Fhae

they

would ra¡he¡¡ dye:,. nhan rea:eive mew La,ws,,Fl€WCufr-0ms"

n~wRe]iL

gion ; fo¡; d;iey were-

well fatisfied w1c!íl1.·tlii.tafe

<&ocds,~

wmith tliieY,' and

rheiti

.i\nceftours had,frorn ali

Ages

ferved a;nd.adoretil ;- thattbtty,had:no neecl

to ,haJ11gé

them

for that fp,eciot11s íhew

(i)f

Religi0rr,.,1Dy

whicm ake-

P/Jca;

had aHur~d' ancl'<!le–

ceived the Neighb>ollliing Nations, anú ufürpetl a.T,n:anni[a:l

l?hWi<nt

a'fl'd, IDbmi-

nion over them.

Havmg giv€ri this anfwer ,, anéi bówin~-tln€li1fel:tres lW?h>le

f.o,

rdiift.d\e

Inca

open Fíeld, they retired1

tothek

ík©ng holds·a,md

faft

pla~es, being refol:\Ted

tcf ,

defencd the nanow amd, difncult Paí(es ;. a_líl~ c©1nhat- endi, w1nh al.Irdilígence andJ

care, they Viétt1alled- t"1eir Camp, making.tke beft! provifioas,tfuey were a

ole

ª"'

gainíl

a long fiege.

CH A

XJII.

The

Inca

fubJues

the

Reb-ellio~

Pro.11inces

Famine,.

and'

Strategems

·war.

·T·

Gerl~ra1

Capac Tup_anqui

:eceived, .,vinho~t

tht

lea~ fuv1:1>rize,

~bis

.rudé

and obíhnate Aníwer from h1s falViage Enem1es; for bemg a.Perfornof gr.eat

Prudence aná Confi:ancy, he had !eatliled how

beau with the farne equality;

as well the good as1mfommate fücceíles, and not to be moved ililto paffioa by the

wild and furly Anfwers of an untaught and irnmoral people. But not

defpifü

the

weaknefs of an Enemy, which was··retirecd

into

t.heir firong Holds; ke divi–

ded his Army im~ four Battalions, each of whích qmGíl:ed of telil thoufandMe9;

commanding tb€m

rnarch towards the Fomeífes.0€ che Enemy; but not to <m·

gage with them but oi;iely to befiege amd firaiten them in fuch manner , that

at length being_afmoíl: farnHhed. they miglut be compelled to a voluntrary fürren–

der; and that he, with the Prince, would poíl: himfelfin that advancageous íl:ation;

as to be ready on all occafions, and emergencies, to adminiíl:er Succours where

his affül:ence was required. And leíl: the deíl:rufüon which che Enemy had made

of all proviGons, for fuíl:enance of an Army, íhould occafion greac Famine; and

fcarcity of all things neceífary, he commanáed that the Neighbouring Provinces

íhould bring fupplies; and adminiíl:er a quantity of all provilions, double to thac

proportion which was ordinarily appointed.

•

In this manner

CapacYup,inqui

being well provided, a rnoíl: Cruel and de(peráté

ar began with greac Monality on both fides ; for che Enemy defended them"'

felves and their íl:rong holds with much bravery and courage ; and when they per·

ceived.the

.Incas

cautious, and backward to actack chem, they would then adven·

ture to make their fallies, every Parry and Province of them endeavouring

out·

vye each other, and demonílrace its Valour

fome Ggnal aétion,