226 / 1070
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R:oyal Co!1'Jmentarie1~
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The
InctU
all this while remained on the defen
five part, refolving to firaiten
the Enemy by Famine, and force them to a fur~end.er by o~her inconveniencies
of War ; and when ·rhey fo~nd any of the .W0men,_ or Ch1ldnm, belonging to
the Enemy wandring in the F1elds and Countrey; whICh by reafon of weakneís
or ficknefs were not able
to
keep .company wiclli
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their friends a'nd relations
t
th;
Incas
rook 'care·of them . ·nouriíhed and careífed' them, fed them and cloathed
them . oiving them aífarances, .that their defign was no 0ther; than to better their
condi;io~ by good and Jeafonable Laws and Cuíl!gins,_and ilót
totyrannize·over -
their Perfon'.i or Liberties :
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And then afterwards they.g,ave ai.id permitted thein
:fi·ee and fafe paífage ÍQ_td the quarters of the ~nemy ;' an<ll herein they aél:ed with
a
kind of Military fübtilty and pelic;y, knowm& tthait the numbers bf u[elefs people
were cumberfome toan Army, and ferved to mcrea[e their trc;,ubles and necdii–
ties ; and that the cri_es of Wives and .Children
fdr
bread and fuíl:enance would
ferve to affeél: rhe miods of che Husbands and Parents, and fooner move them
out
o(
rendernefs ancicórnpaffion to rhem unto a fürrender, than bow their fier.ce
and íh1bborn [pirits with fear, or dre~d of any mifery, or death which rhe Enemy
could infliét:. ·
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This kindnefs towards the'Worñen and Children was well taken by the Ene–
rny but yet did not
fo
far affelt them, as
to
fofren their [pirits, but rather feemed
to 'enflame and barden them with greater obftinacy and refolucion:
llntill
per–
fifüng in this manner for the fpace of five or
fix
Months, when Famine and Sick–
nefs began to rage amongíl: them ; they then cafüng a compáffionaté eye on rheír
Wives and Fa~nilies? encert~ined
rl:o[e
thoughts for their fakes of a furrender, to
which otherw1fe ne1ther fair prom1[es could have allured them, nor Sword, nor
Famine, nor Death it [elf could have affi-ighted them.
Bur
now being mollified
and worked inco a more gentle temper, by common coníenc of rhe Captains
and Souldiers of rhe refpefüve Forts, tbey diípatched Ambaífadours
to
the
Inc
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with
infhufüons
to
ask pardon for the rebellion and offences committed,,and t~
offer chemíelves
for
che fucure to becorne Vaífals, and obedienc to the Empire of
the
Inca.
The
Incas
received chis fubmiffion with their accuftomed clemency and gemle-–
nefs, creacing t-hem with che kindeíl: words rhey were able
to
expre[s, exhorting
them to retum
to
rheir people and families ; for that by being onely loyal and
faithíull Subjeét~
to
the
Inca,
they would m~r~t his favour, and cau[e him
to
for–
gec their Rebell1on, and país an Aél: of ObllVlon for all rhat
WlS
pafr.
The Ambaífadours highly facisfied wich rhis Gratious Anfwer returned to
cheir people; \Yho being over-joyed wich rhis happy negotiacion ,' received che
good news \.Vith hearts now revived, having been lately dead, and benumbed
wich fe~r and de[pair : And_ in compliance wit!1 rhe Cornrnands of che
Incas,
they
immed1ately repaired to,rbeir homes and dwellrngs, where care was taken ofchern
and prcvifions rnade for the firíl: year wherewith to feed and foíl:ain them. and
in regard, tbat during
~l!e
time_ ofWar, rhere had neirher been fowing nor 'plan–
ting ,
fo
char all prov1hons fa1kd, rhere was occafiqn
to
make
u[e
of that double
prnportion ofViél:uals, which
Capac Yupanqui
had providem]y appoimed at the be.
ginning _o( tbe ~Var: Be~des which, fuch Officers were ordained as were required
, for admm1füac10n of Jufüce amongíl: them, and
to
over[ee
tbe Revenue and in-
firuél: rhem in matters of their Idolarrous Religion and Woríl1ip.
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