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Of the goód

Curaca Huamachucu;

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was r~tluced.

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Inca

proceeding_ iorward, after his Conqueíl: arrived ·at the Confines of

that Province, which was called

Huamachucu ,

where lived a certain greac

,Lord of che fam~ .N~me, efteemed for a P~-fol! c2f_pJofound.. j¡Jdgment and_J!.rn.–

dence; to him cherefore he ctiípatch_ed·bis uíual Summons, offering terms

Peace

and Friendfhip, provided tpat he would receive fuch Laws, Cuíl:oms and Religi–

on, as íhould advance and improve bis Coumrey to a more happy and bleífed cQn–

dition: For the Na;ion which he governed was a barbarous and cruel people,

abominable in cheir rnanners and facrifices s Wórfhipping Stocks and Scones, efpe–

cially fuch as had brighrnefs and luíl:re wich chem: clJe Jaípar wa_s efl:eemed a

God, and al\ che pebles near banks 0f Rivers, which had any variecy of colours,

were eíl:eemed to have fomeching of Divinicy in chern, and cheretore chey care–

fully ga.chered them, laid chern up in cheir_Houíes, and Woríhipped them. Their

Sacrifices were ofHumane bloud, living in che Fields and Moumains,•under fheds,

like brnce beaíl:s, wichout rule or order. All chis falvage rnanner of living, che

good

Huamachucu

endeavoured to reform:, bue che fear he conceived of chis wild

people fuppreífed r~e defires he had }ong emerc:üne~, uncill he was enéoufag~d by

the rneífage fenc 1111n from the

Inca.

And chen bemg,ready to put che concepti–

ons he had fonnerly figured to himíelf of a Moral and Rational life imo praétice;

did wich a deep feníe of joy entertain the Meífe.ngers of che

Inca,

celling chem

how pleaíed he was, thac che Dominion and Enípire of cheir Maíl:er was·excen–

ded to the Confines of bis Province : For having heard fuch an admirable report

and defcription of cheir Laws and Religion, he had long defired the Govern–

ment of thé

Jnr;a,

and to be enrolled in che number of his Vaífals ; but in regard

he lived amidíl: a barbarous people, and furrounded wich Neighbours, who were

Enemies to the

Inca

and bis Ernpire, he duríl: noc adventure

fhew his afled:ion

thereunco, or own the honour and obedience he fecretly enterca-ined towards che

Perfon and Laws of.tfie

Inca:

And that cherefore fince he had now -means arid'

opporcunity to mak:e his inclinations known, he befeeched che

Inca

gratiouíly to

receive thefe lace demoníl:rations of bis ducy, wich che fame favour and compa[..·

fion as he had done

ocher"Jndians,

who lived under_ che happy influence ,of his

beneficence and direfüon.

, The Prince

Yupanqui,

and the General his Uncle, being inviced by theíe ex-–

preílions of

Huamachucu,

marched into bis Countrey; at the emrance into whith,

the

C11r11ca

mee chem, wich fuch Prefencs as his Councrey afforded, offering them

his People and Eftace to ferve chem ;, and putting himfelf into an humble po-'.

Hure before them, worfhipped chém wich fuch devotion, as was due to che Chil~

dren and Off-fpring of the Sun. Tlie General received him wich 'his accuíl:o–

rnary favour and clemency, returning him rhanks for bis affefüon .and good-will

and che Prince beíl:owed íeveral Garmems on hirn and his relacions, and his com–

panions wich hirn, of fuch fort and finenefs, as were worn by himíelf and his Fa–

ther :, aífuring him of che great eíl:eem which che

Inca

had for his Perfon, in

conGderation of che fervice he had done him by thac volúmary and free fürren–

der; che which was made good by the

Inca Pachácutec,

who conceiving a parti–

cular kindnefs and affeétion for chis

Huamachucu

and bis Family, enobled chem af-

tenyards wich Titles of Honour and Digniry.

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The Ceremonies and Rejoicings ac chis Recepcion being paíl:, the great

Curaca

H11amach1tcu

deGred che General, chat he would be pleafed to modelize and reform

wich all expedition che corrupc and falvage manners of bis Scate, -and to·benow

upon them other Cuíl:oms and Religion

place of thoíe befüal and rid¡culoIJ.s

praéhces

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