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Royal Commentarier_..

raétices which ·were obfer~ed among~ them ; for they being now hi_s Vaífals,

he might exercife an abfolute ?nd defpoucal Power ~ver them , they ~emg !eady

to hear and receive

ali

the Commands and Rules whICh c~e Sun and

bis

Children

íhould enjoin them. According·co, thefe defires1:he

Inca

m the fi_ríl: place com–

manded chat che people, who were difpe~f~d 1:hro~gh the C~untr~es un9~r fhe9s

and crees, fhould be gathered

i!1to

a Poht1cal foc1ety? an~ live hke Cit1zens

friendfhip and amity together, maTown regularly bmlt w1th Streets, and füuate

in fuch a Countrey as .was both fruitfull and .pleafant Then he ~ommanded that

Proclamation íhould be made, that chey íhould own and woríh1p no other God

bue the Sun, and that the pebles and íhini~g íl:ones which they kept: in their hou–

fes for divine Worfhip íhould be thrown meo che íl:reets ; and for better goyern–

ment and iníl:ruétion of chis people, Governours and Teachers were appomted

and fet over them.

XV.

The P.eople of

Caffamarca

ma/ze fome refiflence, hut are

length fubdued.

rAL

thefe things ibeing performed aod eftabli!hed ,lccording

rhe deíire of

HuamachHcu,

the

IncM

pr0ceeded forward in cheir°Conquefts ; and bei-og

arrived on ohe Confines of

Cdffamarca,

{

which was a place famous

the impri–

fonmenc of

Atahualpa)

being a rich and fruitfull Province; and the people fi:out

and warlike ; they clifpacched their ufual Summons .by

Herald, requiring chem

to yield thernfelves on terms of peace and friend (hip.

The people of

Caffamarca

having long ob[erved the progrefs of the

l 11ca1,

and

the mocion which their Arrns had made towards thetn, had already provided foi:

a War, having p<:>í!e!fed the íl:rong Holas and Pa-ffes of the Countrey, and fur–

nifbed them

.wiili

Viétrra1s, and Ammunicion of War ; and in rnnfidence offoch

fecuricy, réi:urned a proud anfaer of defiance to che

Incas,

giving chem to under–

frand, chat rhey would neirher accept of new Gods, nor new Laws; nor a Srran–

ger, or Foreigner, for their King; bue would adhere to chofe ancient Statutes and

Religion, which were known

chem and their Anceíl:ours ; and rather than re–

linquiíh chem, to embrace Novelt,ies, chey were refolved to dye, and undergo all

che miferies which a

cruel

and enraged Conquerour could inflitl:. With chis An–

fwer

Yupanqui

being provoked, entred boldlyrimo Jhe Confines of

Caffamarca,

where

che Natives, like a brave and hardy people, manfully oppofed chemfelves againíl:

him in all dangerous and difficulc paífes, being refolved

dye or overcome.

The

I nca;

though unwilling

engage, out of

defüe he had to fpare the effu–

fton of bloud, was yec forced fometimes to fighc, that he mighc g<Jin poífeHion of

che moíl: difficult paffes; in defence of which, -che Enemy combating wich all

rheir migbt, many were ílain on one fide and che orher ; nor did they fomerimes

refufe Battel in the open Field; bue in regard che Co~él: ar-id Numbers of

che

Inca

w~s more excellem_and great, chan that of che Ene1~, they were forced

to t'etreat mto the Mountal!ls, and Rocks, and faíl: places; fro)n whence making

oftentirnes cheir Sallies, great ílaughfers did enfue. Thus was the \Tvar continued

for the fpace of

four

Monchs, becaufe the

Incas

were unwilling

take advanta–

ges.encively to deíl:roy chem, but rather

foffer, and weary chem out, umill

their fury and mettle began

abate : During all which time, che

Incas

ufed rheir

accuíl:omary leniüves,endeavouring

win them wich all fair and

mild

rreacment;

for as many as they cook in War, they releafed ; fuch as were wounded, they hea–

led and cured, and then fent them away ; aífuring them, that

ofcen as they

took chern, they would ufe chem with che fame compaffion, being never wearied

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