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Royal

CotrJm~ntariet;,_

Cou~trey, chi~ting out

th~.

So~gs--which th;y h~ico~p;;-fecfin- hon; ~r- a~~I

praife of tbe mighty and excellent Aétions performed by the General

CapacYupan–

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and his Nephew the Prince, by whofe happy beginnings bis Father concei–

ved .entire fatisfaétion and hopes; that he woufoi one day anfWer the deftres and

expell:ations of his Subje&. '; After the Citizensl-the Souldiers followed in their

ranks and orders, according to their Companies and Diviíions ; finging alfo che

Songs whích Jhey had cor_npo[ed in prai[e of th~ Heroick Aétions of cheir

It1~M,

making cheir Valour ; .and Conduét: , and Excelleacies, the·fubje& of

fü~lr,'í

Son- -

nets, adjoining chereunro Panegyricks in commendation óftheir Piety, -Charity,

-Liberality and Magnificence towards cheir Captains and Soukl-iéts, filling up the

burthen oftheit Songs with the Names of the Uncle and Nephew, adding Titles ~

unto thern, and Dignities which their Vertues and brave Adions had acquired.

· After the Sou,lqiers followed

the-I.t1cM

of the Bloµd> .all aqned with the. .farr¡e·fort

ofWeapórls, as

w.~tf

chofe who had rernajn~d

~t.norne·,:a~Jliofe Wlio ,h?d_ beeh

:it

t~·e

-~ar;

AJtberrjg

equaf!Y,° ~o

~are

in the:Bqoty and ~ snóüs·; the fyfe~tsjof

thofe who had__.prefü_Ied over

cbe:q ..

v1l Govermírent at hom_ef 0e1ng no -lefs effee-

-méd thah the hazards and lab9urs-bf thofe w,h;ó.~~ventured 'l9táad.

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. Am,.idft'the

lnc_iU

was the ~ ~tíeral and ~is'"Nf

P.?~W

fürro411~W, ·and after

tr~m

,carne the

Inca Pachacutec,

mounted' on h1s .Ch,á'¡.t .Qf Gold/itQ..;which order they .

proéééded to the facred Limits and Vetge of tht}emple,

'W@~r,e

the

lncal aligmt- '

ing,' took off their Shoes, antl all~excepting tl~e

Inca,

Whó

waj

Emperour, .waI-,

· k~d ·barerobt to the Gate of che Temple; at'.~~

ich place ',Wo,~he.

Inca

ñ,i1~f.elf

w1th bare feec, attended onely by

lncM,

entred' 1µ and w'orlli1J?.ped; and naving

givén chanks for the Viét:ories obtained, they a:11'returned to,~he 'gublick Markét–

place, where they celebrated the Fefüval, with Songs and Dances, wich Eatl'ng

and Drinking, which was their beíl: entertainment on chofe days of merriment.

théir Dancings they obferved tbis order co.avoid confufioni That every Nati–

on accordi,ng to their Seniority and Place cook cheir curns

Dancing after the

'mode and faíhion ofcheir Councr~y, whilíl: tge;ir Servants beit the Drums

and

órher Iníl:ruments, joining in ~he

Chorm

at che end of every period. Thoféwno

bad performed their bances drank one to another, ánd then a_rofe and,danced.

agairi, in fu~h m~nner, as c~is pafüme int~rchangeably cd~cinued

fo_r

the_ whole '.

day. ,And

.th1s manner was che Ceremony and folemq1cy of ·cherr Tnurnphs

obferved; for the fpa,ce of a whole month; which we have here' defcribed .more

particularly on occafion of che Viét:ories which

Capac Yupanqiíí'qad

obtaihéct,; b·e·

in~ then folemnize<l with the moft order and magnificence.

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