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Royal

Commentariú.

Such as hada great eíl:ee.m and veneración for 'that Fowl whichlhey call

Cimiur,

fanfie the Original oftheír

firíl:

Parents to be idefcended frem ir, appe¡¡réd

in faíhion of Angels, wirh che Wings of,rha,t Bird, w•hich cheY, fay are

latge,

til-iat .fome ofrhem being killed by the

Spaniard1,

'hav~ tneafure~ fourteen or

fifteeri

Foot from tbe ·poinc of one pinion

che ocher.

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Otnel.ls

appea

,r.ed

in antick Shapes, wich horrid Vízards, and Jhefe were

Yim;a,

who

rnake .themíelves rhe tnore ridiculoqS)' entred wích Grjmaces, maki~

nfouths, and tumíng ·themíelves into a thoufa¡:¡d fantafücal gefillrés; like Foól~/ ot

Madmen ; carrying iníl:ruments

cbeir han9s,

agrneable to theif [)ó'fiures,

lfu'éfi

ás fluces, and ill-tuned Cymbols, wichouc Muíkk oi• Harmony, which ferved

tó

rnake

their wild Ma[querade.

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,.'.fhe

Curacas,

according to cheir qualities, car-ried·the Enfigiis df their refpefüvé

Countries; fome bore die Weapons which rhey

u[ed

in War fuch as Bows and

Arrows, others Launces, and Dares, and Slings, ancl Pole-f!xeslicfbe managed

wi.th

one hand, and Halberts which they weilded with boch; in their Colours and En~

figns che Aétions and Stoi-ies of cheir Valour, which they had aéted in che Service

of che Sun, and

Inca

were painted and defigned : in fhort, every

Caraca

carne

be–

habited in che beíl: manner chac he was able, and attended with his beíl: Equipage,'

every one endeavouring to outdoe his Neighbour, or Companion, in fomething

that was fine and extraordinary.

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Fafüng was, che general preparation and introduél:ion to che

Raymi,

or Fefüval

of che Sun, which was

rigorous, that it concinued for the ípace of three days;

during which time _they ate nothing, bue

little white Mayz unbaked, with a few

herbs called

Chucam,

and drank noching bue water; no fire was kindlea in che

whole Cicy, during chisfolemn faíl:, nor was ic lawfoll for any Man to accompa–

ny wich his Wife. The Faíl: being ended, upon che Eve or Vigil chereof che

In-'

cas,

who were Prieíl:s, and appoinced to offer che Sacrifice, were employed

pre–

paring che Sheep, and Lambs, and Drinks, which ch_e day following were to, be

offered to che Sun; all which were provided according to che rtumber ofthe

péo–

ple which carne to che -Fefüval, in regard, that nbt onely

the,Cltraén

-and thek

, Deputies, but tfoé rnmm~_n Peopl:, and their Servaqés, were''ro

p¡irrnke

of,dle

Benefic and Bleffings of' ci1efe Sacnfices.

~-The Virgins,

OF .

Wives of t:he Sun, were ,en;iploxed

the Eve in kneading

grea-t quantities ofDoughjtnade,ofMayz, whi'ch they call

Canco,

which they faíl-íió–

ned.inco round Cakes about che bigneís of our Apples, For it isobfervable-, tfürt'

cbe

lndians

rtever eat their Mayz kneaded inco Bread, bue at chis Feafi, and at the

other which they cal\

Citua;

nor do they eat d'iis'Bread át their Meals, but onei.'.'

ly.

two or three q1ol'lthfulls at the beginning; fot cha~ which they órdinarili

ttfé,

for Bread is

Cara,

wt1ich they either parch, or &oíl qefore they eat

it'.

. The Flower_ofthís.fort ofBread

which the~f,1fa_

thofe ofthe lfoyaFFamili

.d1d

eat, was grmded, and kneaded by che feleé.t Vttgms,, who wer(Wives of'tNe

Sun~and who 'likewi(e dre~ed aU tl~other Difhes

):vbt~h wet'_e'gróvhled·

fot

t~Ís

Fefüval;

that

the

Sun.rather feetried to ememun-his'Famijy;'

Vi<an

his

E:hif!

dnm

tOJ

beíl:ow

r-eat or Banquer-upon him: ·But

~s 't'<ithe common

fort,.

gr~

nurnb'ers~of 0tber W0men wererfet

work to; mctke·Bread,

am:l-

&efs •Viauítls',

for th€m;

Ífll

mrakfug

tliis

COffl11'10Q .

tJ3-rea8 great' q¡ré'

was '

taléen -to

J-i¡ttre

''cif

ch~jlJ€(t Flower,, and fuch as was pilre, ºartd witffop't ,mixture,.

ing eíl-eemed:

fam:d,

a.nd

·fucl!i as \:vas not

be eaten, -but onelyi at rhis'Fefüvál, ,vhich ~as

the prindpal of all their Feaíl:s.

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