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Royal Commentaries.
CH A P. XXL
How having adored the Sun, they went, in Proceflion to his-
Temple, and facrificed a Lamb t~ him. .· .., .
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A LL,things being well prepareéI, and difpofed on tlíe Eve~ th.e. Feafr ·being
come, the Inca, accompanied wich bis Brethren,1 ar¡d eve~y one .pñked in
his place and order, according to his ~ality an9 Age, went in procelfiqn by break ·
ofday into che Market-place of che Cicy, wbich they ,c¡ill Haucaypata, ,whéré ~~
maining bare-foot, they look~d attenrively coward che Ea1l in expeétation qf tJ;!e
Sun's Riftng; when fo fooa as they faw pim,appe;¡r, thtY all immediately caíl:–
ing rhemfelves 'down on cheir breeches, (which is as much as'wich us on our·Ímees)
ador~d and worfhipp~ him, and with o~Arn:ies¡and Basids , ~~~q up, pucting
them pefore c~ir Mouths, chtew empty .Qto che ~JI, 'llhd fo worJh¡pped
wich profound,reverence, 'ackn<;>,';Vledg}ng cpe.Su~ for tneit\G~d, ~n.d chéi,r nac~–
ral Father. , , , . . , -. •;1. , , . . . \
Tbe Cu~aw, wpich were nos of ilie Bloud . Roya\,. ..a~mbled.in ~ J~r,u-ate
Co01pany, 1n anqcher place ~al~~d1 Cuffepata,.jwbe~e rhey perfor.med the fam(;,Cere–
monies with tli~ Ipc,u. 1,ihen di~ ,~íng ÍiaiÍtng .himfelf on l}is"feet,.'13/hilíl: ,che
others reniained·fttting,,,he c,qok rwo great.CuP,s ofG.ola4 ,wfoch they calt Aquilla,
into his Hancj~, fill~d: wfe~ thát priril5,whi~h ii rheir chiefJreverage; ~nd then !º
the name and. ftead; ,of 91s 'Facber tne Sun, .(bemg e(teemt!d the füQ-boni) he hf–
ted' up che Bowl,' wbicl) hfl' held in his ,Right-~and, and1 invited the Inca, oeing
hi!1)fel'f, and all bis-~~cion\rh?.~lJe ;Fe(fiv,~l-A ~q.pledg~ hié:1:i½ _chac yq ; ,f'oi:
dtis Ceremony of dnnkmg ºª\i to..anocper,¡ :11 ch~ mo¡;l (amifiar míl:ance. he gi-
ven ofFriendiliip and G?oq-yvi}.1. ._.- · ¡ · ¡ 1 •• , • ; ; • • '
· · d h 1 · 1r t ~'''·" h - ·' ,,......b "·k ·. ·
Hav1ng performe c.1.S CerelJi)_Qn~ o .11nv1f~t1on,. e poured t...... 1 rm which
was in. bis.Right-~amd Bow 1itj~~ a g,61den ~~í ,: pedic'aneci ·to t~ftSµq·;. fr;@rrl.~~ich
the L1quour ran meo a fmootn Chane!, mad'e oí Stone, wJ}1¡:h reac¡hea frpt;n che
Market-place to che Temple, as if che Sun himfelf had drarík it.• Then che Incá
drank of che Bowl which he held in bis Left-hand, pledging che Sun, giving to
every Inca fome part thereof, in a fmall Cup of Gold, or Silver, which every one
had ready to receive ic; fo chae by little and liccle chey had. drained che great
Bowl; the Liquour of which being fanfüfied by che hand of clíe Sun, or che Inca,
was eíl:eemed ofVirme and Ble!Iings to all chofe who communicaced of ic; and
of which ali chofe of che Royal Family received. The Curac,u drank of anorher
Cup, though ~>f che fame fort of Liquour, prepared by che Wives of che Sun;
which was noc eíleemed fo holy and facred as chat which was confecraced by the
Inca himfelf. .
This Ceremony being performed, whiéh was but an Ante¡:,aíl: to whac chey
had afrerwards to drink, chey proceeded all in cheir order to che Temple of che
Sun; and being about two hundred paces from che door, chey all (excepc tl1e
King) pulled offch~ir Shoes, and walked to che Gace of the Temple. Tben che
Inca, and all his Kindred, encred in, and performed, as legicimace Children, cheir
Obeifance and Adoracion to che Image of che Sun; whilíl: che Cumas, a~ un–
worchy of fo greac a Privilege, attended wichout in che greac Courr, which was
before che Gace of che Temple.
Then che Inca offered wicb his own hand chofe Veífels ofGold wich which
he had perfonrned rhis Ceremony ; and che ocher Incas delivered cheirs into che
hands ofthe Prieíl:s, who were Incas and particularly nominated and dedicated co
che Sun; for it was noc lawfull for any J,ica to officiace at chis holy Service, who
was a Secular, or not ordained to this facred Funfüon. When che Prieíl:s had
thus received che Chalices from che Incas, chey went afcerwards to che Gace, to
F f 2 take