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Royal

Commentaries.

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freíhment rather than as any effential Ceremony belonging to the Order. From

this word

Huáracu,.

which fully expreffes all the Solémnity ,of this Feíl:Íval; the

word

Ruara

is derived, which fignifies a Cloth or Veíl:ment, artd implicitely

de.:

notes that thac Perfoñ who deferves fuch Habit, hach a lawfull Title ofpretence

to ali' thofe Dignities, Honours, and Royalties, whith may,be acquired, either by

War or Peace. Moreover they placed on che Head of thefe Novitiates Garlands .

of rwo feveral forts ofFlowers; one was ofchat which chey call

Cantut;

being of

a very beautifull form, _and of various Colours, fu~h as yellow, murry, red, and

orhers, all being very hvely and chearfoll. The other fort of Flower was called

Chihuayhua,

being oía deep incarnation, not únlike the Gilliflowers of

Spain.

Thefe

two forts of Flowers were appropriaced onely to thofe of the Royal Family; it not,

being lawfull for theCommonalty, nor for any

Cu1>aca,

how great foever he were,

wear that fort of Flower. •Moreover they wore upon their Heads ihe Leaf of

:m Herb called

Vinay Huayna,

which fignifies youthfull, being very verdanc and

green, and bearing a Leaí like that of the Lilly; it conferves ic felf freíh for a long

time; and though it be wichered, yec it cominues"its colour.

All the Badges of Chivalt'y and Honour, fuch as che Flowers and Leaves be–

fore mentioned, and ocher things, ·were tonferred alike on all Noviciates, as well

as on che Heir apparent; who was differenced from them onely in the Wreath

which bound his Temples, which was four fingers broaJ, not round, as che

Spani–

arc&

imagine it, but like a Frinse, rnade of Wool; for che

Indians

had no Silk in

their Countrey; che colour was oí a pale yellow, like a Lemon-cólour. This di–

(hriétion _was not worn by the f>rince, uncill he had paffed

his

time

Appro:

bation; and rhen ir was his fingle and peculiar Badge of Honour , not being al–

lowed to any other, no not to his own Brother.

The laíl: Royal diíl-inétion diey gave uncJ che Prince, was a kind of Pole-ax-;

v,ith a Handle of about a yard long, which rhey called

Champi.

This Irnn had an

edge li]ce a [word on one fide, :md the poinc of a Diamond on che orher, being

Parcefan, onely rhac it wanted a point. When chis·weapon was put imo–

his Hand, they faid

Aucacunap11c,

w_hich isa Noun ofche Dative Caíe, and .iigni-·

fies for Tyrants, for Traytors, for cruel Perfons, for falfe Breakers of cheir Fáich,

for chis and much more chis word

Auca

fignifies ; rhefe Arms which were pur in–

to his Hands, íerved for an Ernbleme of Juíl:ice, wirh which he was to puniíh

Offenders: che orher particulars ofFloyvers, and odoriferous Herbs, fignified Cle–

mency, Piery, Geµtlenefs; and.ocher Vertues ·and Royal Endowmenrs of a Prince;.

which he oughc to make ufe oí towards bis faichfull and loyat Subjeél:s. For as

-hisFacher che Sun had cauféd chofe Flowers to grow in the 'Fields for the con-

tentrnenc and pleafüre .ofMankind; fo likewife bu_ghc a Prince to culcivate the·

Flowers ofVercue in his Mind; rhat fo he might juítly claim che Title of Lover

of che Poor, and that under chac charaéter and notion bis Name mighc fmell

fweet, and be pretious in che World.

The Officers of Chivalry having in the.prefence of che

Inca

made and conclu–

, ded chis Difcourfe unto the Prince; then imrnediacely the Uncles and Brochers of

. r~e Prince prefe~cing chemfelves on_ their Knees before

.hit:n,

adored and reverenced

h1m for che nue and undoubted Ch1ld ofche Sun, and Heir of che

Inca.

The which

Ceremony feems a kind of Iníl:alment of che Prince, and Admiffion to che here–

dicary Succeffion of the Empire; which being done, they bound his Temples wirh

che yellowifh Wreach. And thus che Feaíl of che Novitiaces, admitted into che

Order of Chivalry, concluded.

CH-A P.