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11.oyal

Commentaries.

BooK

VI.

CH A P.

XXXl

Of the 4.n{wer demanded

Cuyfmancu

to,thefe

Surnmp,is

;'.

and of what

apitulqtions were made with hi"?~

late fucceffes

the

Inca

in the neighbouring Countries, h1d fufficieht~

ly allarmed this great Prince

Cuy[m1Jncu

and warned him to provide

fót~·

War, and for

bis

own defence; wherefore having gachered

bis

Army, in prefenc~

of che Captains and.Souldiers he received che Summons of che

Inca;

for

aijfiv~

whereunco· he replied; Thát nehher he nor hts people íl:ood !n need of

~h.er

Prince or Ruler befides himfelí,that che Laws and Cuíl:oms which they obferveq

were defcended and derived t@ chem froní their Fore--fathe~s, which they fouridTo

good anél laudable; that they could not r~folve to forfak@ them to embrace

Mafi:

ners anda Religion wholly¡fir,ange and foreign

them; that amongíl: orher

Go.ds

they adored the

Pachacamac,

who was che ~k~r aqd Suíl:ainer of che

Univer.re

;

and for that reafon muíl: be greater than che Sun; that they had builc a TemQle

wherein they facrificed unto him of che beíl: of tbeir Subíl:anc~, and offerea

füe

Bloud of their Men,

o¡nen and Children to him, eíl:eeming nothing too ·dea?

whereb.y they rnighc teíl:ifie the great Reverence and Veneration th~y had

fo~

fi§i~

·which was

profound and dreadfull, that they duríl: noc behold h1s Image

cfíi

Face, bue approached to him at

h¡s

hinder parts, -as alfo did che Prieíl:s, who:dur{i

not:

mucli as lift up tmeir

yes to behold him; that they bad another Goáéal~

led

Rimac,

whom alfo they adored, iVho

w.as

more familia~ with them, and

dif.

courfed

and

tálked with tl1em;' and gave them Coun[el in.their moíl: difficulc

Af–

fairs; thac they worfhipped alfo a

fox

for his Craft and Subcilcy., and the

Mama–

cocha,

or Mother-Sea, b~caufe ic provided tl:iem with Fifh for their nourifhment;

all \vhich were a fuffic¡enc number of Gods

for

cheir proteétion ancj ufe; ·bue as~td

the Sun, they never had heard any gre,at report of him for

God, or chat iny hao

heard him [peak like

Rim•;

nor had they need of much more heat,than whac

was rn¡.cural

che Clirnace of their Countrey, and therefort they defired che

Inca

to gr¡mc tlíem

Liber.ty

ófConfcience, ~nd Fre<!dom in their way ofWorfhip,

far

that they did not find any great need they had eicher of che

Inca's

Governmenr,

or bis Religion.

The

lncM

were

well facisfied to underíl:and tbat che

Yunca.

.conceived much

Devotíon far che

Pachacamac,

whom they inwardly and mentally adored in their

Hearts, tbat they propofed to reduce them without War, and overcome them

wich perfuaGons, reafonings and gentle promi[e~ and allurements, referving che

force ofArms and compulfion for che laíl: and ulcirnate Remedy.

With chis lntention che

lr¡cas'

proceeded

into

che Valley of

Pachacamac,

where

they were encountred by che King

Cuy[

mancu

with a íhong Band ofMen, refolved

to defend rheir Countrey: Whereupon the General

Yupanqui

difpatched a Mef–

fenger

chem, advifing them not to engage in Battel, uncill fuch time as they

11ad paffed

-a

Conference togecher , couching che Honour and Worfhip of tbeir

Gods: For rhac beíides che Sun, whom chey adored, they choughc

fic

to acquaint

thern, that they conceived a great Devotion for the

Pachacamac,

whom diough

they ,had ereéted no Temples, nor offered Sacrifices, beeaufe he was inviGble,

and it:co~preh~nfible, and above t~eir Concepcions, yet chey inwardly worfhip–

ped h1m

their Hearts, and rnnce1ved

greac

Awe and Reverence for him

thgc_

th~y duríl:,noc take his Narne iq _va4;i;· 9r

pronounce it with their Mouth!.

wicl10u~ profound ahd humble Ador~t~on; wherefore fince they worfhipped the

farne God, and were of the fame Rehg1on, there was no ground or foundation of

~arre!; bue Reafon rather perfuaded, thac chey fhould live in Friendfhip and

Amiry ,together. Moreover che

lnca,s,

be(tdes this Devocion which 1hey paid

Pachacamác,

whQm they held co be the Maker and Suíl:ainer of che Univerfe;

they