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VI.
Royal
Commentaries.
· CH A P.
XXXIll. 1
Of the Miferies and Sufferings of the Great
Chimu
5
ánJ
of
,his
Obflinacy therein; and how at length he
Wa-5
forced
to yield.
W--·
Hilfr the War was thus carried on with great refolution, the twentython;
fand Souldiers which che Prince had demanded for a recruit to his Army
arrived, which i'µiuch abated the haughty and confident hlllllour of
Chimu,
'find·
ing
1
-co his great fonrow, all
his
hopes and expeétations d.ifappolnted ; for on qne
fiqe
he perceiv:ed .che force and íl:rength of the
Inca
to be doubled, when he fupp,_o–
fed, or imagined it to be decreafed, and on the other, he found che fpirit jnd
conrage of his own people to be dejeéted and mrified with rhe appearance of a
new Army ; being of opinion, that they were now rather
to
fight in compliance
. with che humour of cheir Prince, than in hopes of making defence againíl: th~
power of the Enemy : Wherefore being much difmayed and terrified, che chief
and principal Lords addreífed themfelves
to
Chimu,
advifing him-not to contend,
or hold out untíll the laH extremicy, bue rather accept the offers and propofitions
rnaqe to cnem by the
Inca
;
there being no reafon
to
perfiíl: longer in chis obfüna–
cy, wh,ich'-would give opportunity
to
their inveterate Enemies
to
enrich them~
felves with their fpoils, carrying away their Wives and Children into ílavery: To
pr~\rent which, no f~rther delays ought to be made, leíl: their lafiing obfünacy.
íh'ould prqvoke
tbe'Inca
beyond all fufferance, and,bowels óf humane compaffion;
and thac caíl:ing away the terms of Merey, he íhould entirely extirpare their race
whh fire apd fword.
-
W:ich tl)is cli,fcourfe and admonition of his Friends,
(
which feemed racher like
Menaces, than'wholfome counfel) th~ brave
Chimu
loíl: bis wonted courage ,' not
knqw¡ng w!1at to dpe, or unto whom
to
fly for fuccour ; all his Neighbours and
Afües _faif\tmg uaqer t¡he,fame dreacl and fear of the
Inca :
So that at lengch not
' knqwing wh~re·~o turn, H~ ,refolved to accepc ~he
firíl:
offers and propofitions
-wbicb íhoulcl l?e made to h1m by th,e
Inca
;
for h1s great Soul could not bear a füb–
rniífion in Perfon, or that che füíl: pl·offers íhóuld come from him , leíl: it fhould
b~ttay ·a rne~rmefs of his Spirit, bue rather thac tbe Propofals and Arrides of
Peace fhoul~ cóme 'to him from che
Inca.
And in che mean time covering chis
his intention
to
his_own people, he encouraged them to continue che War; tel–
ling them, that he had füll hopes, and did not fear with ché help anc!, valour of
h{s people, bue
to
conclude. this War with great honour and advamage. And
cHerefore he encouraged them to íl:and up in che defence of their Coun~rey, for
whofe fake áod fa'fety 'chey were obliged ro dye with Weapons
in
their hands, and
not for every fmall difaíl:er
to
faint and yield ; it being the mannér of War to be,
doubcfull, :mdco lofe chac one day, which they mighc re-gain the next:
lf
they
were troubled
to
have-feen fome ofcheirWives and Children carried into ílavery,
rhat chey íhould comfort themfelves with the choughts, chat they had che advan–
~age ofcheir Enemy in chac particular, having made greater Depredations on cheir
Wives, tban chey ever did upon cheirs. And therefore chat they íhould not :fhew
}my Défpondepcy of mind, bue racher cruíl: to his judgrnent -and perfuafions, who
had more caré of,cheir fafety chan he had ofhis own.
. .
With thefe faint encouragements and counfels, rather tban with folid hope,
rhe Great
Chimu
dífmiífed his people, ámongíl: whom he was much troubled to
find,(uch dejeéted and difconfolate countenances ; howfoever, putting the beíl:
face he could on the bufinefs, he maiJ:ltained che War, untill fuch time as che ufual
Propofüions Carne fromche
Inca,
offering pardon, peace and friendíhip according
co
"che accufi:omed. íl:yle ofcen and ofcen repeated. Having heard che Propofals
prqnounced again to him
1
he fe~med
to
encercain chem with che fame indifferency
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