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BooK
VI.
which time he lived
in
greac peace and profperity ; at the end of which he dyed ·
being univ:rfally lamenced by bis Subjeéts, ha~ing his place allotted to .him a~
mongíl: che Kings bis Predeceífors, and enrolled
m
the L1íl: and Number of theit
Gods. He was,embalmed according to the cuíl:ome of their Councrey ; and
bis
Obfequies performed with críes, and fighs, and facrifices, and other ceremonies
of
Funeral which, continued for the fpace of a whole year.
He
1:fc
the Univerfal inheritance of
bis
Empire to bis Eldeíl: Son
Tupan11.ui,and
bis Wife and Siíler
Coya Anahuarque,
befides which he left above
three hundred
Sons and Daughcers ; and that in all, with legitimate a'nd patural Children, he
made up che number of more chan four hundred ; and yec the
Indians
eíl:eem thefe
buc.few, confidering chey were che iífue of fo greac, and fo good a Father.
The
Spanifh
Hiíl:orians confound thi Names of chis Facher and Son in one
.de–
nominacion, calling che Father
Yupanqui,
and che Son
Inca,
whereas
Inca
was
che
Royal Title, as
Auguftm
was to che Emperours. The caufe o~ chis rni(take a–
mongíl: che
Spaniards
arifes from che
Jndians
chemfelves, wbo having occafion to
rnention chefe two Kings, fay
Pachacutec Inca, 1upanqui;
which the
Spdnia.,.ds
mif..
underílanding, take
to
be one perfon, and fo confound che Father with che Son ;
chough, in realicy
t
che
Indianl
make great düferenc~, diílinguiíhing chis
Tupanqui
from bis Facher and ochers by che firname of
Tupac,
which is as much as to
fay
(refplendenc) in like manner chey diíl:inguiíh anocher
Inca Tupanqui,
by che Facher
o[
Huayna C"fac,
and,another
Yupanqui
by che Grandfacher of
Huafcar
;
and
fo .
give (orne diíl:infüon to chem-all, which I denote for better clearing che Hiílory ·
to obferving and incelligenc Readers:
CH A P.
XXXV.
Of
the Schools which he founded and enlarged, and
of
the
Laws he mad,e fer good Government.
B
L1/
Patera
difcourling of this
Inca,
hat~ chefe following words : "
PJracochA
bemg dead, and placed by the
lndians,
amongft che number of their Gods,
",the Grand
Titu
his Son fucceeded in bis Throne by .the Name of
Manco Capac,
" untill fu~h time as bis Father gave him che Name of
l!achacutec,
which
fignHies
" as much, as if chey fhould call him the Reformer of the World : the which
" Name was verified by che many famous Aétions he performed, and che many
" wiíe Sentences and Proverbs which he uctered; ·rhe which were
fo
excellenc
ana
'' m10wned, that having deferved thac Auguíl: Ticle, che former Name began
to
" be forgotten. This
Inca
governed bis Empire wich thar vigilance, prudence and
" ,courage
both
in War and Peace, that he noc onely enlarged it towárcls all rhe
" four quarters of ché Worlá, which chey called
Tavantinfuyu,
bue ílrengchened
" and corroborated it by fuch excellenc Laws and Stacmes, as were judged worthy
" to be C?Hfirmed by theWifedom of our Ca~holtck Kings ; chofe onely excep·
ce
ced, wnich had refpeét
ro
che Idolan·ous Rites of cheir Religion, aruHo tne
:: P.ermiílions of cheir ~nceíluous Marriages. This
Inca,
above ali chings, amp11-
tied ana endowed w1th Honours and R-evenues thofe Schools which th~
Inca Roe·
, "
ca
had firíl: founded ac
Couo :
He encreafed the number of MaQers and
Tea–
. '' chers; commanding, thac noOfficer, Capcain or Souldier, íhould be capable of
:: any ~onour, Of?ce o~ .l~ignity, but he onely chat c?uld fpeak, and who
y¡~s
knowmg·and ·skilfull
rn
che Language of
Co'{,co.
And thac no pérfon m1glír
. " plead excufe far 'his ignorance cherein, be ordained and appoinced feveral Ma–
:: fl:ers _to ceach chac 1\mgue to all che Nobles, and to ochers capable co rerve
io
pubhck employment ;
fo
chat the Language of
Co'{,co
became the comnion and
" un~vel.'fal Tengue of
allPcru :
How~wer oflate (I know not how) by negligente
~'. of