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VII.
Royal
Commentariu.
thac in chac Countrey chere was none, but that ar che Head of that River was
greac aburidance; from whence che
Spaniards
give che Name ofPlate to chat
fü.._
ver, though chere be no Silver Mines arifing in chac Countrey; cowards the
mouch of rhac River which is eíl:eerned
fo
famous, chac ic hath gained rhe renown
of che fecond greac River in che World after che
Ore/lana.
The River of Place is called in che
lndian
Tongue
Parahuay,
though the greac
River above (ifcha
e
be it which joins with che River of Place) is named
Arna–
rumoyu,
all che other five Streams lofing cheir propet Names, when chey join wich
chis.
Mayu
fignifies a River, and
Arnaru
are chofe great Serpents which are noli–
rifhed
in
chofe Countries, offuch bigneís as we have befare defcribed, forafinuch
as thefe Serpents being compared with leífer Snakes, do much exceed rhem,
fo
doth that River furpafs che Brooks and leífer Streams.
CH
A
P.
XIV.
The
Succe/fes
of
the
Expedition into
Mufu,
untill
the
end
of
it.
I
T
being impoílible to find a way into
Muf; ,
over che inacceffibl~ Mountains,
and through che Lakes and Bogs, che King
Yup11nqui
refolved
to
follow che
cour-fe of che River, chough as yec not known, or difcovered; in purfuance of
which, Order was given
to
cut clown Timber, and make Boacs, or Floacs, for
tranfporcing ten thoufand Men, wich Provifion fufficient for chem, che ,which
were cwo years in preparing; all which being built, and made ready, and che
Souldiers raifed and armed, and che Viltuals and Ammunitioo provide·d, and the
General c¡nd Officers named, ali which were
I11c,u
o[
che Royal Bloud, they ern–
bark~d in c~eir Boats, m_ad~ capabJe.
to
carrychircy, or for~y, or fifry Men a piece.
Therr Frov1fions they la1d m che m1ddle of che ]3oats, ra1fed abouc half a yard
from che bottom, to keep them from wet, Wich chis force and preparati.ons
they fculled clown che Stream , and in cheir paífage had many difficult Rencoun–
ters, and Battails with che Natives of
Chunchu,
who inhabic on che Banks on one
fide, and che other of that River, aífembled in greac numbers both upon che,Wa–
ter, and on rhe Laad, to interrupt their paífage. The offenfive Arms ufed by
that People of
Amis
,
were Bo\1\/s and Arrows: . Their Faces, and Arms, and
Legs were painted over red, and their Bodies wich various colours, for che Couu–
rrey being hot, they went always naked, with a clout onely befare their Privicies,
with Caps on their Heads, mad.e up wich che Feathers of Parrots, and
GuacamaJa&.
fo
conclufion,...afcer many Skirmifhes and Treaties between one and the other
Party, che feveral Nations and Inhabic-ams .on che Banks of chis River, were ali
reduced to the -Obedience and Service of che
Inca
;
and in acknowledgmtnt of
fuch fubmiffion and Vaífalage , fent Prefehts to che King
Yupanqui'
of Parrots,
Monkies, Drills; Honey, Wax, and ocher Fruir~ which their Councrey yielded.
Thefe Prefents were confiantly made untill che death of
Tupac Amaru,
~ho
w~
che laíl:,of che
Inctt1,
bis Head being cut offby·
Francifco deToledo,
Vice-king of che
Indies,
as we fhall hereafcer more largely declare in che Lives and Succeffions of
chofe Kings. Many of chofe
Indians
who were ordered ro bring cheir Prefems to
the
Incas,
did afterwards, by conceflion from them, plant themfelves near unto
·
·Tono,
a place about twenty fix Leagues diíl:ant from
Goteo,
where their Generation
harh remained to chis day. The Natives on che fide of che River, commonly cal–
led
Chunchu,
being chus reduced to che fervice of che
Inca;
chey proceeded forwards
to other Countries and Nations untill they carne to the Province of
M ufu,
inhabi–
ted by a númerous and warlike Nation, having all things plentifull of their owµ
~
prodult, and diítam abouc cwo hundrea Leagues from che City of
Co'l:.,co.
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