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-- ~74 Royal Commentaries. BooK ·Vll.
The Incas repare, chat when chey came imo that Councrey by reafon ofche ma–
ny Skirmifhes they had paífed; and che Difficulcies they had encouncred, their Ar–
my -was reduced to a very ímall number; howfoever chey accempted to perfuade
che Mufm to fubmic unto che Inca, to whom the _Sun was Father, and who had
feht him from Heaven to ceach Men the way of a racional and moral Life; that
being Men, chey íhould n9c appear like Beaíl:s, bue adoring che Sun for God,
they fhould forfake the Worfhip ofStocks and Scones, and ocher vile and inani–
mate Creacures. The Inras obferving that che Mu/m gave attencion to them, were
encouraged co make known their Laws and Cuíl:oms to chem, and recounc the
greac Acchievemencs and Conquefis, which their Kings had made, wich what
Provinces had voluntarily, and of cheir own accord , offered chernfelves to che
Obedience and Service of che Inctt, defiring him to cake them under his proteélion,
as !his People and Worfhippers of hjs Deicy. -le is moreover reporced, chac che
Incas particularly declared to chem che Dream off/iracocha, and bis greac Aétions.
At the hearing ofali which, ic is faid chac the M ufm were fo aíl:onifhed, tbac they
readily accepred che friend!11íp of che Incas, and embraced cheir Religion, Laws
and Scacuces wich greac Devocion, promiíing to be governed by chem, and to ac-.
knowledge no ocher chan che Sun for their principal God. Howfoever rhey refu–
fed to be efteemed for Vaífals of the / nea, having noc_been conquered by him;
bue were proud co be accounced his Allies, Friends and Confederares. Under
pretext of which Friendíhip, the Mufus gave leave to che Incas to live and inhabit
in cheir Councrey; for rbere not remaining above a·thoufand of chem, chey did
not apprehend any danger of being fubdued or enílaved by chem, and cherefore
freely gave chem libercy to cake cheir Daughrers and Kindred for rheir ·ves, and
having a greac Venerarioo and Eíl:eem for rheir Perfons and Wifedom, chey com–
mitted che government of ali chings into their hands, borh of W r and P ace.
Upon che Foundacion of this new Alliance, and ar .rh_eir p rfua 10n, ch fenc
Arnbaífadours to Cozco, to adore che Inca as che Off-ípring of che Sun, and to con–
firm chac Friendíhip and Alliance which chey had concraéted wit hisSubjeél:s;
raking a greac compafs in cheir way chither, to avoid che high Mounrains, mariíh
grourrds and bogs, wbich were nóc pafiible in the dir~ét line. Theíe Ambaífadours
being arrived :ic Co~co, were received by the b ca wich ali imaginable kindnefs and
favour ; commanding chac care íhould be caken to inform and iníl:ruét chem in
the manner of his Courcs, bis Laws, Scacuces and Religion; wich which che Mu–
Í ™ receiving_great farisfadion, recurned again to rheir own Countrey, with refo–
Jurion to maintain chis Friendíhip and Confederacy fo happily begun, which con–
cinued uncill rhe time thac che Spaniards invaded and overcame their G.)Untrey.
Particularly ic is reported of rhefe Incas, who planced chemfelves in che Councrey
of che M ufm ; chac che Children defcended from chern, deftring to recurn to Co:{,co
in che time of Huayna Capac, for that finding all things quiec in the Countrey of
M ufm, and no danger of any revolc, the natural defire of viíicing the Councrey
oftheir Fore-fachers, inviced chem to carry their Wives and Children urtto Cow;
bue in rheir way thicher receiving news that Huayna Capac was dead, and that the
Spani'!rds poífeffed the Land, ~aving fubverted ~nd utcerly deíl:royed che Empire
of r!-íe Incas; chey alcered the1r deíign, refolvmg to recura again to the M11JH1,
where rhey were ever afcerwards highly efieemed, and held in Veneration, and
all rnacr h of War and Peace commitced to iheir management. le is íaid
rhac che in thofe pares is fix Leagues broad, and chac their Canoes are two
days in over ic.
GHAP.