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BooK VII. Royal Commentaries.
Soilthereabouts is gravelly, and ful! of Sand, which may be mixed with Morrar, for
they call Sand and Gravel Tiu, and Ypúncu aGate. The next Gace ofthe fecond Ram–
pire they called Acahu~na, for che Word Acahuana, pronounced wit? an aípiration
in the Throat, was the Name of the Maíl:er-workman ,that made 1t. The third
Gate was call~d Viracocha Puncu, being coníecrated to their God Viracocha, which
was the Apparition before related, which in a Dream revealed unto the Prince
- the Rebellioo of the Chancas, and fo r~aíon they eíl:eemed him the Defen·
der and new Founder ofcheir (::ity of , and called that Gate by his Narne, im–
}lloring che like Proteétion and ~ in defence of thac Forcrefs which he
had formerly fhewed in che fafe · of chat Cicy, and of che whole Empire :
Between one Wall and che ocher t ere was a diíl:ance of abouc twency five or
chircy foot, which was filled up with Earth to the top of the Wall; but it is noc
certain whether chis Earcb was caíl: up by hand, or whech~r it were frorn che rife
of che Hill, perhaps ít might be by both, and that what was wancing by che afcenf
might be [qpplied by the hand. Every Rampire had its Breaíl:-work, under which
they could fight with better íhelter, than if they had expofed chemfelves to the
open force ofthe Enemy.
e H A i?: XXIX.
- \ Of the three great Towers; of the chief Work_men e11iployed1
in this Building, and oj the great Rock_ which refted in
the way.
· ·HAving paíÍed thefe three Walls or Rampires, we come to a long, :md nar-·
row place; where were three fl:r(?ng Towers built in a Triangle, according
· - to the fituation of che place; the Ehiefeíl: ofchem was placed in the middle, cal–
led Mayoc Marca, wh'ch fignifies the round I:ortrefs, in which fprings a plencifull
Fountain of excellent Water, which was brought ata far diíl:ance under ground,out where, and from whence the Jrzdians do not know; for fuch Secrets as cheíe
were always ref~rved from common knowl~dge in che Breaíls of che Inca, and of
liis Council. In chai: Tower che Kings had their Aparcments, when at any time
they went up to recreaée themfelves in the Forcrefs, thé Walls of which, iníl:ead
ofTapeíl:ry, were adorned·with Gold and Silver, inlaid wich the fhapes ofBirds·
and Beaíl:s, which were ex ellently well councerfeited ; it was alfo furnHhed witb
its fervices ofPlace and ocher moveables, properly belonging to it, as had all the
other Royal Palaces. The fecond Tower chey called Paucar Marca, and the third
Sacllac Marca, they were both fquare, with many Chambers for lodging Sould¡ers
belonging to the Gariíon; they were ofren relieved and changed by their mi:ns, and
were·to be all IncM o[privilege, for orher Nations were not capable ofadmiffion
. into that Fortrefs, being eíl:eemed a facred place, and confecrated to che Sun for
exercife of Arms, as the Temple was for Prayers and Sacrifice. The,Captain or
Commander in Chief was to be of che true and legicimate Royal Bloud, under
whom were feveral.Lieucenants and Officers ordained, fome for governmenc of
the Milicia, others were Purveyors, and fuch as had care·of che Proviíions, ochers
were Armourers tQ furbifh and deanfe che Arms, and ochers had che .care of che
Wardrobe, ,of keeping che Clóths and Shoes ofche Garifon. ' Under chefe Towers
was as much room as above, anq be'tween them were Galleries of Communica–
tion. The ~arcers under' ground were formed wich greac Are, having Lanes
and Paífages with fuch wind~gs and turnings, all of the fame fize, and fafhion,
that they feemed a labyrinth; and fo difficult to find out, thac none duríl: encer
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