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Royal Commentaries.

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{icuation being mountainous and craggy, and che people of ic ab6ve

foriy

chou-

fand in number.

thefe

ChachapuyM

bound a Sling abouc the~r he~d for the drefs and ornament

of ic,. being thereby difünguiíhed from o~her Na~1ons ;·,h~ mann~r and_ faíhion

of cheir Slingwas differenc from ocher

Indians,

bemg che ch1ef Arrns

luch

they

ufed in che War, as chey were of the Ancient

Mayorkjns.

Bur

before ·chey carne

che Province of

Chach:puya,

they were to pafs through

ánother called

Huacrachucu,

which is very large and great,

but

the fituation

mouncainous, and ch€ people fierce. Th~ wear for a devife and difünél:ion on

cbeir heads, or rather did wear ic ( for now

ali

thofe fancies are confounded ) a

'black Binder of Wool, fticched wich white flies ; and iníl:ead of a Feather upon ·

it,

they carried che point of a Horn of a I?eer,.or Stag; whence they h1.d che

Narne of

Huacrachucu,

which is the horned Cap; for

Chuc.u

fignifies the

~íh

a–

bout tbe head, and

Huaéra

a Horn. This peopl:e, before they were fubdued by

che

Jnca1,

adored Serpents, and in their Temples and Houfes fec up their figures

for ld9ls to be worfhipped.

This Province offering it felf in the way

Chachapuya,

was firíl: to be fubdued,

and accordingly orders were giveo to the Artny

attack ic: che Natives appeared

in defence of their <;:ouncrey, fuppofing it impregnable, .and not paífable for an

Army, and therefore ~t all che difficult paífes _oppof:d the Enemy, in which Skir–

mifhes many were ílam on both fides. WhKh bemg obfi!tved by the

Inca

and

his Council, chey confidered, th~c in cafe they proceeded in that rigorousand for–

cible manner, che confequehce would be of greac damage to their own people,

and che total ruine and extirpation of their Enernies: To prevent which, ha–

ving gained fome íl:teng and

faíl:

places, they fent ·their Summons and Propo–

fals of Peace and Friendfhip, a,s was che cuflome of che

Incas';

by which they

made known

chem, thacche intention and defign of the

Inca

was

doe them .

good ( as had ali his Anceíl:ours-done

the other Nations they had fubdued )

and not

tyranize , ·bue to bring them greater benefit chan he couJd expeél:

from thern ': That they would doe well to caíl their eyes for exarnple on other

Nations, whofe Lands or Pofieffions they had n'1t taken away, 'hut improved

by Aqueduél:s, and other benefits : That they had perrnitfd the

Curacas

to en–

joy tbe fame Govemment which they forrnerly had, having no other defigo

iri

all their Wars and Aétions, than to force Men

Adore che Sun, and re–

form them from their inhumaQe and befüal cuíl:oms. Thefe Propofüions af–

forded great matter of debate to this people ; for tbough rnany were of opinion,

· that they ought to accept the terms of the

Inca,

and receive him for their Lord ;

yet che younger forr, who were more in number, and of lefs experience, oppo–

fed the agreement, and carried it in che Negative, and theréupon profecuted the

War with rnuch fury ánd refolutioo; for having contradiéted tne more Aged

Men in their opinion, they efl:eemed themfelves engaged in point of repuracion

.to overcome, or dye.

Euc that rhe Enemy might not think that the Conditioos which the

Inca

had

. offered, did proceed

frorn

timoroufnefs, or cowardife, bue onely from that piety,

and compaffionace difpofition, which was inherent in him, and all his family; he

commanded that the War íhould be renewed wirh heat and violence; and ha–

ving made divers detachmencs of his Army, aífailed them

'in

feveral places ac

ihe fame rime ; that

making a diverfion of rheir Forces, he might abate che

heac of their courage, and make diem unc;leríl:and rheir own weaknefs.

Wirh

chis fecond acrempt rhey gained other places, and íl:ropg paífes .,·and ílraitened

the Enemy in rhat manner, chat they had

other rernedy, bue to have recourfe

unto the merey and clemency of che

Inca

who, according to the accuíl:omary

goodnefsof chofe Kings, received them to pardon , giving order to his Officers

and Minifiers to treat_ the

Huacrachucm,

as if they were Brechren and Allies,

cloath che

Curaw

w1ch che fineíl fort of Garments called

Compi.

and che more

ordinary people with the

Avafca,

which is che morecoarfe. He alfo commanded

that they fhould be fupplied w~rh Provifions _for the~r fuflenance, for that ayea;

of War had .confümed all the1r Seores; which they tóok fo kindly chac they

efleemed it ~he greateíl evidence they could receive

che favour

and

forgiveneís

of che

Inca.

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