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VIII.

Royal Commentarier.

, Herewith an end was put to che War of this Campagn ; for that the Con–

quéíl: of a Province

inacceffible in its fituation , and

we11 defended by its

Natives, was

fofficierít Work for one Summer. And becau[e thac Q:mmrey

was fübjed: to much rain, he quartered bis Army in the Frontiers of it, and re–

cruited ic wich twenty thoufand Men more, thac ·he might make a more quick -

di[pacch and riddance in bis Conqueíl:s. Bue firíl: he took arder to have his new

Subjeéts well iníl:ruéted in the fuperfütious Rices of his Religion, and in the

Laws and Moralities of his Empire : He appoinced alfo, thac deíigns íhould .

be laid for Aqueduéts and Gardens, and for clearing tho[e Grounds which were

fruicfull , and of good Soil , of Bufhes and Weeds, making them good and

proficablé manure, and

fic

to be fown ; for wanc of which induíl:ry, and good

husbandry, liccle orno benefic was made of cheir Lands: Ali which, when th~

Jndial'JS

faw, they adrnired, and acknowledged che infinite goodnefs of che

Inca

to them.

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CH A ·P.

II.

Of the Conquefl which the

Incas

made

01t

the

Botdús

~~f

Chachapuyu:

recruits bejng co~e, and che feafo~ of che year

fit

for aétton,

thtlnca

Tupac

comrnanded h1s Arrny ouc of their

mter-quarters c9 cake t'he

r1eI8,

and

march tow~rds the Province of

Chachapµyu;

but in th~

firft

Rlace he Bifp~t:–

chc:¡d

Herald beforé to offer them terms of War, or Peace;

Hile

they ilighced

all cerms of Accommodation, and refolqcely an[wered, Thac they ~ ere ready

wich Arms in their hands

defend rheir Liberty, and rhat che

Inca

mighc <loe

bis pleafore, far thar rhey refolved never ro be his Vaífals. This Anfwer being gi–

ven, both parties prepared for War, wh.ich was carried on with chat refolution

and fury, that rnany were killed and wounded on both fides: The

lncM

refolved

never to retreat ; and the

Chacha1

(.for they had that Name alfo ) were obfünate–

ly determined rather to dye than yield. Both parties being chus refolved, che

War became very bloudy, ·by reafon that the

Chacha1,

who[e Countrey may be

fiyled a Kingdom, being

>º

Leagues in lengch, and

in breadch, reaching to

Muyupampa,

which is

3.0

Leagues fartber; forefeeing che .intentions of che

Inca,

and growing jealous of his Power, had made proviíion for two years before a–

gainfr him, having·fortified

ali

their

fü:ong hokls,

-the

ruines .of which r-emaiH-t-o

this day; and having Barracadoed che narrow paífes, which are rocky and moun–

rainous, and

diffi.cult to climb, thar in many places the

Indians

have made eight

, or ten feveral Scories, w.ich fieps to defcend ; and beGdes chefe, chere

no paf–

fage forwards by ocher ways. Notwichfianding all thefe difficulties, the

lnca1,

with lofs of many of their Men , gained feveral of thefe firong Holds, which

'proved of great advamage to chem: The firíl: of thefe was fituate on

Moun–

tain, being two Leagues and a half high, called che Hill of

Pia1,

bécaufe che peo–

ple, who live on tne ocher fide, are

called, being che moíl: coníide_rable of

that Province. And chus

far

the

Incas

having gained w_ith greac difficulty, they

were now encered eight

ten Leagues within che Councrey, che people retrea–

ting

before co

-other places of greaterfüength.

H0wfoever ~he Old Men and Women, who were not able to climb the Mouns

tains in company with the

oung, were taken by che

Inca,

together with young

Children, whom che Parencs could not carry with them ; al! which che Greac

Tupac

committed to che care and kind treatment of his Officers.

Having