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Royal_Commentaries~

.BooKVIlí.

Having paífed this people of

Pias,

the Army proceeded in.ics march

andóe–

ing come co a cercain opening, or breach of the fnoy.,y Moumain, called

Chirmac–

caJTa,

which ftgnifies the dangerous Gate, becau[e 1c had been fatal to many peo–

ple, who paffed thJc way, che

Inca

made a decachmenc of

300

Men, which like

a forlorn Hope, preceding che Anny on defign of di[covery, were on a füdden

over-whdmed with che fall of a Mouncain oJ Snow, in which ali perifhed, not

one-Man efcaping. By reaíon of chis misforcune, che

Inca

could, not pafs for fe–

veral days, which gave occafion co_ che

CkachapuJ'as

to fpread a report through all

cheir Councrey, tbat the

Incas

terr'1fied with che lace unbappy amdent, were reti–

red, and fled

cheir own Couotrey.

The Snows being in a manner chawed, che

Inca

purfued bis Conqueíl:, and .

with much difficulty gained fiep by íl:ep al! che Councrey, as far as

Cuntur Marca

which a conftderable people inhabics

patling by others o~ each hand ofche'Way,

by reafon that che paífages to cbem were obíl:ruéted, and d1fficult, and che Natives

not worth che labour and charge ofa Conqueíl:. Bue the people of

Cuntur Marca

made great refiíl:ence, foughc valiancly, and continu

ed che Wa

r for many days.

Bue whe

reas,the power of che

Inca

was at thac time

invincib.le,

and that nothing

could.be

op_pofed fufficient

wichfiand ic; che

Chach

as being ov

er-powered by che

Numbers

which aífailed them, were forced to yield, and fubmít rhemfelves ac dif–

cretion to che

Inca,

who, according to bis cu(tome, received them to merey and

pardon

and chac he might quiet and fatisfie their rninds with COf)fidence of his

CJemency, and might by. their example invite and allure ochers to che like fub- ·

jeét:ion , he treared chem with kind encertainmenc, befiowing favours, and bis

beneficence pon chem.

. The

Inca

having fectled bis Miniíl:ers and Officers neceílary for che Eíl:ablifh–

menc of affairs, he proceeded forward, raking in ali che Forcs and íl:rong places

in che way before him, which now yielded without much bloud or oppofüion

following rhe example of

Cuntur Marca:

Eight Leagues from wh..ich is another peO:

ple .:~!led

Caj{a Marquilla,

who defended chemfelves within cheir Rocks and Moun–

cains : For chefe being namrally warlike and fierce, advencured to

cry

che force of

che

fricas

in many engagements

bue at length thefe

Chachas

having preved their

írrefüHble power, ánd conftdering thac che greaceíl: pare of their Province had

fubmícced

che

Inca,

they thought

befi. for them to follow che fame example

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