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Royal Commentarier.

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Amongíl: che rnany·ocher Illuíl:rious Qg_alic_ies with w~ich t~is Pri~ce

wa~ ~n.:

, dowed, he had one, by which he ~oíl: pa1ycularly obhged

his

Sub¡efü,_

g1v.mg

early Indications of his Ver~ue, which menced the Name of

Capac,

dur

mg the

time he was Prince, and wb1ch afterwards he conferved, when he carne to be fole

Monarch - The which particular quality was chis : That he never denied any Wo–

man che grant of her Pecition, 'of whatfoever age, quality or co_ndition fhe were,

anfwering her according to her .years ; for if fhe were elder chan he, he would

fay,

M other, what

you

deftre, /hall be 1one.

~f íbe were of equal ye:irs with him,

he would ufe the compellat10n of S1íl:er; 1f younger, he would call her

Daughter,

and fay

what thou askeft, jhall be performed

;

and to all Women generally he would

lay his'hand on cheir !efe fhoulder, in token of bis favour and refpeél: to them.

And this Magnanimicy of rnind he carried

even and coníl:anc, that in mac–

ters of greac imporcance; he would condefcend to ,che diminucio~ of

bis

own

Right and Prerogative of his Maje!ly. As we íhall hereaftei- m0re ac large

diícourfe.

. This Prince being now aboue cwenty years of

A.ge,

purfüed his

Wars,

gaining

on che Kingdom by little and litt!e, ever treatin

g wic

h them, and offering cerms

of Peace and Friendfhip. Bue chis barbarocts Nation, whlch wenc almoíl: naked,

and was ignorant of Political Governrnent, would never give ear to propofals of

Accpmmodacion. ·

Tupac

che Father obferving .the good Conduét of his Son,

committed che abfolute Governmenc of chis War to his management, and

murned to

Co:{,co,

che imporcant affairs of his Empire requiring bis prefence

chere.

The Prince in che mean time, wich cbe affiftence of his Captains,

well ma::

naged che War, chac in che fpace of chree yeats he becarlie abfolute Maíl:er of che

Kingdom of

f2.J±itu,

chough·fome

Jndians

of thac Coumrey

fay,

chac he was five

years; bue chen they co,unc che cwo years, in which his Facher was there in per–

fon, actribueing the Conqueft of chacCouncrey

ch~m both. The gentleneJs

and good-nacure of the Facher ar;id Son was che caufe of chis long continuance of

tne War ; for had chey vigorouíly proceede<l

fire and

fü

ord, chey rnighc

foon have cornpleced thcit· Conqueíl: ; bue chey willing to fave che Bloud of che

Nacives, preífed u_pon chem as they rerired, and fo won the Countrey by litcle

and little; chough che

Jndians

íay, rhac che War had concinued longer, had noc

che King of

itu

died acchat rime ; chey

fay

alío, thac his Deach was occafio–

ned by grief, for feeing himfelf in an unhappy cbntHtion, devefl:ed of the greateíl:

pare of bisDominion, and unable to defend che remainder ,; and noc daring to

cruft, or confide in che Clemency of che

/¡¡ca ,

whom he believed he had prdvo–

ked to chac degree, as never to obcain his pardon; he died wich che preífure of

bisgreat croubles and afHifüons ; he being dead, bis Captains prefently yielded

chemfelves

che merey of

Huqyna Capac ,

who received chem with obliging

terms, commanding them to be veHed with Garments of che fineíl: fort, and pre–

fenced rhem wich ocher gifcs, which were moft

efleem amongíl: che

lnd?_Jin

creacing alfo the more common fort of people wich greac kindneís and friendfhip;

01orr, he performed all che generous Afüons he was ab e

them, co render

his Clemency che more apparenc and perfpicuous to chat íl:upid Nation

And

oblige ali.rhat whole Councrey in general, fo foon as che War was ended, he noc

onely made them Aquedu& to refrefh, arid rnake fruicfull·their '3oil ; bue alfo bulle

a Temple chere for the Sun, and a Houfe for che Seleét Virgin , adorned wich

ru–

ches, and other Embellifhmencs agreeable co the qualicy of rhofe Edifices :

p~rforrnánce of which,_chofe

l ndianr

~ad great advancage,

fo·

their Countrey

y1elded rnuch Gold, which they had d1gged for _che fervice of their own King,

and much more afterwards for che ufe of che Pnnce

Huayna Caphc,

becaufe chey

found chac they very much gracified bis humour by Prefents of that Meca! . his

affeétion and covecoufoefs of which, tranfporced h:m co fuch extremicies or'üp–

preffion, as were never before prafüíed by

Inc11n

Kings, wliich was che caufe of

the ruine of their Empire; and occafion of all that mifery, which fcerwards ex–

tinguiíhed this Royal Family.