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Rojal ·Commentaries.

Hu1y;a Capac

leaving

f2.!!itu,

·proceeded to anotber Province called

l2.!!illacer1ca,.

which fignifies a Nofe of lron; becau[e rhey boared the Bridge which pa!Ies be- ·

tweea the Noíl:rils, to hang a Jewel, ora piece of Gold or Silyer, ,v.hich reached'.

ro rheir Lips :_ the

Inca

found rhefe_ t? be a fordid, vile people,, almoíl: all naked,

and full of Lice ; rhey had no Rehgwn amongíl: them ; for rhey worfl1ipped no–

thing, unlefs it were the·Fiefh offome Animal; of whtch they were fo ravenous,

rhat wherefoever they found any ·carrion, flefh of Horfe or Mate; or :my rhing

elfe corrupted and fünking, rhey would eat and dévoar ir wirh the greateíl: pleafüre

and appetite in the World : So that it is very probable, rbat fuch. a

fort

Beaíl:s as thefe, were eafily fubdued, and reduced

obediénce.

From hence tbe

Inca

rnarched to anocher Nation called

Paftu,

as vile and for–

-@id

as'fhe

formbr, ,differing oñelrfrom rhe¡:n in chis, that they w<,:mld by no means

.,be

pe11fuaded •toreat:111efh, faying, That they were noc Do~s., Thefe berng eafüy

,reauced to ~be obedrence ofche

Inca,

Iníl:ruétors were appornted for them to''teach

t:hem ohe rnannér·of ·living after the racional manner, impoírng on' them die Tri~

bute·ofLice, rhac

the¡y might keep themfelves clean, and in _healch. _

- From

Paj}u

they proceeded to another Provin'ce called

Otav~llu,

the Inhabi–

rants whereof were much more Politicál and Warlike chart che others.

-Thefe

paving made fome Hctle refül:ence againíl: the

Inca,

did foon yield, finding rhat

they were not ~ble to defend themfelves againíll: chat Pocenc Prince.

· And having bere made due provifion to fecure the CountreY., the

Inca

procee–

ded to anocher Province called

Caranque,

the people of which.;were rnofl:. barba–

rous in their life and rnanners;, they adored Tygers, and Lions,-,md great Ser–

pents, offering the hearts and bloud of Men in their Sacrifices : Making War

upon their Neighboun;, onely for the fake ofWar and Enemies, tbai: chey might:

have fuch as they rnight kili and eat. At

firfr

they rnade great ·oppofüion ·a- .

~fuíl:

tbe

Inca,

but being repulfed, they foon difcovered their errour , and in a

few--days furrendred at difcretion.

HÚayna Capac

ordained and coníl:ituted Ma–

fl:ers to teach and

iníl:rúél:

thern in their Idolatrous Worfhip, and ín the rul€s of a

Morál l~fe, forbidding them t-0 a~knowledge any other Idol but the Sun, or facri–

fice the bloud of Meo, or eac humane flefh; which laíl: was the moíl: grievous of

any to ~hern; becaufe

they were ofany thing the rnoíl: ravenous of chat. r'fhus far

th~ Cohquéíl: of chofe :Ptovinces extended on that fide, which bordered on the

~mo[~itu.