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Royal Commentaries.

BooK_VIII.

VIII.

Of the three Marriages

Huayna Capac;

of the Death

of his Fa,ther, and his Sayings.

Vpac Inca Y~fanqui

~elifl~n~ now. wholly from _Warsi attende_d to the Govern–

ment of h1s Empire, v1fitmg d1vers parts of 1t at _di:fferent times, to che great

joyand comfort ofhis Vaffals, who were tranfported w1th

JOY,

as ofren as they

faw

rhe

Inca

in rheir Countries :· le was he who effeélually-laboured about theFor–

tre[s of

t ouo,

his Father having onely begun, and laid che foundation of it;

this

•

Work was many years in building , on which cwenty thoufand.Indian.r were al–

ways employed, every Nation ·and Province taking its turn , wirh that rule and

order, rhar nothing tould be di:[po[ed in better and more·exaél: method and difci–

pline. Every rwo years che

I nca

vifited his Kingdom of

Chili,

fending every year

chicher many fine Garments for c!oathing of che

Curac,:u,

and cheir Kindred, "'

ith

more comm0n habic for che ordioary people.

exchange for which, che

Cacique.

fem much Gold, and plumesof Feathers, and ocher Commodicies of che growch

.of cheir Countrey. And chis continued umill the time chac

D on D iego de Almagro

invaded thar Councrey.

The Prince

Huaya Capac

having conquered che Kingdom of

f2!!iiu,

and che

. Provinces of

~llacenca, Pa{fu, Otavallu

and

Caranque,

and given infüuél:ions

for

tbe orderly managemem of che affairs of chofe Countries,.he returned

Co:{;,co

render an acc6unt to bis Father ofall che Aél:ionshe had performed in his Service,

being received by him with great triump!-i and joy

for

his happy recuro : And

then

hi:!

married

[econd time with his fecond Siller, called

Rava Ocelo,

becau[e

by his

fir/1

Wife, and eldeíl: Siíl'er, called

Pillee, Huaco,

he had no Children ; icbe–

ing neceífary chac che Succeffion íhould be füpplied by an Heir legitímate on the

íide boch of the Father and,Mother.

·like manner he1married a third time

lawfully, according to th.eir Lawsand CuO:otns, with

M ama Runtu,

che Daughter

of his Uncle

Auq11i

A maru Tupac Inca

bisFather's fecond Brother.

Au1ui

title

' of diíl:inél:ion, given always to che fecond Sons of che King, and in a courceÍle

ali

chofe of che Royal Bloud, but not to ochers, of what quality foever.

Amaru

a Name given to che greatefl: Serpenc?of ~he

Anti..

"fhe like Narnes of living

Creatures, of Flowers or Herbs, or any thmg fuperemrnent, or excellem in its

degree or quality, che

lnc4

would cake upon tbe.nfelves, ftgnifying; chat as chofe

Creamres .were famous in their Species,

che

Incas

were in che generacion of

Mankind. The King

Inca T upac,

wich che confenc and advice of bisCouncil, or–

dered thacchofe two Women, laíl: .married

Huayna Capac,

íhould be eíl:eemed

and judged as lawfull Vvives as.rhe firíl:, and not for Concubines, their Children

being rnade capable to inherit, Iefl: a legitimate Heir íhould fail in che Succeffion.

Onwhich confideration cheMarriage with bisCoufin Germain was eíl:eemed law–

foll,

becau[e (he was che nexcof kin,

ut!Jna Capac

w<1n~ing a third Siíl:er, wich

whom he might match. By bis

Sif.kt

Rava Ocelo,

he hada Son firnamed

H uayna

Cap.1c,

Huafcar Inca ;

th~ fignific

ation

of which Name,of

Huafcar,

we will declare

in ics proper place, becaufe bis rrue and µroper Name was

lnti Curi Hual!p,1.

Of his

Cou(in Germain, who was he;, rhird Wife, he had

.lvíanco Inca,

who fucceeded hirn

in his Kingdom, thac is, in Name onely, for che Inheritance \Yas chen in reality

fallen inco che hands of Strangers, .as we íhall fee in ics due place.

Sorne years of peace and cranquillicy being paffed, during che Reignof

Tr,pac Yu–

panq1ú,

he began at lengch to feel him[elf crazy, and declining towards his end ;

wherefore he aífembled thePrince

H uayna Capac;

and ali his other SonsandDaugh–

ters cogecher, to che number of cwo hundred, and more : To whomafter the cu–

íl:oine of former Kings, a'nd by way of his lail: \Vil! and Teíl:arnenc, he recom–

rnended che praél:ice of Peace and Juílice far che good and.benefic of theirSubjeél:s,

which wonld

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Illufl:rious) and make them to appear true Children of

the