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VIII.
Royal
Commentaries.
the Sun.
In
particular and ·efpecial manner he encharged
to
his Elddl: Sori che
care of conquering che B:irbarous Nations, wíth intent that he might reform cheír
manners, and-reduce them
to
che true Religidn of che Sun, and reach them to live
in Societies, and wirh Political Governmenr, and rhat in all rhings-he fhould imi–
tate che examples of bis Anceíl:ors. Laíl:ly, he encharged him
to
revcnge rhac
perfidiou~ creachery, of which t~e people of
Puert~ Vie/o,
a1:d. che
P.ªrtS
adjace!1r,
and
efpecially chofe of
Huancavdlcas
had been· gmlty
10
killmg chofe Capr:uns
and Iníl:ruetors, which ar cheir requeíl: he had
ient
amongíl: rhen), leíl: che impu–
niry and rem.ifnefs in punifhment of thac ingratimde íhould be of
il1
example
to
ocher Subjeéts ; and that afrer having chafüfed chis offence, he fhould endeavour
to
reform their beíl:ial way of living, by teaching rhem ro Manure and Sow rheir
Fields, and cover cheir Bodies. And rarrher, he enchatged rhem ro live in love
and ainity togecher, for that he was going
to
r~íl:, and repofe hin1felfwith his Fa–
ther che Sun. Thus che Great
Inca Tupac Y;,panqui
died, leaving
to
his Subjefü
a
perpetua! memory of his Piety, Clemency, and many other benefits beíl:ówed
oa-his Empire.
fo
confideration of which, bis people, befides his Tirles and Ap–
.pella~ions of Honour, comrr:on
.to
~t!ier Kings, _gave him che fupereminent den,o–
·mioation of
Tupac YaJ'a,
whtCh íigmfies rhe glonous and refplendenc Hrher. Be-·
lides che Pri&e, who was his Son aod Heir, .he left five Sons, which he had by
his Siíl,er
Mama Ocelo;
his [econd Son was calbi
Auqui Amaru Tupac Inca,
after
the nan"l.t of his Facber; che third was
!J?.!!.ehuar Tupac,
che fourrh
Hualpa Tupac
In-
ca Yupanqui.,
which was
*
my Greac:Grandfather by che Mothers íide ·; che fifch was
*
The Ai 1.;
_
TituJnca Rimachi;
and the íixth was
.Auqui Mayta_.
His Body was afcerwards
fo
chour•
.weJl embalmed, thac wh_en I faw ic in che year
15 59,
ic feemed to be alive.
'
Bias Valera
fpeaking of chis
Inca,
hath thefe words, which I have tr-ahílaced out
of Lacio.
Topac Yupanqui
delivered chis Philofophical difcourfe by way of Argu–
meoc.
" Many fay chat. che Sun lives, and chat he is the Maker of. all things ;
" now ic is neceífary, thac che rhing which is che caufe of the. Being of aoorher,
~' 'fhould be affiíl:eot and operate in the produétion thereof
5
now we know rha~
" many thipgs receive theirBeings, during .che abfence of che Sun, and therefore
" he is noc che Maker of atl thiogs: And chac che Sun hath not life, is évidenc,
" for thac it always moves in ics circle, and yec
is
never weary; for if it had life,
" ic would require reíl:, as we do; aod were ic free, ·ic would vifü ocher pares of
'' the Heaveos, unto which it never inclines ouc of its own fpbere ; bue as a thiog
" obliged to a particular íl:atioo, moves always in the fame circle, and is like an
" Arrow which is direéted by tbe hand of che Archer. He faid alfo, that rhis
"
Inca
did ofteo repeat chac Sáying of
Inca Roca,
che ííxth Kiog, as a politick and
'' wife fenteoce ; which was "Chis: Thac ic was not
fit
chacSciences, which be–
" long to Noble perfoos, fhould be commuoicaced to che cori1moo and vulgar
" people, leíl: they grow proud, and contemn the wifédom ofthofe to whom che
" charge of Governrnent is commicced.; ic is fufficient for them to learn che trade
" of theii;._Fathers, and follow cheir poofeffioo, oot a[piring co chofe improvements
·" of mind, vvhich appercain onely to Prilnces and Rulers of che people. He had
" chis ocher Saying likewife, That Covecoufneís and Aml:;>icion render a Man un–
" capable
to
govern himfelf, or others ; for Covecoufnefs divercs che mind of a
" Man from its true objeél:, that is, from che cornmon welfare, co hisown privare
" interefr; and Ambicion corrupts che underíl.andiog, makiog ic uocapable of
" other couofels, than fuch as tend to its own exaltacion and glory. Thus far
are che Words of
Bias Valertt
cooceroiog che fententious ·sayings of
Tupac Inca Yu-
panqui.
.
.
.,
Aod fince we now approach near che time in which che
Spaniard.J
obtaioed chis
-Empire ;
k
will be conveoienc to declare
in
che following Chapter, what Provi–
fioos were then found in chofe Cduncries for the fuíl:enance of humane life. And
then nexc in the life of
Huayna Capac,
we fhall
fhew
whac tl-iings were wanting ,
and fupplied by che
Spaniards,
that
[o
one thiog may not be confounded with ano–
ther.
C H A P.