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IX.

Royal

Commentariú.

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Cuaynacava,

when he hada Son born, caufed aGolden Chain of that weighcto

" be made, (as many

Jndians

fiill

alive can tefüfie)¡hac being faíleneq to the Ears

'' or Luggs of cwo hundred

Jndians,

ic could fcarcely be raifed by thein; and in me–

" mory of chis remarkable Fabrick of Gold; the Child's Name was cal!ed

Guafca,

" which in their L:mguage íignifies a Rope, or Cable, with the addicional Title

'' of

Inca.

And chus far are che,Words of chat nobie Hillorian of

PerH,

T!üs rich and magnificent piece ofGold, cogether with other vafi Ireafures;

the

India~sAnade

away witb, or concealed, fo foon as che

Spaniards

invaded cheir

·couricrey, and

confounded the.mbeybnd all tecovery, that no know.ledge or

imimacion remains wh~re ,\ny

p~rc

the.m is to be found : And in regard this

rich and ílacely piece of Gold

,vas

cornpounded and frarned onely für that timé

when che Prince an Heir was to have his Lock cut, and his Narne irnpofed; they

·furnamed him

Huafcar,

adding it to his.other Narnes of

Tnti Cuji Hualpa;

and be-

. ,,

caafe

Huefca

íignifie.s a Rape or Cable, (for

the Language of

Peru

they have

no Word for a Chain,) chey, far pétter Gtace ofcheWord, added

che whidí

tocik

rnach wich his Subjeéts,.tbat they for the rnoíl: pare called him

Huafcar,

.omitting

Tnti Cuji_ Hualpa,

which Word-Hua/pa.Jignifies die Sun of Chearfulnefs,

For whereas in thofe days the

Inc41

became very potent, and thac power for che

moíl: pare raifes in-Mena Spiric of Pride and Vanity.; fo they began to pe weary

of chofe ordinary Titles, which anciently expre.ífed their Grandeur a_nd Majelly

and expeéted other Hyperbolies and Exalcacions of Divine Attributes-, which

might raife them

the Heavens> aQd rnake their adoration equal to that·of their

Gqd the Sun. So they called him

Tmi,

which fignifies.che Sun, or

Phrebu., Cuft

Chearfulneís, Plea-fure, Contentment or RejQycing. .And thus much íhall ferve

in Explanation of the Narnes and Titles,. _of die

!nea Huafc~.

I..er us now recuro

to his Father

Huqyna

Capac,

who having given order

fot

the(JI)aking ofchis Chaia,

and !efe fufficient direétions for the fafhion and füe thereof; (that..fo

rnight be

ready againíl: the time that bis Child was to b.e weaned,

) );

¡e profeéutedune

De:.

fign he liad already began, of rnaking a Vifü to

~he

rem

,o.ce

,p·att$ of bis Empire;

the which having finifhed in the fpace of two Years, ~

ing

aliout the~.time that

his Child was to be weaned, he returned·to

Couo,

where·.alJ things were prepa.•

red chat could be contrived to make this Feaíl folemn, an~ joyfull, and fall of di-

venifement; and then the Child received the Narne of

f!u~fcar.

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