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Royal Oommentariu.

BooKÍX.

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Ten

Vallies

óf

the Coafl are reduced, one after the other~

Jhf/J

' lay

in arder

;

and

Tumpiz

jurrenders of ,it

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6'iear being paíl: afrer this Solemnicy,

Hu11na C11pac

ordered that an Army of

:.forty thhuf.uid Men füould be raifed, with which he marched into the

K.ingdam of

J2.i!:_itu,

taking the Eldeíl: Daughter of the King of that Coumrey

wlii~h·tie

had Omquered, toba

his

Concubine, during the time of that Exp,edi–

tion; bue firíl:

to ,¡;lrepareand hallow her, füe was fent to remain fome days in the

Houfe of thél Seleét Virgins. By this.Wornan he had

Atahualpa,

and his

Brer

thers;

we fuall fee

,by

the fequel of this Hül:ory. From

f2!!itu

the

Inca

defcen–

decl

i!:1fo

.rthe Plains by ehe Sea-coaíl,

and

in profecution ofhis Conqueíl:s he CélQle ·

to.·the V~ey called

Chimk,

now

Trugillo,

which was the ultimate bounds to which

bis Gí:andfather the good

Inca

Tupanqui

had proceeded, as we have already menti–

oned.

From

thcmce,he'fem1his Heralds with the accuftomary Summons and

Of:.

f.ers oHPeace and War

.~o

the Inhabitants ofthe Valley of

Chacma,

and

Pafcafmayu.

Tluefo peopl~ having long been Borderers and Neighbours to the Subjeéts of the

/n.ca

had,from them betm infotmed of the gentlenefs of their Kings, and the ad–

v,antágé

their G0vérm11e0t, and therefore from a quick fenfe of fo much

feli- ·

cin~,

ret~rried anfwelf; 'that they defired nothing more than to be Subjeéts

the .

lnan

na,.

obey his Laws, and be ruled by him. Al! the other eight Vallies fol–

l0wed the Example of thefe two adjoining Provinces, being füuate between

Pa-

6afmt9µ,,-:and

Tumpi:{,,

aµd are thefe which follow, namely

Cannd, Co!Lque, Cintu,

'.If1tcmi,

&.yancA, M,11t-upi,--&1,chiu

and

Su/Lana;

in the fettlement of which Couns

tries, ~nd

the improvément of them with good Husbandry, and in makihg

Aqueduéts to water thei¡_Glebe-lands and Paíl:urage, two years were fpent, ra–

ther than in the Conqueil or Subjeétion of rhem,

for

they chearfully, and with

free

Will

furrendred themfelves

1he

Inca.

During which time the

Inca

relie–

ved his Forces three or four times, for

regard the Air of that Countrey was hoc

and moiíl:, and con[equemly unwholfome, he judged ir

fit

for the better healch of

bis Subje&, to change bis Guards frequently, thac

che Difeafes

º'

che Coun–

trey might not enter

che

Camp, before they were again relieved by an exchange

frefh Meo.

The

Inca

having fubjeéted theíe Vallies, returned t0 the Kingdom of

f2!!.iru,

where he remained for the [pace of two

ears, thar

he might adorn that Coun–

tt'ey with fumptuous ·Edifices, and ftately Aqueduéts, wherewirh he adv_anraged,

and obliged that people. After which he commanded a levy to be made of

fifty

thoufand Souldiers, which being raifed and armed, he marched with rhem along

the

Sea-coaíl:, umill chey carne c0 che Valley of

Su/Lana,

which is che nearefl: Sea"

Tumpiz-;

from whence he fem his ufual' Summons, and Offers of Peace and

War. The Inhabitants of

T11mpiz-

were a forc of people more luxurious

their

Diec and Habit, than all thofe -who live on thac Coafl:, and had already fubmic–

ted to Obedience of che

Inca1 ;

rheir manner was

wear a Garland on cheir

· Heads by way of diíl:inétioq, ·which lihey called

Pillu.

Their

Caciques

or Lords

maintained Buffoons, Jeíl:er~, Dancers, and Singers, for their Paíl:ime and Diver–

tifement ; but their Religion yet was vile and ba[e, for chey adored Tigers and

Lions, an,d offered the Bloud and Hearts ofMen in Sacrifice; chey were ferved

and obeyed with great Fear and Awe by _cheir own Subjeéts, and feared by Strán·

gers; howfoever being poffeffed with dreadfull Apprehenfions of che

Inca,

rhey

had no hearc nor courage to make oppoíicion againí1 hirn, and cherefore recur-

neti