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Royal

Commentaries.

BooK

IX.

found many Boats made of a forc of light and boyant Timb~r, which in the

cornmon Language of

Peru

are called

Chuchau.

The

Inca

confidering chat it was neither honourable, nor decent for his Perfon,

nor People, to país over che wac~r ~n compánies offiv~ or fix in a Boat, comman–

ded chat ali cheíe Boats íhould be 1omed cogether, and lmked one to one, by which

means che Army might rnarch over them in a more compad and conjoined Body,

overa Bridge, che which was ordered with

much

Art

and induíl:ry, that the

l7tca

and hisArmy pa{fed th~ Water in one days time; and then with all expedi–

tion m:ircbed in Battalia towards

Cajfa Marquilla,

which

the principal Provínce

of _tbac people

intending to deíl:roy and confume all before him ; for as chis

Prince availed him[elf much in being eíl:eemed gentle, and gratious towards his

good and loyal Subjeéts,

he deftred no l~fs to render him[elf terrible

Rebels,

Traicors, and Fa!Gfiers of their Word.

The[e Rebels being fenfible of che juíl: Anger of che

Inca,

ánd che power of

his

Army, and che punifhment of their crime, which they too lace repented ; and al–

confidering che rude and bruciíh cerms and treacment chey had ufed cowards

the Meffengers, which broughc the lace Summons from che

Inca,

with which de–

fpairing of all favour and pardon, they refolve9 to demoliíh their Hou[es and

Dwellings , and with their Wives arrd Children, and füch as were able to flee

unto che Mountains. Howfoever che old people and infirm remaining behind,

and being of more experience, and more confiderate than che ochers, recalled to

mind che lace generofity of chis

Huayna Capttc,

and che'affurances they had, tbat he

would never refufe.the Iníl:ances and Requeíl:s made bim by aWoman, did there–

fore addrefs themfelves

a cercain Matron, named

Chachapuya,

a Native of

CaJ{a

MarqHilla,

who had K>rmerly been che Wife

o[Tupac Inca Yupanqui

che Great, be–

feecning her chac íhe would with all che Prayers and Tears fhe

was

able, endea–

vour to divert che prefenc danger, and appea[e the Wrath of che

Inca,

perfuading

liim

notwichíl:anding che lace provocations, to receive che people to pardon and

merey, withouc which chere could be no hopes, or other expeétation than a total

ruine and defolation of that Province.

This Macron confidering her [elf ·involved with che her family in fame Deílruc–

tion, readily inclined to chis good Office, and

with Women of ali Ages, with–

out admitting one man into tb.eir company, _{he went forth to meet che

Inca,

whom

finding abouc two Leagues diíl:ant from

CaJ{a Marquilla,

0,-e boldly proíl:rated her

felf at hisFeer, and wirh great prefence of rnind, expoíl:ulaced in this manner wich

him:

Sir,

faid fhe,

where u ityou are going? Donot you conjider, that fHI! ofRage and /n–

dignationyou are going to ie.ftroy that Province whichyo1tr good Ftither gained, and added to hú

Empire?

Conjider I befeechyou, that you are proceeding

again.ft

the Rules of that Clemency

and Piety which are natural (o

)'OU,

and that you are goii:g to exeCHte that Defo!ation and

Def/ruélion inyour anger, whichyou 1:vill repent with much rcmorfe, fo foon as you return to

your (ober and natural temper.

Refleél I befeechyou onyour Title of

Huacchacuyac,

wh,:ch

a Lover of the Poor, anda Deliverer of rhe Di.ftref{ed;

the which generous ~ a!ity >ou

cannot exercife at a moreJeafonable time, when

JOU

may

manife.ft!

y evidence to al! the World

the compaffion you havefor humane frailty. Rerrmnber, Sir, that your Father conqHered thú

People, whic-h, though unworth7 fucha Patron, are )'etyour own, and therefore !et not 7011r

Fury

fo far tranfport you in the pm:ijbment of thu People, and in the unprofitable e/fujion

of·

their Bloud, which may b!emifh your ancient Praifes , and eclipfe the bright charaller

J OU

have

being defcended from the Sun your Father.

Conjider that how much the greater the

crime u which

JOU

pardon, fo much the mrrre Jvill your Clemency and Piety bee exalted and

admired, and the memory ofyour Ance.ftours be rendred more preti01-1& and¡,loriom by the

p,oof and exercifc of this Vertue, 1-vhich

tl,ey

h,ive derived untoyou.

wherefore my Petition

i,s, that you would vouchfafe to receive thiJ People unto pardon ; and

not,

that at

lea.ft

fince

ama Native

thu Province, you would vent yo1tr Ange,· and Revcnge

fir.ft

ttpon me,

a_nd there/Jy doe me thatgrace and favo~r, that I may not live to behold the entire De.ftruc–

tion ofmy People.

The Matron.hav1~g uttere9 theíe Wo'.ds, ~:as filenr, and chen

ali

rl:e

other Won:ie_n, char were w1th her, lifted up cheir Vo1Ces and Cries, re–

peac1~g often che Tules of t~e

beca,

faying,

O thou Chi!d

the Srm, thou Lover of

the Di.ftreffed, tho1t •Great

Huarna Capac,

have pity on uJ, and pP-rdon 011r Fathers,

011r

H1ub11nds, our Brothers 11nd eur Children.

The

Inca

herewirh was íl:ruck dumb for a while, confidering che Reafons which

.i}::amarnna

had given him, which being [econded by che Cries, and Tears, and

S1ghs of che

Indian

omen, rhe Anger of che

Inca

began co moderíceand aífuage,

with