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Royal Commentariu.
Boo"KlX.
he condudes that ·chaprer. The
Indian1,
who were very fuperíl:icious al)d fcru–
pulous
in
their Idolacry, interprered th_is unpraéhfed liberty which
Huayna Capac
_
cook in beholding the Sun, to be an 111 Omen of fome unhappy fuccefs. But
this conceit concerning the Nacure of che Sun, was not ( as
I
hear ) primarily to
be amibuted
to
Huayna Capac,
~ut chat lie received it firfr from bis Farher
Tupac
Inca Yupanqui
,
who uttered fomething of the like 11ature.
CH A P.. XI.
Of the R,ehellion of the
Caranques,
a~zd their Punifbment
,
fer
it.
T
H
E
Inca Huayna Capac
taking bis Circuir chrough che feveral Provinces of
his Empire, which was che lafl- Journey he made ; news was brought
him,
that che Province of
Caranquc,
~vhich was one ( as we have faid) chat was che la–
tefl: conquered in che ucmofl- Confinesof
Peru,
was rifen into rebel1ion; for being
a
fort of barbarous and cruel people, fuch ,¡s offered che bloud, and heads,
:1nd
hearts of Men, whom chey had killed, in facrifice
to
rheir Gods, and ate Man's
fletb; for not being able _ro bear che Laws ofreafon and good manners,which were
given rhem, efpecially chac which forbad che eacing of Humane flefh, they had
j_oined wirh che neighbouring Countries in Alliance and League, intending ro
rnake a general Infurrefüon : For this reafon they held many fecrec Meftings, and
gachered people
to
furprize and kili che Governours and Minifrers of che
Inca,
co–
gecher with the Souldiers and Garrifons which were fer over chem: And
whilfr
rnauers ""ere chus preparing for execution of cheir delign ar the
cirae
appointed,
chey diífembled cheir fübmiffion and treachery wirh che greaceíl: demonílrations
of
fidelicy and kindnefs imaginable, chat che
IncM
being thereby become more confi–
dent of their Loyalry, chey mighc wich che more facilicy, and lefs danger, find an
opporcunicy ro cut cheir chroacs. · The Ploc being laid, and che time come fer che
execution of ir, they wichouc any remorfe killed all che
-IncM,
and ochers which
prelided over them, offering rheir heads, hearcs and bloud to ~heir Gods in facri–
fice, by way of acknowledgmenr fer being freed from tht:ir fubjeétion ro che
In–
ca1.
They chen devoured thci.r flefh, and drank rheir bloud with much greedi–
nefs, fer bemg debarred for fome time from that food, chey longed for it ; and
parcly in revenge, and parcly from a voracious appetire thereunro, chey are wich
fpighr, facisfying borh their palace and ch~ir anger. The advice of which being
come ro
Huayna Capac,
·he was greatly croubled, and imrnediarely difpeeded away
his Capcains wich an krmy to execure jufüce for chis grear offence, whilfl: he in
perfon kepr ar fome diíl-ance, obferving che fuccefs of chis affair : The Captains
accordingly invefl-ed che
Caranqucs ;
bue firíl:, according
to
rheir ufual cuíl:ome,
they fent Propofoions of Peace and Amneíly, in cafe chey would return to obedi–
ence and fubmiffion of the
Inca.
Bue chefe barbarous Rebels were
fo
far from ac–
cepcing thefe terms, that chey impudemly rejeéted, and fcorned chem; and
fo
ill
creaced che Meffenger$, rhat rhey hardly efcaped from their hands.
Of
which
Huayna Capac
being informed, he refolved perfonally to aífail chem wich his wbole
Arrny, purcing ali to fire and fword before him. The Rebeis foughc wich greac
obíl:in_acy,: and the
IncM
honourably acquicred rhemfelves ro revenge che affronc
to cheir Kmg;
fo
rhar on ene fide and che ocher many thoufands were ílain: Bue
~!meas che power of che
!nea
was, as to thar people, invincible; chey in
a íhórt
c11nt began
to
abare
m
rheir courage and hopes;
fo
char noc daring
to
fighc in the
open Plains, they betook themfelve!i to che Woodsand Mountains, and
to
defend
themfelves in difficuk paífes. Bue fuch was the Power and Military Difcipline
of the
IncM,
that they enrirely defeared the Enemy? caking many thoufands of
chem