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Royal
Cotnmentaries.
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t
ln procefs of time the
Inca
finding h}mfelf ag~d, :m_d burthened ~~
1
ith years,
fummoned a general Aífembly of the ch1efeíl: of h1s SubJeéts, ac che City of
Co:c,co,
and in a folemn Oration gave them to underíl:and, thac he intended íhorcly to re–
rurn
to Heaven, and take his Repoie with his Father the Sun, (which words the
·Kings defcended from him did a)ways after ufe_before their ?eath) and being now
ro leave them che ulcimace tefümony of all h1s favours wh1ch he bad
to
bequeatñ
to them was 'che Appellation of his own Royal Name, thac fo they and theit
Poíl:erity mighc be honoured and r~owned rhrough all che World: and
as
a far–
ther evidence of chis affeétion, he d1d not onely bequeath chis Honour to cheln–
felves onely,
bue
to
defcehd
tO
their Poíl:erity, and that Without difference o.r
di~
fünél:ion chey might all affume the honourable Ticle of
J11c1U;
for having beeri
his firH
Subjeéts, and fuch as ,had fübmitted
to
his Will and Pleafüre, he loved
them
as
Childreni and therefore rejoyced to beíl:ow upon che:n bis Royal
N
4
me
and Dignities,
ili
hopes and e:xpeél:ation that tbey would ever after be obedient
to their prefenc King and bis ~ucceffours, affiíl:ing tbem to reduce under their
Dominion fuch ocher
Jndians
as _had ~ot
as
yec fubmitted to their Empire; all
which he defired them to lay up
m
their Hearcs and memory , as loyal Subieéts;
yec notwithíl:anding he would not have it be underíl:ood that he·intended' to
be~
ftow the Name of
PallM
on their Women, which
was
a Title íl:ill
to
be appropri–
ated
co
their Royal Bloud and Family; for that Women not being capable to
bear Arms, and ferve in che War againíl: their Enemies, were noc worchy of
a
Ticle
fo
truly magnificent.
·
Thofe
Indians
which obtained chis favour, were properly chofe who inliábié
Pm,,
and were called
IncM,
and che
Spaniards,
and ocher Natioos, out of courcefie,
call theirWomen
PallM,
and
CoyM:
For there are very few of che true Royal Bloud
ofchofe Kings remainiog; and fuch as do, are by reafon of cheir povercy artd ne–
ceffity unknown aod obfcure, unlefs it be here and there one; for the tyranny and
cruelty of
Atahualpa
had deíl:royed them wholly, and thof~ few which did_efcape,
at leaíl: the principal and moíl: famous amongíl-
the11;,
pea/hed by orher d1íl:reífes
.and calamities
:is
we íhall
hereafcer make appear
111
ltS
due place. Ali che di·
fünél:ion
whicl;
che
Inca, Manco Capac,
referved to himfelf aod his Succeílours; \.<;ras
a
coloured border on bis Wreath, in natllre of a Fringe, which bound his Head from
one Temple
t0
che other; che which -was common to nooe, but tbe
Inca
aod che
Prince his Heir, who wore it narrower than his Father, aod of a fallow co!our:
What Cerernonies were ufed at che Iníl:alment of the Prince, aod :vhen he was
f
worn, we íhall declare in its due place, when we come to fpeak of the Horfe..
meo which che
Inca.
armed out againíl: their Eoemies.
Thefe Privileges and Favours proceeding immediately from the gratioufnefs of
their Prince, the
indiam
received with great Thankfuloefs and App.laufe, becaufe
the
Inca
made them to believe that it was by che appointmenc and order of che
Sun, who obferviog their Compliance, docility, aod other merits, bad conferred
thefe marks of his good acceptance on them. And when they farther coníidered
the greatoefs of his laíl: Favour, which was che Title of
Inca,
and which was not
onely allotted
tO
themfelves
j
but was to defcend alfo to their Poíl:ericy, they
were wholly ravifhed with tbe Bouocy aod Liberality of bis Royal Mind, not
knowing how to receive
it
with other feofe chao Tranfport of Admiratioo;
fo
that it became che cornmoo fobjeét of their Difcourfe, how that tbeir
Inca
had
not onely transformed them from Beaíl:s into Meo , and iníl:t'uéted them in all
things neceffary to humane Life, and taught them chofe natural Laws which con–
duce
to
Morality, and the knowledge of their God the Suo, which was fufficienc
for ever
to
have obliged them
to
remain his Vaffals and Slaves, ang mighc juíl:ly
ha.veimpofed oo them Taxes and Tributes, bue that iníl:ead thereof he had con·
ferredon them the Majeíl:y of his own Name, wbich beiog
fo
Saa-ed and Divine
that nooe duríl: take it formerly in his mouth , wichout great Veoeratioo,
w~
now made
fo
commoo, that every ooe might prooouoce it with ao audible voice;
by which privilege beiog become bis adopted Sons, ·they did for ever after dedí–
cate themfelves for Slaves aod Vaffi.1s
to
him who was tbe uodoubted Progeny and
Child of tbe Sun. The
Indians
being aíl:onifhed with the conftderation of thefe
great favours aod affeétion, their
Inca
had beíl:owed upoo cbem , they returned
him ali the bleffings and praifes imaginable, fludyiog wbat Names aod Ticles they
might coofer on him, agreeable
tO
the greatnefs of his Miod, and his Heroick
Vercu.es; and on
this
confideration chey invemed tl~efe cwo Name5: one ofwhich
was