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BooK
IX.
Royal Commentaries.
CH A P.
XXXIX.
Of what farther Crnelty was ufed towards the Servants of
the Court.
B.
U T
to r~turn to the Crue1ties of
Ara_hualpa,
whó no~ C?htent with th~ death
and flaughter of al! the Royal Farntly, rogether w1th the Lords, Captains
and Nobility, proceeded to Maífacre all the Servants of the Court,,who W€_re D~
mefücks within the Houfe ; of whofe Funfüon and feveral Miniíleries we have
given a particu'lar in its place, for·thefe were noc particular. pevfons, but whple Vil–
Jages, co whofe care ic belonge~
to
provide'Servants for the Court, and to change
ártd
altér them according
to
their times of Wáitióg; with the(e alfo
Ataht1alpa
had
a quarrd for the Relation they had to che C0arc, as alfo be.caufe they·b0re che
Name of
Inca,
which was cqnferred on theñ'i
by
that priv1lege and fav0ur which
the
firíl:
Inca Manco Capt;1c
conferred on thern. Upon thefe
.Atahnalpa
·venced his
Cruelties, but with mór~ exquifite torment on fuch who w€i;e more near Atten–
dants on che Perfon of the 'Kirig, íuch as P0rrers, Keepets of théWatdrobe, and
Jewels, Bu~l~rs: ~ooks, and t~e li~e; with w~ofeHves not rnntefiltmg hirnfelf;
cogether wuh tpe óloud of cherr W1ves and Childten, h@ proceeded to bum and
defüoy their Houfes and Villages whkn they inhabiced
~
bue fuch as wer~ Sér–
vants ata farther dill:ance, fuch as Cleavers of Wood~ and Dra..wers of Wate.t:,
,were rrlore gently treated ;
for
-fome of chofe the,y decirnated, killing every centh
or fifth Man, in fome places every third Man ;
fo
chat all die Villages withfü
ftx
ór
fevea Léagues of
Couo
füffered a,particular and excraordinary Perfecution , be-
, fides che general calamity in which tne who1e·Empire was- involved', beiF1g filled
in all places with Slaughcer, Fire, Robberies, Rapes andVi0lences, wich whac other
miferíes and devaíl:ation the licence of an unbridled Souldiery can exerd.fe .upon
a Nation. Nor were the Cities and Towns which were remoce from
Co-t-co
ex–
empt frorn the _
like calamities ; for
fo
,foon as
Atahua!pa
heatd
9f
che lmprifon–
ment of
Huafcar,
he entred all che Countries which were boraering
O!íl
his Fron–
tiers with Fire and Swor9, and partio;ilarly that which is called
Cannarú,
becaufe
at the beginning they refufed to yield hím Obedience :
fa
revenge for which,
fo
foon as he gaíoed power he treáted them wich all the feverity irnaginabl~ ; which
Aug_ujfin Carate
in the
1
5th rhapter of his Book, expreífes
h1
chefe Words:
" Corning imo the Province of
Cannarú
he affa-ffinated fi'xcy thoufand Men, being
" they had' rhade oppofition againíl: hiin, and putting al!
tG
·Fire and Sword, he
'' Jaid wholly waíl:e the Plantation of
Tumibamba,
which is fituate in a Plain, and
" watered with three firearns ; and thence proceeding in his Conqueíl:s, !efe noc
" one Man alive of al! thofe who defended themfelves,
&c.
the like
Francifco Lo–
pe-t,
repom alrnoíl: in che fame Words. But
Peter de Ciefa
is' more large in
bis
Re-
'
lation, faying that che want of Men, and the abundance of Women in bis time
belonging
to
che Province of
Cannaris,
\¡Vas che caufe, that in che Wars of che
Spa–
niards,
che Writers thereof mencioned
Jndian
Men for
lndian
Women, for to thern
they gave Cornmands in che Army. And in giving the reafon for it, he ufeth
thefe Words in the 44th Chapter of his Book.
" Sorne
lndians
tell us, faich he,
" chac by reafon of the great numbers of Women which remained, after that
"
Atabalipa
had defiroyed al! the Men of this Province, whorn he unhurnanely
'' butcherefi; and after he had routed and defiroyed in che (:oumrey of
Ambaro,
" che Brother of
Guafcar,
called·
Antoco,
whó was the Captain-General of that
" people ; and had puc to death ali the Men and Children of chat Province, coming
'' with green Boughs and Palms in their hands to implore his Merey ; yec not be-
" ing moved with fucha fpeél:acle of compaílion, he with a cruel and fevere coun-
" tenance commanded his Captains and Souldiers to fall upon them, and Hay rhem
'' ali, by which a miferable ílaughcer was made of multitudes of Males, as we
" have rel~ted
in
che third Part of, chis Hifiory ;
fo
chofe who are now living
G
g g
'.'
fay,