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'' tives of
Tumbez.,
the Captains of the
Inga
built a Forcrefs, which perhaps rhey
" deftgned wich intemion to ernploy the People, and divert their Minds from
'' cheir unreafonaole Wars and Deba-ces.
So foqn as i;his Forrrefs was finiíhed
"
GuayHa Capa!
c:ime thicher, and cornmanded that a Temple fhpuld be builr,
" and dedicated co che Sun, ne:ir to the Forcrefs of
Tumbez.,
and thac two hun–
,, dred Virgins, chofen out of the moíl: beaurifull Ladies belonging
-to
Noble
ce
Families of rhac Countrey, fhould have their Lodgings_ cherein.
In
chis For–
" trefs
~
of which there rernain forne RÑihes to this day)
Guayna Capac
did,
!;>y
" his Depucy gather and colleél: the Tributes of the feople, and laid chem up
'' there, wich rnany pretious Jewels, as alfo a\1 Proviíions for che Souldiers of che
" Garrifon, and for chofe which marched rhat way; alfo they report, that
in
" chis Fortrefs the Lion and Tiger were kepc, which had been fent thither by
" 'Gua¿na Capac,
and were che fame which they !et loofe upon
Pedro de Candia,
,~with intent tbat they might tear him in pieces, at thac time when
Francú Pi–
ce
fttrro
carne
firíl:
to this Cou
ncrey, withhls thirteen Cornpanions, to make a
ce
Difcovery of
Peru.
In chis
Fortrefs.ofTumbez.
were many Silver-frniths, which
-" made Ve!fels of Gold and Silver, and other piec~ of rare Workmanfhip for
ce
fervice and ornament of che Temple, which chey efl:eerned holy and fanél:i–
" fied, aSJalfo for fer.yice and honour of che
Inca
3
and for his perpetua!- Farne
" and lafl:iag Memory, they placed
al\
che WallS'Of chis Temple wich panes of
" Go\d ahd Silver. And che Women which were deqicaced
to
che fervice of
'' che Temple had no other employment'than to fpin, and weave che fineíl: fort
" of their Wool, which chey perforrned with great curioftty. And in regard
ce
we have in che fecond Pare of chis Hi!lory relaced as much as we could under–
" ftand, or had reafon to believe, concerning che Kingdom of
Peru,
(i-om che
-'' ,time of
Mango Capac;
who was che
firíl:
to ·che time of
GUA{car,
who was
" che lafl: King thac defcended
by
lawfull Succeffion ; we fhall add no farther
in
·~ chis Chapcer, than whac_will ferve
to
illufirate chis Hillary.
Thus far the Words of
Peter de Ciera,
colleél:ed out of chat pare of his Hifio.:
,ry, wherein he treats of che gr.eat Riches of
THmpi:.:,,
and of the wild Beafis which
they
~t
upon
Peter de Candia,
but proceeds no farther, referving the remainder of
his Story to be related in che third Part of his Works, which have .not as yec
been publifhed to che World.
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