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Royal Commentaries.

rhe

Inca

himfelf wore, with twq Bracelets of Gold, which they call

Chipana

;

rhe

which two were for variety and change, becau(e che

Tnca

wears bue one ác a time;

and rhat is on che Wriíl: of his left Arme; which is a fignail of Military Honour,

which .none ¡¡re qualified to r,eceive, bue chofe ofche Bloud-Royal, or Captains, or

Souldiers, who had fignalized themfelves by fome notable Aéts ofbravery; in re–

ward of which, che King cónferred .that Ornamenc with his own hand

and on

both thefe reafons and refpeéts

Don Francifco

was eíl:eemed worthy of chis fignal

favour: For in the firíl: place, he was believed to be a legitimare Hfue defcended

from che Sun, and their God

Yirtwocha;

and fecondly, his Aets ofValour and Bra–

very did befpeak and proclaim him for a famous and renowrted Caprí{in. . And

, rhus having made their Prefents to che Governour, ancd his

Spaniards, Titt1 Atauchi

~efüed them

pardon this prefümption, of having rnade fo mean and low an

Offering to the Chilaren of che Sun, unto whom hereafcer they would eQdeavour

make amends by their future obfervance, anil dutifüll performances. The Go–

vernour and Captains taking very kindly their,obliging Complemenrs; and rimch

more their Prefents, returned in the firíl: 'Place their thanks

the

Jkca,

and then

co his Atnbaffacfour: bue when chéy underíl:ood thac he was Brocher to che King;

they

íh~wed him extraordinary l10nour and -refreét according to hisql!lalicy

and

bav,ing given him a íhort Anfwer to his Embaíly, he recurned fully facisfied, .and,

with high contentment. Their .Anfwer, in íhort, was chis, That the

Spaniardi

were come by Order and Commiffion from the Pope, or High Priefl:, ro turri

them from their Idolacry, and ro iníl:ruét them in che true Religion of the Chti–

fiiáns : They were alfo· come from him who was Emperour, and King

Spain;

who was the greateíl:'Prince of che Chriíl:ians, to enter into a League of.Friend–

íhip, and a perpecual Peace , an~ to make án Alliance with che

Inca

and all his

Empire, anq never

doe them.hurc, or offer them any violence, bef.!des many

•

other things which they would more at their leifure cdmrnunicate to che

Inca

bue neither

Gomara,

nor

Auguftine

Caráte

rnake any n\ention of the[é rich Pre-

fents; nor of an Ambaífadour, who was Brother

che King, nor of any Anfover

made by the Governour ; onely they fpeak of fome

Ho[e

and Bracelets, which

they·brought to the Commandfil· in chief,, and offome l.luffies or Cuffi for Shirts,

bue chefe Allthours did-noc confüler that che

Jndians

in their natural Habit do noé

wear Linen, The

King

Atahualpa

fent that Meffage and Prefencs

the

Spani-

ards,

wich án opinion, thac théreby he might appeafe che Sun,·whom chey fanfied

to be angry, ana di[pleafed by reafon of ohe refifrence, which che

lndians

of che

lílé

Puna,

and che Valley of

Tumpi2;,

had made againíl: che

Spaniards,

of whom

fome of t,hem ( as w~ have faid ) being killed, they feared a thoufand judgments

and punifhments for their Rebellion againíl: chofe who were de[cended frorn che

Sun, and theit God

Piracocha :

To che terrour of chis apprehenfion, che Prophecy

which his Fatller

Huayna Capac

had. deliver€d, came freíh into 'rnemory: which

was, rhat after his time a íl:range Nacion, which was noc feen or heard ofbefore,

íhould enter their Countrey, ruine their Empire, fubverc their Governmenr, and

deíl:roy thei.r Idolatry. And now che King

Atahualpa

did really believe chac che

time for accomplifhrnenc of chis Prophecy' was come ; for thac·unlefs thefe

few,

Spaniards

had been afliíl:ed by the power of che Sun, ~ ho was angrywich his peo- ·

ple, ir were impoflible thac fo fmall a:handfull of'Men íhould be able to make

fuch ,ílaughters as they had done at

Panama, Puna, Tumpiz.,,

and other pares. And

now fearing che like ac his own home, he ordered his Brorher the Ambaffadour

·co make diofe three Requeíl:s, befare mentioned, in his ownNarne ; for though

Atahua!pa

was unwilling to difcover any füch fear, or timoroufoeís in himfelf; yec

rhe apprehenfion and dread of chefe things were fo fixed in che mind of

Atahualpa,

that his fpirit and courage, which was formerly brave and a[piring, was now

be=

come cowed and low wich che[e irnaginations, and became fo intirnidaced, thac

he never duríl: make an~ refül:ence or oppofition againíl: the

Spaniard,-.

Thofe

who confider well thefe matters, have a'large [cope to make reflexion5chereupon:;

fome attribuce thefe

udgrnencs to che

ufüce of God in puniíhment of their Ido

1.atry, and Cruelties exercifed on che true Family of che

lncM ;

bue ot

hers perha

rnay with more reafon interpret this Invafion of che

Spaniards

to be

direét.ed

che gratious Providence of God, who out of compaflion

che ignorance and ob–

fcuricy in which rhefe Gentiles lived, was pleafed by chefe means

introduce che

light of che Gofpel inco chofe clark and unknown pares of che World.