532 / 1070
R~yal
Ómmentaries.
BooKII.
by tbe
Jndians,
who were Servanrs to the
Spaniardr,
and liad been taken wich chem,
· and whom
Titu Atauchi
taught and iníhuéted w.ord by word, thac ·fo having che
maccer well inculcaced
to
chem, tbey might be betcer able to uccer and exprefs bis
meaning. The
Spaniardr
obferving tbe greac generoíity with wbich chey were
rreated by
Titu Atauchi,
and his people; and chat when tbey were Prifoners
to
them and lay ac their.mercy, and cbat they mighc have proceeded againíl: chem
as guilcy oí the Murthér oí tbeir King, aód Diíl:urbers oí che common peace_.and
quiet of cheir Nation ; yec cben on che contrary they frankly reíl:ored them unco
their libercy with Ptefents oí Gold, Silver, and pretious Scones, difpeeding rhem
away wich accenaance to carry tbem, :md with other Accommodation for cheir
Journey:
In
fine, when they confidered all this, and che reafonable Articles
and Terms which the
Indians
propofed, they could noc bue admire, and remain
confufed ac che peaceable and quiec difpofüion oí che
Indians :
Moreover, when
they were undet cufrody, and ín hourly expeétation oí Death, and_had time, a5
Men,
to
refleét on cheir prefent condicion, chey much lamenced cheir remifneís,
and want
of
care to iníl:ruét\che
Jndians
in che Dofüine oí che Gofpel ; howfo–
ever, refolving for che fucure to make amends for chac defaulc, and being embold–
oed by the gentle ceinper of che
Indiam,
they ,dventured ro ask leave, chac chey
rnighr
1
demand onely ,cwo chings from tbem: To which che
Indian1
replied, Thac
whacfoever they íhould require, íhould readily
be
granted. Hereupon
Francú
de
•
Chavés
faid, that he did in che Name oí che Govemour, and all che
Spaniards,
rec¡uire chac the
Inca&,
a:nd all their Capcains and Lords, íhould receive rhe Law
of che Chriíl:ians., and confenc, that it íhould be freely preached in all pares of
cheir Empire. Seaondly, That whereas che
Spaniards
being Strangets and
Aliens
in
chat Councrey, had neither Servalfts nor L:mds co ferve and maintain them
i
chat a fubfifiance fhould be granted to chem, as to che Natives of .rhe Kingdom ;
chac
Indian
Men and Women may be aUowed
to
fer\'e them, noc as Slaves, bue
as hired Servancs. To which anfwer was made, That as'to what concerned
che
Law ofithe Chrifüan~ chey dicl.not onely not rejeét
it,
bue did eárneílly increaé
chem
immediately to tend
to
che place where the Govemour reftded, deftring him
with all convenienc fpeed
to
furniíh chem with fuch Preachers and Prielts, as
might iníl:ruét them in thoíe Precepcs and Principles which were neceífary
for
them to know, promifing for their parts ro crear and ufe chem kiqdly, and wich
fuch honour and reverence, as ií chey were Gods
~
for they were well aífured
from the cefümony oí cheir lace
Inca H1u1yna Capac,
rhat che Law of che
Sp,rniards–
was mu<sh better chan dieir owrt ; and chough chey had no orher reafon ro emer–
tain
fu[h
a belief, chan che bare recommendation of cheir
Inca,
yet rhat was
fo
preválent, as to engage them to ali obedience, ufefulnefs and fervice cowards rhe
Spaniards;
the truth oíwhich had been evidenced by their
Inca Atalfualpa,
had
he
been fuffered to live~ yet he had fealed chis ftncere obedience wirh his bloud; and
· therefore they mighc be confidenc they could ask norhing bue whac would be
gra11ced ,to their fatisfáétion. The Covenants which were chus agreed, were by
their
Hüloriographers recorded on their Knots; and licence being given co che
Spanidrds
to depare, chey took their farewell, and being laden wich Prefencs, and
accompanied with a numerous Acrendance, chey p!'oceeded on cheir Journey in
fearch of théir Govemour. Andas they were on-cheir way,
Francifco de Cbavu,
and qis Companions, being confidering Meo., fell into difcourfe concerning rhe
ilat~
paífages; and refl.eéting thereupon, t~ey \lvere of opinio~, thac rhe words and
aé'tt.ons of that people were
fo
well agreeing
EO
Feafon, as d1d not favour of che
G_enrulifin and Barbaricy in which chey were nurcured , bue ~ere Miracles of rhe
divine,infpiration infufed into che Souls of' thac people, difpoling their minds ro
receive cheD~rine ofche Go,fpel wich eafe and reaaineís; on which encourage–
,rnent they refolved
to
perfuade ch~ Govemour, and che 9cher
Spaniards,
to
fend
Mlflionaries to chac intent and purpofe into chofe pares : A~d though they
wen:
aU generally oí che f?me mind in chis particular, yec che Devil, who is che com–
rnon enemy of Mankind , endeavoured by al! his wiles and arcifices to obllrud
the ':º~verfton oí chofe
~ndi~~s;
che.,~hich in a greac meafur~ he effe~ed by
the
a1d and affifience of h1s d1hgenc Mm1llers che feven mortal Sms, which being
in
chofe times oí libercy lec loofe, greatly prevailed, comm~tting ali thofe outra·
geous·Villanies which rnight bring a difrepuce on che profeffion oí che Go(pel.
Hence arofe chofe Wars, which in a íhorc time a.fter were waged between che
-
India~s-and
the
Spaniards,
occafioned
by
perfidioufn'efs
and
non-performance of
~
the