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R.oyal Commentaries.

BooK,11."

HA P.

VIII.

the 1hird

King

Lloque Yupanqui,

and the fignification

of his Name.

Loque

fupanqui

was the tbird K1ng of

Peru,

ca1led

Lloque,

becaufe l1e·was

left–

handed, and

Yupanp-ti

ferves to denote bis Vertues and 'generous Aél:ions.

The word

Yupanqui

fignifies as much as an accoun~, or reckoning , as we fay a

Man of Accounr, which is a Cypher, or Hieroglyphick, in chal' lahguage, for

'al

füm of Vermes, as Clemency, Piecy; Genélenefs,

&c.

all which were qualities

inherent in chac Perfon, and is as comprehenfive as che word

Cdpao,

wlúch-cotí–

tains the Riches of Fortune , and che Wealch of Vermes, inherent in che n1ind,

which Apellations, or rather Titles, chey gave ro none of their chiefeíl: Lords,

bue to che King onely; ir being eíl:eemed a kind of Sacrilege to attribuce fuch

facred Titles ro any other : for as che

Romans

gave che name of

Aug11ftm

to théit

Emperours, in a particular diíl:inél:ion to all others; fo it would have l5een a dP

minution to their Majeíly to have made chis peculiar Na!ne Cómmon to

tlicií

Subje&.

Lloque Yupanqui

having taken a (urvey of his Dominions, refolved

extend

his

urifdiétion farcher ehan che Po.ffeffions of his Fáthers ,' and being now che Lordi

of an Empire which had been efiab}iíhed and radicaced for che fpáce of,fevenfy

years, he choughc ic a IJIOre expedite way by force ofAtms

reduce char People,–

than by che ílow infinuations which arguments and perfuafions made qpotJ them~

to chis end having raifed an Army 'ofabout fix or féven choufand m€in, under the

conduét of his cwo Urlcles, ahd of

his

other Kindred, whom he trltid© Captams,–

and Commanders over them, he

toók

his march towards die C0ühttey of

Or(lo–

fuyu,

leaving chac of

Llm/:lfuyu,

which bis Father had' lteady conqúeréd,

(the

feveral

ways to which divide in che Province ef

Ch,mcark)

he paífed throug1'i

the

clivilioti

Coilafuyu,

which contains the greac Lake of

Titicaca.

The

Inca

having paífed che ftomiers of bis own I)ominions, etitt'lt'eti che

CóWl–

trey called

Cana;

and immediately difpatched ,Meffengers to tbe·ilatútal

lohá0i–

tants thereof, requiring them to

leaí.ie

cheir befl:ial Sadifices and fuperllltious- man..

ners, and with

ali

readinefs to_ fubr;iic unto che üped~~ce and S~rvice of hiiii

who was defcended from che Offspriflg of che Sun: The Peo¡fü!

óf

Gana

defired

tihl

to inform themfelves of all rhe parcitulars \vhích the Inca,cdtntnanded them,

as whac were bis Lávvs, and wha:t were the Gods wl ich he enjoined tl~eth to wor–

íliip;

in ali whi h when they had been well iníl:ruéted, they reaoily tonfeífed

tharcheir Religioh ahd Laws were better, and more rational than tl-i~it own, and

therefore wirh a general confenr tbey yielded and fubmitted to

(bem,

and fo weñc

forth to receive tbeir King with Jóy, and acknowledge chernfelves ·hjs obedient

Subje&. The

Inca

leaving Perfohs with chem· to' füílruét theríf'irl'his Idolatry,,

a~d to tead1 them

ti:~

way

11:anu,ring and_ c_ultivaiing r~eir_L;m~.;' he proc'eeded

fórward to chat Nat1on which

called

Ayv1r1:

but't\iefe bemg a ílurdy and ílub-–

bórn

fort

of People, were not to be W\!Ought' uporl

'by

perfúaúons, and promifes;'

or by the example ofochers; bue obíl:inarely per11(1ed in a-refolütion to dye in

the defence of.cheir Liberries; which was a new difficulty and oppofition chac

the

Inca.

ha9 neveras yer en~ouorred. Thus borh fides preparing for War, they

carne to an mgagement,.whKh laíled long, there being many killed boch on one

fide and the ocher; and being at lengch as ic were a drawn Batte1, and che Vid:o–

ry doubtfull, both Armies recreated inco

faíl

places, which chey had forcified after

cheir ownmanner; fallying out every day to Skirmiíhes and 11ngle Combats. The

People of the

Inca

avoided fighcing whac they were able, defüing racher

over–

~0me

éh~rñ

wi~h re~fons and perfuafions, chan by force of Arms; bue the

Ayviri

rncerpretmg th1s backwardnefs of the

Inca

ro be an effeét of Cowardife, became

more obfünate; and encouraged to prefs harder upon him,

as almoíl to encer

his