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Royal Commentaries.

.BooK

n.~

Sons and Br;thren of mine, We are now goi?g to demand ruftice of th~fe whom we eft~em

{or Perfons who are defcended from o~r God

V~racocha,

and who at their firft_e~trance i~to

thefe our Countries, declared, that it

thetr fole and proper Def,gn to admmifter ruftice

to all rhe World;

that

cannot imagine that_ they jhould refu(e th~ conceffion a~d grant

that which

fo juft and reafonable

our Claim and TitLe to the Kmgdom: for

thefe peo•

ple are of the true Race and Ojf-j¡,ring of the Sun,

our Forefathers were, '!1'ho taught

Truth for a Principie, and that our Afltons are to .fqu11re and correfpond WJtb our Words

and Promifn, then certain(y they cannot deny what t'hey have fo folemn(y engaged to p__erfar-m;

for

thry do, why Jhould we longer. efteem ther» Godlikt, o~ to have any thing of Divinity

in them, who fo palpably difown it by their Tyranny and falfenefs?

For my part,

would

rather confide in the Reafan and ruftice of our Cau(e, than'in our Prrwer and Arms; for

they be a. they pretend, ,:Wef{engers from the God

Pachacamac ,

they will Jear to ojfend

him, ~owing that there

nothing m,re_ inconfJ!ent with the Divi~e NatHre than Injujl-ice,

and efpecially in thofe who beinJ!. made hu Mmifters for the execution thereof, do ufarp that

themfelve1 which

the Right and Property of anbther.

Let

therefore go t() them, ar–

med wit~ th: ruftice of our Cr.ufe, for if the) ate God1, (

we Getieve them to be) they

will afl likt ihe true and {ey,itimate off-j¡,rin$. of rile Sm,, and {ikt our

Incas,

w_ill readi~

yield our Empire to

For our Anr:cftoúrs did never depM1<_é the

Curacas

the;r Heredi–

tary Rights, nor takf a ·Forfciture of th'erfl 'in the Cafe ofi?..ebe/Lion; mttch lefs ought thefe

Spaniards

to deveft

óf

ou-r Inheritance, and of our En1f._ire, who did never oppofc them,

but rather yield and'refign up all upon 'tbcir firfo Summon1.

Let

therefare go to them in

a peaccable manneYJ,;

for..

if.

we go armed, they will imagine

intend to mak! W11,r upon

them, and with that pretence deny the

mJft

reafona_ble thing we can demand; for covetom

Men, armed i11ith Power; are glad of the leajl- excufe, or pretence to deny that which

re–

quired of,them.

Jnjfead,ofi our Arms let

carry fuch Prefcnts with

iu,

may ferve to

appeafe the Anger'ofel/raged Men, and¡acijie the Dífpleaf1n'e of olfendedGods, Let

gather

what Gold, andSi/ver, a;1f.Í pretioeu Stones we tan gather ; let

tak! what Bird1 and Beafts

canget,

alfo the bcft. anrl. mojl- delfrwu Frtú~s that oHr Countreyyield1

and with thefc

!et

in the bcjl- m~nnor we are able p_r'cfent our fclves lbefore

them,

far though the .Ancient

Power, andforce of our ICings

low, and f4ili»g, yet !et

jl-i!l ktep up the Honour of

truly Noble and Ruyal S¡irit of

thdncas.

And

if.

a/l

rhi1

will not prevail with them to re–

flore unto us

011r

Empírc, rve may then abfolulelj conclude; that the Prophecy !eft unto us

our Father

Huayna Capac

ú-

ac.complijhed; rhat o!Jr Monarchy

to be tranflated

Jo–

reign and ffranger Nation, 011r política/ Government deftroy,:d, and out Religion abo!ijhed,

pan ofwhich Prophecy

wt!

our fclves havc feen fdfi!!ed; and

the

Pachacamac

hath

or–

dained thcfe things, wlmt can wc doe but fubmit and obey? Let them doe what they pleafe,

but !et not·us be w_anting:eithcr to

the

Rules of Reafon, or {Hftice.

When the

Inoa

had utcered chefe Words with a Majeíly becoming his Qg_alicy

and Cono.lition, rhe Caprains and

Curaca.

buríl: out into Tears, lamenting to con–

ftder, thacche time was now coming, which would be che ultimare Term and Pe–

riod of their Empire. Há ing wepc a while, and dried cheir Eyes, che

Curac,u

;ind Officers made provifion of foch chings as .che

Inca

had appointed, and prepared

foch an Equipage as mighc become che Majefly of their King, rhough inferiour

ro che Train and Magnificence of his Anceíl:ours.

chis manner he cravelled to

Coz.,co,

accended wirh many

Curwu

and Lords, cogecher wich cheir Relacions and

Dependems; for of his own Kindred there remained bue few, who had e[ca–

ped from che Cruelcy and Tyranny of

Atahualpa.

Ac che News of rheir near ap–

proach, ali che

Spaniard.r,

boch Horfe and Fooc, came fonh ro meet and receive chem

aca far diflance from che Cicy. So foon as che Governour was come near

che

inca

he alighred from his Horfe; as alfo che

Inca

did from his Chair. which was noc, ·a;

f~rmerly, made of Gold, bue ofWood; for chough che Counfellours ofche

Inca

ad–

v~íed him to cake hisChairofGold, and march in chacScate which became che

Dig–

mcy, and wear che coloured Wreach abouc his Head; yec he refu[ed both one and

rhe ocher, efleeming ic very improper for him, who was aPeticioner., and carne to

ask che Refücution of his Kingdom,

appear before them with che Enft

-ns

ofhis

Reg~licy, as ifhe intended in defpight ofrhe

Spania;·ds,

by appearing with che Badge

of h1s Regal Power,

aífume and vindicare the Poífeffion and Dominion ofhis Em–

pire;

herefore he judged it more proper for him to wear cheWreath ofa pale yel–

low C~lour, for chac, as he faid, che

Viracocha.,

meaning che

Spaniards,

would under–

fland h1m chereby

be che trueHeirapparent ofche Kingdom.

fhort, beingcome

near one to che other, the Governour made his Reverence co che

Inca

after tbe

Ca-

jl-i!ian