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Royal Commentaries.
BooKIJ:
at che gratefull acceptance of chem. _ThiS was che onely happy day
1
crowned wich
Honoilr and Contencmenc, chac th1s poor
Inca
had ever known m all che courfe
of his fonner Life; for in the time of his Brocher
Atahualpa,
he remained under
greac perfecutions, flyirig fr?m pla~e to pla~e in perpetua!_ dread a~d fear; and che
remainder of hisDays, unttll che ume of h1s Deatb, adm1tted of htcle more Con–
{o]acion chan che former, as we fhall fee hereafrer
i.n
che Seque! of chis Scory~
When che
Inca
had a liccle repofed himfelf in his Lodgings, he fenc to
Francifcl)
c have1,
and his Companions, lecting them know, that he was deíirous t~ fee, and
to be acquainted wich them on the good repon and charaéter he had rece1ved from
his People concerning chern;
fo
foon as they were come he embraced chem wich
all demonítracion of kinclnefs, and having drank wich chem, according
to
che cu–
fiome of che
JncM,
he cold them, befides many ocher kind expreflions, thac cheir
Aétions fhewed chem
to
be che true Off-fpring of che God
Viracocha,
and Brechren
of che
lncM
becaufe they endeavoured to deliver
Arahualpa
from Death , which
worchy Aél he would ever acknowledge and recompence, defiring chem to eíleem
him for cheir Brocher, confidering thac" t-hey were a\l defcended from che fame
Race and Lineage of che Sun; and then he prefented them wich Veífels of Gold,
and Silver, and precibus Scones, which he had brought apare for chis Gentleman;
and hisCompanion, whi~h were t:iken
fo
kindly, chac
Chave1,
in che name of
che reíl:, returned.hi6 Gomplemenc, and íaid, chat rhey were ali Servants of his
Highnefs, and would evídence
fo
much whet1 occafion fhould offer, and chacwhat
they had endeavoured for bis Brocher; was on~y in compliance with their Ducy,
and Obligacion, and chaeif he doubced of rheir Realicy, chey defired him
to
make
a erial oI .cheir good-will and Cervices for him. Then che
"Inca
embracing chem
again, difiniífed chem, highly facisfied w\rh che Prefencs he had made them of
Jewels, and of Gold, and Silver, TurqucJ1fes, and EmeralJs.
Two days afrnr bis Arrival> the Prince
M.mco /nea
propofed
to
che Governour
that he mighcbe reílored
to
his Empire, _according
to
che Arrides agreed becween
rhe
Indians
and che
Spaniard1,
and thaca hrmPeace and an Alliance mighc be made
becween them: Thac Prieíls (hould be fent
to
preach and propagare che
Law
of
rhe Chriíl:ians unto che
India111,
as che
Spaniard1
had themfelves propofed; and
chat for what concerned -tbe
Inca
to perform, he was ready
to
give his orders,
chat chey fhould be well received, and treated wich high Veneracion and Eíleem
in ali che principal Provinces of the Empire; where chey \\ould find che People
very docible, and willing
to
be iníl:ruéted in cheir Faich, uµon che affurance they
had received from cheir Farher
Hu,l)na Capac,
who ar che time of his death did ac–
ceíl:, chat che Law of che Chriíl:ians wa berter rhan our own: And whereas rhis
their Facher had by his laíl: Will and Teíl:amenc ordained, chat his People fhould
obeyand íerve che
Spaniard1,
chey were ready
to
comply wirh bis lnjunétions chere–
in, and co rerign
fo
much, and whac p:m of che Kingdom chey (hould defire, inco
cheir Hand .
·
To \\'hich theGoverr\our remrned chis Anfwer, That bisHighnefs was welcome
ro his own Imperial Ciry, and chac he fhould reíl:, and take his Reµofe wirh qui-–
erneís and fecuricy: Thac he was very well pleafed
to
know hi Will and Plea–
fure, ch:ic
fo
he mighc give him a proof of hi readineís
to
comply wich his De–
fües: And thac as co che Capiculacions \\ hich were ·agreed , chey were
fo
ju/l
and reafonable, chac noching could be objeéted againíl: che performance of chem.
Afrer which fome Difcourfe paíl:, bue very íhorc, for wam of an lmerpreter.
The nexc <lay rhe Governour holding a Confulmion with his Brothers, and
che reíl: of che Caµ cains, -touching che demand which was made by che
Inca,
feve–
ral opinions aro[e upon che Debate, bue ic being confidered, chat rhe poífefiion
of rhe Kingdom had no orher meaning chan che binding of che
lnca's
Head wirh
che coloured Wreach; che Governour, wirh his Arcendancs, wenc
to
che Houfe
of che
Inca,
and wirhouc farcher Preface, or long Oracion, defired him to rake im–
mediate poífeflion of bis Empire; for had he been acquainted wich rhe cuíl:ome
of bis Councrey, !1e fhould. nocbave remained one mom~n.t without che Enfign
of h1s Royal D1gmcy upon h1s Head; and chaeas to che D1v1fion of che Kingdom
they would rreacmore fully hereafter, when matters were a lictle berrer fetcled
ii~
qui~tnefs, for that ar prefenc rhe
Indian1
ha<l made Infurreétions in divers pbces,
wh1Ch were not yet appeafed ;- bue as to the Services which tbe
l ndians
were to
perform·cowards the
Spaniards,
and che modificacion of che Peace, which was
to
be maintained, he remi~ced
ali
to che Difpofüion of che
Inca,
ro order and defign
·
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