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longer than chey expeéted; but cheir greaceíl: inconvenience was che Excremicy of
Cold; for, according to che Defcription of Cofmographers, che Top of chat
fnowy Mouncain reaches as high as che middle Region of the Air; che which
being extremelycold, and che ground covered wich Snow, and che Seafon of che
Y g about che time of our Midfümmer, when che Days are ac che íhorteft
it exceffively, chat Spaniards, Negroes, and lndians, ánd many Horfes were
fr Death. The poor fuflered moíl, being ill provided wich warm
Garments, fo chac ten cho f che fifceen choufand lndians dyed with
che Cold; nor did che Spaniards efcape, who were better doched, for of them
alfo one hundred and fifry dyed; and fo cruel and fevere was che Froíl:, .thac
cheir Fingers and Toes were fo benumbed, cbac they were infenfible of che
freezing chereof, uncill chey rotted off from cheir Hands and Feec. I was ac–
quainced wich one of thefe perfons, called ¡eronimo Caftilla , boro at Camora, of
as good a Family as any is in chat Cicy. Many of chem !oíl: their baggage, noc
by violence of an Enemy; becaufe time was none in chofe pares to oppofe
them, bue were forced to relinquifh and leave chern , the lndians being dead
who carried cheir Burchens:
In fü1e, after a cedious Journey che Spaniards paffed the Mountain, haraffed
and tired with their Travels and Labour , and being come to che ocher fide,
inílead of Enemies chey fell inco che Hands of che lndian1, who were cheir
Friends, and who received chem as kindly, and treated chem as well as if they
had been their Coumrey-Men, and of rheir own Bloud; for chey being In–
habirams of Copayapu, and Subjeéts of che Inca, did, in refpeét to Paullu Inca,
and che High Prie/1, Feaíl: and entertain che Sptmiards with ali che plency and va–
riecy of Curiofities which cheir Councrey could afford. And moíl: happy was
ir for che Spaniard1, for had che Indians proved Enemies, .and noc Friends, and
caken chem unprovided, and at chac advancage chey mighc ali have periíhed, and
noc one efcaped.
During che time chat che PinrcochM refreíhed chemfelves, after cheir late Suf.
ferings and Labours, whioh were greacer chao can be expreffed. Paullu lnca
1 and
his Kinfman Vi/tac Vmu, encertained Difcoarfe wirh che Capcains and Curacas
of the Empire, and gave chem to underfl:and ali chat paffed in Pm,, relacing to
che Story of H,u,fcar Inca , and Atahualpa; and how che Spaniard1 put him co
Death in Revenge of che Murcher he had committed on bis King, and all his
Family, char at prefent che Prince M11nco Inca, che lawfull Heir, was in their
Hands and Cuíl:ody, and treaced by chem wich ali imaginable Refpeét and Ho–
nour, and wich Promifes of being reilored unto bis Empire, and to che Heighc
and Grandeur of Majeíly'; in expeétation of which, all l ndians were obliged co
affiíl and ferve chem , rhe better co engage chem unto a performance of their
Promife to che Inca: And farrher, rhey informed them, thac thefe were Men
defcended from cheir Father che Sun , and for chat Reafon they called chern
Inca., and owned them for Kindred and Relations, with che Name of their
God Viracocha. And in regard their General was Brother and Affociace with
bim, chat refided at Co"Gco, che Services and Kindneífes which were íhewed to
one, would be accepced by che other; and that che greateíl: Prefencs, and beíl:
Tre:itment, thac could be given chem, "ould be much Gold, and Silver, and
pretious Stones, for rhey loved chofe chings very much ; and lince rheir Coun–
trey yielded nothing befides Gold, they would doe well co garher as much of
ir, .as they could, and pre(enc it to che Spaniard1, who would noc onely kindly
accepc it , bue che Prince Manco Inca would likewife efteem himfelf very well
íerved by chofe Gifrs. ·
' Upon chis lnformacion che Indian1 of Cop11)'apu were infinicely rejoiced with
che Hopes co' fee their Inca reíl:ored to his Empire, fo -chat che fame day they
amaffed cogecher above che value of two hundred thoufand Ducats, in Veffels
of Gold, che which having been defigned for tbe accuíl:omary Prefencs which
were due to their Incas, were referved untill thar time; for fo foon as News
carne to Chili of the Wars between Huafcar and Arahualpa, che Incas, who
were the Capcains, and ruled thac Kingdom, defiíled from their Services, and
from making Prefencs co the Inca, uncill fuch rime as che Controverfie about the
Governmepc w~ decid~d.
Pa1!llu