571 / 1070
BooK
II.
Royal
Commentaries.
wbere tbeir BO\yels were buried, when taken out, in order to embalm their Bo–
dies; and it is probable, thac che Statue of Gold which was to reprefem his Fa–
ther, might be placed there. The
Inca
being ac
Yuc~Jª
on pretence of celebrating
this Feaíl:, he fummoned rogecher fome old Captains, which rernained of chofe
belonging ro his Father, and others ofprincipal note ; and ac a ful! Affembly .com–
plained of che treachery and perfidioufne[s of che
Spaniards,
for noc cornplying
with rhe Arrides and .Capitulations which chey had agreed and comraét:ed wich
his 13rotlier
Titu Atauchi,
likewife of his Imprifonmenc under Irons, aQd of the
abfence of che Captain-General, who had cwice when he was upon bis departilre,
promifed
to
reíl:ore hirn
to
his Ernpire, and had failed, entertaining him onely
with vain hopes and delu~ons. Moreover, he affirmed, thac though he was from
the beginning fenfible of the falfe and perfidious intentions of the
Spaniards,
yec
he -was willing to temporize and diffemble with them, that fo hg_mighc juíl:ifie,
himfelf before God and bis people, chac he had been jn no manner acceffory to
the breach of' tbac peace which had been agreed between the·
Inca..·
and the
Spani–
ard1..
;,
that fue-well obferved how che
Spaniards
dividéd che Lands of che Coun–
trey ,amongíl: dnemfelves both in
Co~co, Rimac
and
Tnmpi:{.
;
whereby i~ plainly ap-–
peared, tbanliey had ,no intemion
to
reíl:ore unto him che Empire; and thac if
he had diffembled compliance and comemment in ali things towards che
Spani4rds,
it was,with defign to fecure his own Perfon ,
w
hich without any occafion, or
óf... .
fencé, .they had iinprifoned,-and caíl: into Irons. Wherefore as loyal Subjeéts and
fainhfull Vaífals, he conjured them to give counfel to him their Prince in an emer–
prífe of .fud1 grand irnportance ; for that his defign was to vindicare his Righc to
the ·Empire by force of Arms,
hoP.ÍJ]g that neither·che
Pachacamac,
nor his Fathe¡:
th~ Sun, would defert him in defence of his righteous caufe: For anfwer where–
umo, the Captains and
Cutac,u
made choice of one of the moíl: Ancient amongíl:
{hem. to .be Speaker, an~ deliver che cómmon Semiments of them all there–
upon ; who having firll: made his due Obeifance unto che
Inca,
difcourfed
in
chis.manner ; , ·
. . ,,
_
", le never was, Sir; the Advice of you.r Council, nor eíl:eemed by them eicher
" fecure or d~cenc, that your Majell:y íhould commit your Perfon into che hands
'' of Strangers, or cruíl: unto them for refücution of your Empire : Howfoever,
" they were willing
to
comr>lY, and concur wicJi your Majeíl:y s hum·our, which
" they found inclining to the ·maincenance 0f that peace and concord which was
". concented wi~h them by y.our Brother
Titu Atauchi
;
from which we can now
''. expeét: lict!e benefit, if we cake our meafures from the Treacment ·of your Bro–
,, ther
Atahualpa,
who having éontraéted for, and paid bis ranforne, was after–
" wards puc to death. And we •mu{l: attribtrte it to che Merey and Provi–
" dence of che
Pachacamac,
thac they treated not your own Royal Perfon, when
" in their power, and under cuíl:ody, in che fame mannet as they had done
" your Brocher. As to your Reíl:auration
to
che Empire , · there is little to
" be expeéted from a Nation fo entirely given over
to
Avarice; for it is not to
" be imagined thac chofe who are greedy of che fruir, fh0uld reíl:ore che cree unto
" che true- Proprietor; bue ic is more probable they íhould deíl:roy, and puc him
" ·and his out of che way, leíl: they fhould afpire
to
that Empire, which they re–
" _folve
to
enjoy. Wherefore fince che
Spaniards
themfelves have given juíl: caufe
" to fufpeét:, and doubt che performance of their promifes, your Majeíl:y ought
" immediarely, without delay,
to
raife as many Souldiers as i~ pofüble, and make
" fuch other provifions as are neceffary for War, when:in no ti!Ile is to be loíl:;
'' for thac chey being now divided imo feveral parties,' may be mor.e éafily Maífa–
" cred, and
cut
to
pieces, than when united in o~e body
~
In
management of
" which defign, we muíl: ·agree
to
attack them all at' che fame time in feveral
" places, fo that they may not be able to aHiíl: or fuccour each ocher. We muíl:
" alfo fecure che ways, and íl:op and hinder- all imercourfe and correfpondence
" between chem : And iti regard your Souldiers are
fo
numerous, that their
" Multitudes may eafily overwhelm fuch a handfull as are the
Spaniards,
and
" are able
to
chrow che very Mountains upon them, if your Majeíl:y fo com–
" mands ; nay if chey refufe
to
grant chem Succours onely, an·d Provifions, they
" muíl: neceífarily perifh with famine, being as
je
were befieged by your Sub–
" je&, who encompafs them on all .fides : Bue chis refolution is
to
be fpeedily
" execuced, for tbe fuccefs of che whole defign dep'ends thereupon ; of which
~' we need noc doubt, if we confider che juíl:ice of ot1r caufe.
Z
z z
1.
Which
53 9