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BooKII.

Royal

Gommentariu.

they tould adveriture

bút,

unlefs in firong Parties; bue ·afrer this Apparicion che

JnJ.ians

bec~me

amazed, that che

Sp1111iards

afterwards had che liberty ofa grea–

cer compafs., and cheir Qlarters were much enlarged.,

Bue

as lnfidelity

always

hlind,

few days che lmpteffion made by the late Wonder beginning to

wear away, the

Inca

perfuaded bis Souldiers

make another atcempc upon che

ChrHl:-ians,

to which they were zealouíly moved, out of an earnefl: Defire

fee

tn(!ir

Iwca

refiored

his Empite: Howfoever fuch was the fenfe chey concei–

ved fr9m che 1ace Apparitions, that their Hearts failed chem , fo foon as chey puc

themfelves ihco

.pofiure of Fighc, fo chat

ali

cheir Refolucions and Defigns pro–

~uted nochin_g more than Naife and Allartns, which ferved to keep che

Sp11ni11rds

a continua! Wacchfulnels, who feeing thac che

Jndians

duríl: not engage chem,

chey retired again to che Gallery, which was their head Qg_arrer; and

often as

they

return'e~ thitlier, they bleífed God, who had ,cónfuryed chac hmow plaee

for them, whetein to cure their wounded, and to íhelter chofe who were as yec

found ami wdl ;,and for chac reafon they made a Vow to dedícate chac pla_ce for

a Chapel to ,che Service of God,

foon as h~ íhould have freed and dehvered

chém from thé Hands of his Ehemies.

· ih

ali whic@ neceffities che

Indidn

Servants were very ufefuU, bringing Herbs co

cure the ficls: ,and wounded, and Fóod to relieve che healthfull ; for (as we have

f¡¡id in che

firtt

pare of this Hillary ) there are ·many

skilfull

Herbalifis alnongíl:

th€

Indian_s,,

.fo

chat the

Spaniards

themfelves ·confefs, chat unleís the

lndians

had

(U<icolired therrl in theit L>ifirefs, relieving their Hunger \<Vith Mayz, and Herbs,

-and other Pr~vifions, and had ferved th~m for Spies, and as ic were Cen.tinels co

give chem fignals, when che Enemy moved either by d:cy or night ; ic HC\d fared

worfe With them; and perhaps it had been impoffible fur chem to have fubftíled;

ali which Service and Fidelicy of the

Indi1tn.r

to Strangers in cheir Couhrrey, and

Enemies of cheir Kin~ and Religicm ,

to b~ atcributed to che w0nderfull

Providence ofGod, who was pleafed to infüfü fudh Fide1itli and ardént Affeétion

into ch~ Hearts of chefe poor Wrecches cowatds

Spanierds

cheir Mafiers, thaé

they woulél dye an hundred

times,

and fuffdr ali imaginable tortures, racher chan

becray them.

After the Infurreétion ofche

Jndians

was fuppreífed, boch che Nativés of

Co;;,co,

and áll the other Nations, who were ptefent ac thac Siege, confeífed cbemfelves

to h,we beca overcórtlt by che appearante of che Virgin

Miry,

che Lufire

whofe beaucifull Comm!mance, wliich darced Rays from her fparkling Eyes, thar–

med them v,,itb fuch Lave and Affeétion cowards chem, as noc onely caufed cherh

to lay dmyn their Weapohs, but likewife to accepc <1nd_embrace the Cacholick

F¡úth, ahd willingly to leam her Names and Titles boch in che

Latin

and

Caftilian

Jongucls; which to underíland che better, tbey have tranílated into cheir own

l.:tnguagt all che Nátnes and Titles given to our Lady, which they r~peat as often

iliéy haVe,oc€afion to pray and ask bl(!ífrugs from hm

Bllt_to te_turn again to Prince

Manco

/nen,

his Captains and Souldiers, it

cer–

tain, chat ruey "'el'€

cerribly aftrighced with che Vifions they had feen, thac

th~y

durfi not ío much as mention chem, for che very thought and remembrance

ofthem was full of Amazement. Howfoever they continued the Siege in hopes

betcer fortuq,e, though they durfi noc advencure to engáge, having been often

worfied_by

St.JameJ,

wh0 :ilways appe11recl

the Front of che

Spaniards,

which

the

Indians

obferving, and that che new-come Cavalier· affiighted and .térrified

them more than ali che oéhers, they called out with loud ·voices, and fuid,

Keep

&ut up 11nd- reftrain that

Viracocha

-which rides t1pon the white Horfe, that he fall not up–

kl;

and

J OH

fha.// quickfy fee how pe willdi_ffafch _and deaj with a/J the others.

Afrer

che Si6ge had cdncinued for che [pace of fl_ve Momhs, a cercain

Indian

Caprain,

who was p0ífeífed with a greac opinion of his own Valour, was deíirous

úg–

n4lize hiQ1folf, and try whether Fomme would be more favourable in a ftngle

Combate, than in a comrnon Fighc; and upon chis prefumpcion he asked leave

of his Superiour Officers to challenge any

Vitacocha

whatfqever ro a fingle Duel

and in regard he obfervt!d that rhe

Spanilitds

fought on Horfeback wich Lances;

he atmed lümfelf with the like Weapon, and wich a little Hacchec, or Pole-Axe,

ll>y his fide, called

ChitilJpi,

which were ali trhe Arrns chat he would ufe. Aild in

chis manner. he prefeQtéd bimfelf befare che Guards, which were always fet for

Centinels, at every Avenue of che Markec-place , which was the head Q!,atters

a a a

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