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peace wich che people, unlefs in cafe of abfoluce necefficy; defiring rafher, accor–
aing
to
former examples, to reduce chem by gentle and moderare cenns; than
by
war and feverity, íhewing themfelves rather compaffionace Parencs, han Marcial
Capcains. Accordingly chis General and OJficeí's procteeded in their defign·Weíl:–
ward, as far-as chacProvince which is called
H1trin Pacaffa ,
and with profperous
fuccefs reduced all chofe chey mee for che [pace
of
2 0
Leagues, as
far
as
to
che
foot of che Mountain
Co-,-dillera,
and che fuowy defarr.
In
reducing rhefe
lndianI;
thete was little orno difficulty, becaufe they were a people which lived at large,
wichout Policical Society or Government, the weaker giving way to che pride
and poWer of him that was fuongeíl: ; and being by nature fimple and cxedulous,
fo
foon
as
che fame was fpread of che Miracles whic;h were performed by chis
Child of che Sun, they all flocked in
to
be received for Vaífals
to
chis great and
wonderfoll Monarch : Howfoever, chree years were (pene in che reducing of thefe
people, for they were of fo dull and íl:~pid a genius,. that, like be~ll:s~ chey were
not
capable to comprehend or learn chofe eafie rud1ments and prmoples which
were infülled
Ílito
them. Having
completed chis conqueíl:, Officers were placed
for their bette!' government, with Infüú.él:ors
to
teach them, and füch Comman–
ders and Souldiers
as
might ferve to proteél: and defend them ; and
fo
che Gene–
ral and four Captains returned to tender an account to the
Inca
of their Aél:s and
~egotiati~~s, who ali chat time was empl<?ye~ in vifi~g_ feveral Cou~tries of
111s
Domm10ns, where he encoaraged their mduílry, 1mproved chem
m
their
Ares, and in cultivating Lands ; railing publick Edifices, and making Aqueduél:s,
Bridges and High-ways for che better communication of one Nation with ano–
ther. After which he returned wich hisCaptains, whom he gratiouíly received
unto his Imperial Coúrt, wich intention
ro
fix a cerm and limic to his proceedings,
for having enlarged his Dom~nions
40.
Leagu.e~
ro
che N_orthward, and mor~
'than
2 0
cowards che Eaír,
he
¡udged clus add1t10n a foffic1ent encreafe for h1s
Reign.
,
.
His reception into
Co:uo
was with vionderfull joy,
for
his 1.iberalícy and gemle
nature was generally obliging ; che remainder of his life he paífed in cjuiecne[s and
repofe, •performing afüons of
J
ufüce and Beneficence towards his Subjeél:s ; du–
ring which time, he fent
.Mayt4 Capac
his eldefi Soh an9 Heir cwice
ro
viíic
his
Dominions, accompanied wich Wife and Aged men, chat
fo
he mighc knowand
be known to his people, and mighc have fome erial and prafüce in affairs befare
he carne
to
handle che Government. And now che
Inca
finding him[elf weak,
and near his end, he called his eldefi Son, wich his other Brethren, and in man–
ner of his laíl: Wjll and Teíl:ament, he earneílly recommended to chem che ob–
fervation of chofe Laws and Ordinances which their Anceíl:ours had prefcribed ;
thac they íhould cake care of their Subjeél:s, and in every thing behave themfelves
like chofe thac are worchy of
fo
pure and bright a Family, as thac of che Sun:
And laíl:ly he encharged che
Inca.,
who were Capcains, and che
Curaca.,
who
were Lords of che people, that they íhould be mindfull of che Poor, and obedi–
ent to their Prince; and efpecially rhat chey íhould live in peace and uniry, for
that now he was
to
leave them, being called by his Facher che Sun
to
afcend un–
to him, that he. mighli refi and defiíl: fiom his former labours and cra__vels. Having
ended chefe faymgs,
Lfoque Yupanqui
leaving many Sonsand Daughters ofhis Con–
cubines, though bue one who was his true Heir and Succeífour, and rwo Daugh–
ters
by
M am'! Cova
his Iawfull Wife, died. The Death of chis
Inca
wasgreatly
Ia–
mented through his wholeDominions, for his gentle temper had gained him che
affethon of al!, an~ hisVerrues procured him che eíleem of
a
God, and rank
w1th the ocher Ch1ldren of che Sun, whom chey Adored far Deities. And now
for di_verÍton of che Reader, we fhall deÍtíl a while from profecucing che Wars
and Conqueíl:s, which were alrnol1 al! acchieved afrer che like manner with che
fonner, and íl1all relate fomeching of che Cufioms chey praétifed, and che Scien-
ces chey accained.
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