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Royal Commentarie,.

BooIC

II.

~hem

fiill

watchfull, and tired chem out with conflant la:bouri Moredver,

they

fuffered much for want of Provifions ; though they receívéd fome füpp1ies

frbm

che

Indiam,

who were their Menial Servants , and would evety Niiht ( as'they

had prafü[ed at che Siege of

Cozco)

go f~mh into che Enemy's Camp, where pre–

tend1ng chat chey had revolted from their Mafiers, would retum hack wiclt-Pr0:–

vifions,' and with incelligence of all the deGgns and iócentions of che Enemy.;

which was of great ufe to chem, for that when che

Indians

made any Attáck'Upon

them, they were always in a readinefs to receive chem; and it was by advice from

them that

Diego de Aguero,

and many ochers Who had Plantacions near

los Reyes

were not forprized, before chey had clme, by h'elp of cheir Horfes,

fecure their

recrear within che Walls of che City. Bue befüles chefe humane Afliíl:ences, God

was pleafed to work Miracles at that Siege in favour of the Chriíl:ians, as he had

forrnerly done in chac of

Co~co;

for thac che River to which they crufied much

for cheir fafecy, and was their beíl: defence, was che occaíion of ruine, and tamed

their encire defüuétion; for during che time of che Siege, che Wacers fwelled

abbve che banks,

that whenfoever chey pa!fed over to che

Spnniards,

or were

forced to remrn, chey re<::eived a lofs; for that being often put to füghc, rnany

wich fear caíl: chemfelves into cheWaters, and were drowned ; and yec chis River

was noc

deep as many ochers are in thac Counrrey, being cornmonly íhallow,.

unlefs in the Winter, when che falls ofthe Land-watets makegreat Flouds; how–

foever, che

Spaniards

ma0e noching

'°

pafs and re-país

at cheir pleafure;

whrch,

when che

Indians

obferved, chey concluded chat che very Elemencs foughc agaiñfi:

chem, and were r~conciled to che parcy of che

Viracochas ;

and chac rhe

Pachaca–

mac,

who is che God which fuflains che Univerfe, had forfaken their Caufe, and–

favoured che Enemy. Farcher chey é_onfidered, chac

foon as they

faw

che

Vira~

cocha,,

drawn up in che Field, chtir hearcsfailed chem ; and chat chough chey weré

a choufand to one, yec chey duríl: not engage with chem ; all which were

cleat

evidences, thac che greac Creacour of che World did

inrere.íl

himfelf

favour of

che caufe and quarrel of che

Spaniardr.

The

Jndians

being affe&ed with chefe Appreheníions, and

with

a clear mani–

feíl:ation of the Miracles of God , chey every day abaced in cheir Courage

and

becarne'

cowed and diíhearcned, thac frorn chac time afterwards chey atté~pted

nothing of any momenr ; and chough they continued their Camp on che fide

the Ríver, 'it "as racher in obediente to cheir Cof:Ilmanders, chan in hopes of

per–

forming aóy ching to che ruine of their Enemies, and che good of chemfelves¡

nhe mean ti(!lhe che

Jndi~n

Domeíl:ick Servancs gave inrelligence co their Maíl:érs

of al! chac was difcourfed and deftgned in the Camp of che

Jndians;

and che

S¡a-

11iards

being fenftble of rhe great Miracles which Gop wrought for chem, and chac

their Enemies obferved che fame, chey rerurned chanks for al! chofe Wonders

comparing cheir deliverance by means of chis River, to chac which che Childr~

lfrael

received from che

Egyp_tians

at che Red Sea. And in regard their greatefi

Battels and Viétorie~ fucceeded on che banks of rhis River, chey conceived a moít

efpecial devotion for che Bleífed Sr.

Chriftopher,

calling unto remembrance all che'

Wonderswhich a:e recorded of thac Sai~c, and w~ich ate painted commonly in

Churches, to defcnbe and fet forch che Mrracles which God performed in che

Ri–

ver by means of chat Saint ; and afcerwards in ali their Battels and Skirmifhes

they 'invoked che Name of

Se.

Chriftopher

equally with that of St.

ames :

And af~

ter ~hisSieg~, they,called ~bofe Hills in which che

l ndians

kept their Head-quart1:rs,

ch~ Mounrams of Sr.

Chriftopker,

b~caufe chey were

near, thac nqching but th~

River parted chem and che City, and were che places where che

Spaniards

puc an

end coche War, having entirely fubjeél:ed and conquered che

Indians,

·e

HA P.