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BooK

III.

Royal

Commentariei:

nour t-o touch his Perfon, chacfor ever afcer chey mighc be acknowledged for his

Subjeéts

che which privilege was eíl:eemed as a moíl:: condefcending favour, be–

cauíe none under che degree of the Royal Bloud, or any other, withouc his own

licence, could be admitted chereunto under a lefs penalty than that which is due

for the offence of Sacrilege.

In chis manner the

Inca

giving ceíl:imony of his gra–

tious and gentle mind, cleared the

Curac,u

frorn al! fuípicioris of fear, who hum–

bling chemíelves to che Earth befare him , prom~fed to be his faithfull Vaffals;

for chac having dernoníl:raced fuch an unexemplary aél: of Merey towards chofe

that had deferved death ; he did chereby give undeniable proofs of his defcenc

from che Sun.

And now to explain che Fable in che prece9ing Chapter, ic is faid, chat the

C1ptains of the

Inca

obferving che boldnefs which che

Collaons

every day ufed by

their obíl:inate refiíl:ence, gave órders to cheir Souldiers to treat chem with aU

rigour, and fubdue rhemwith Fire and Sword, for that their bold attempts.agaiQíl:

the

Inca

were no longer tolerable. The

Collaons

rnaking their ufual Sallies in a

fierce and

enraged manner, caíl: chemfelves withouc defence or order on che Wea–

pons of cheir Enemies, who receiving their attempt with more Marcial difcipline,

killed che greateíl: pare·of them , and in regard the Souldiers of che

Inca

had umill

now racher dallied than foughc in earneíl: with chem, being defüous to fave their

Lives, and reduce them wichouc bloud; did ac lengch ufe che1r beíl: endeavours

fubdue them by violence, which took fuch effeél: upon them, and with fuch

ruine and ílaughter, that che

Collaons

believed the Report which the

Jnc,u

made of

th}s battel, That cheir deíl:ruél:ioo was not performed by their Arms, but by che

pówer of che Sun, who, in puniíhment for their obíl:inacy and rebellion, caufed .

their own Weapons to be turned upon themfelves ; to che belief of \Yhich che

credulous and fimple

Indians

being eafily perfüaded, were farther rhereby :idmo–

niilied by the

Inc-u,

and

che

Amauttu,

their Philofophers, how dangerous it was to

fig~c againíl: the Sun, who was their God, and.difobey rhe

Inc,u,

who were his

Children.

A' P.

IV.

How three Provínces pere reduce1, and others tonqueteJ;

what Colonies were planted, and the punijhment of thofe

who ufed Poifon.

His Fable, with the great fame and applaufe which the Piecy and Clemency

ofche King had gained, was divulged through ali the neighbouring Coun~

tries of

Hatunpacaf{a,

where the[e things were aél:ed, and caufed

much .!ove and

admiration amongfl: thofe People, rhat they voluntarily .fubmitted

the

Inca,

Mayta Capac,

whom they acknowledged to be a true Child of the Sun, and rhere–

fore carne to adore :ind ferve hi::n; amongíl: which three Provinces efpecially were

worchy of note, narhely,

Cauquicura, M a!lama

and

Huarina,

(

where afcerwards

thac Battel was fought becween

Gonyalo Pir¡arro

and

Diego Centeno ,)

being ali of

them

1..

oumries large in extent, rich in Cattle, and powerfull with che numbers

of warlike People. Thefe being received into grace and favour, che

1nca

repaffed

the River towards

Co:,;,co;

and from

Hatun Colla

[ene

an Arrny, under Command

of his four Generals, towards che Wetl:ern pares, ordering chem, that hav-ing

paffed che deíolate Countrey of

Hatunpuna,

(the borders of which

Lloque Yupanqu-i

had once ílocked with Cactle,) they fhould proceed towards che People on che

other fide, who inhabit the Coaíl: of the Sea of

Z ur ,

an,~ íhould

try

ali fair_

means