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III.

Royal Commentaries.

condition; fuch as were of

füong a C0níl:itution , as to refiíl: the Poifon and

live; were yec rendred loachfome by.botches and boils, which broke from rheir

Bodjes, and became overfpread wich a white Leprofie, nor did

onely atfeét

their Bodies, but cheir Minds alfo, making thern fools, or íl:upid; •or elíe mad and

ra:v,ing; which were all pleafant effe& co che revengefull adverfaries, rhough no–

thing

could be more grievous and heavy to cheir Parents and Relations. T·he Cap–

tains

being infor:ned of chis evil which was amongct chis People, gave advice

.there.of

muo the

Inca,

who che~eupon immediacely commanded, chait whoíoever

íhould be found gui!ty of rhac Crime, fhould be burnr alive, tl1ac no reliques or

Jllemory íhould remain of chem. This Law of che

Inca

was

joyfully received

rheNacjves, chat tbey themfelves gave informacion againíl: che Crirninals, and

readHy

wi.th

their own hands execmed che Sentence, burning noc onely che Offen–

dCl:6,

but whacfoever moveables alío were found in cheir Houfes, which chey

demoliíhed,

and

faid leve! wich.the ground: With them alfo they hume rheir

Flocks

and Herds, rooted up che Trees which rhey had planced, and defüoyed

every thing

that

they poffeífed , lell che evil and pefülence of che Maíl:er fhould

adhere unto, or infeét the Inheritance. The which punifhment, and fevericy

in Íís execution,

·aftrighred che Natives, chat they never afcer duríl: more ac–

,tempc

-chis wickednefs, during che time ofche

Inc,u

;

though

foon as che

Spa–

niarai

carne amongíl: them, they revived chis evil again, which till then was out

ofufe,

and forgotten. The Captairís baving

this manner. (ettled cheit:.Plama–

tíolis, and reformed this abu[e by che rigorous punifhment of che Delinquents,

they retumed to

Co:uo,

to,render a more large account to the

Inca

of their Nego–

tiations,

who

gratiouíly received them, and gracified cheir good Services wich

due Rewards.

C H A P.

The

Inca

gains three Provinces, and conquers after a blou–

Battel.

Fter forne years

Mr.tytr.t

Capr.tc

refolved to make another fally abroad

for che

Conquea of new Provinces, for che Covecoufoefs and Ambition of rhe

Inca

inareafed with bis Dominions and Succeís. Wherefore having rai[ed' his

Arrny, and fupplied' them with füfficient Provifions, rhey marched rowards

l'ucara

Vmafuyu,

whi~h were the moíl: remoce, or laíl:, People which his

Grand-Father (or as

fome

will have it) bis Father had reduced. From

Pt,cara

he hended his couríe Eactward, to chat Province which they ca!l

Lfaricaf[a,

where the Natives furrendred rhem[elves without refiaence, belng rnuch con–

tented to receive the

Inca

for their Lord and Maíl:er. Then he proceeded to

the Province called

Sancavan,

which fubrnitted with che like readinefs and

fa–

cilicy; for rhe Fame of the

Inca

being now fpread over al! Countries , and che

great Honours acchieved by the Father and Grand-Father of chis Prince being

the cornmon diícourfe,

moved che Nations in

all

adjacent pares, chat with

unanimous confenc chey' ran to embrace thofe conditions of Vaífalage which

the

Inca

íhould impo[e upon them. Thefe two Provinces are about fifcy

Leagues in lengch, and about cwenty

one place, and thirty anocher in breadch,.

and are boch populous, and abounding with Catcle. The

Inca

having given

orders for infüuéting rhe Natives in che doétrine of his Idolatrous Religion ,

and regulared the civil Affairs, paífed forwards to the Province of

Pacaf[a

.–

where he encounrred no oppofition or concefi in

B:mel, but

every tbing felI

dowa