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down befare him wich fuch Obedience and Veneration , as was agreeable to one
whofe birch and defcenc was from che Sun.
This Provinée is
parc.ofchat which we have already mencioned co have been
reduced by
Lloqué Yupanqui,
fo
chac now by che Facher and Son this Countrey,
which conrained many People, was entirely fubjeéted. Hence entering upan
che Royal Way of
Vm¡,¡fuyu,
chey marched cowards chac People, which ro chis
day is called by che name of
Huaychu,
where chey received inrelligence, that a
greac number ofPeople were aífembled in a Body to oppo[e him in his paífage,
che which repare rather haíl:ened chan recarded che march of che
Inca
in pur–
fuite of bis Enemies, whom he
firíl:
encountred at
Huychu,
where chey appeared
in defence of a pafs on chat River, fo called, and were abouc chirreen or four–
teen thoufand in number, all of chem
Jndians,
bearing arms; and though chey
were of divers Nations, yet rhey called chemfelves by the common appellacion
of
Colld.
The
Inca,
according ro his ufüal Mechod, [ene frequent Meífages to
che Enemy, offering chem terms of Peace and Friendfhip, which were ali re–
jeéted by them, and interpreted
to
be effe& of fear; and thence took fuch en–
couragemencs, chat chey daily became more inflexible, and at length
fo
daring>
and impudenr, as to artack che very Royal Qg_arcers of che
Inca;
notwithíl:ánding
which, che
Inca
perfül:ed wich fuch patience in his forbearance, that his Souidiers
began to murmur, and {ay, Thac ir was no longer tolerable co permic chofe Bar–
barians
to
infült over che Majeíl:y of him who was defcended from che Sun, nor
could rheir infolence be longer fupported, \Nithouc lofmg chac Reputacion which
chey had formerly acquired.
Howfoever che
hca
endeavoured to moderare che difpleafure of his People,
by
telling chem, chac ic had been che cuíl:ome of bis Anceíl:ours, and che Command
of his F<1ther che Sun, whofe delign was to <loe good unto che
Jndians,
to
fave
cheir Lives, and advance cheir wellfare, and noc break imrnediacely inco War
and Bloud, bue racher ro expeét wich pacience, and fee whecher they would
come to any light or knowledge of chac good which was deligned for chem.
Wich fuch
fair
words as chefe che
Inca
for fome days reíl:rained che fury of his
Capcains from engaging wirh che Enemy, umill one day being irnporcuned by
his Souldiers, and moved by the infolence of his Enemies, who preíled hard up–
an him, he gave order
to
puc his Army in Array, and provide for a Battel.
The
l ncM,
who greacly defüed to fighc, readily encred che Field, aad the Ene–
my, who had ofcen provoked chem to an Engagemenc, as willingly joined, fo
thar the Fight began, and was rnaintained,on boch lides wich greac heat and cou–
rage, one pare ( as chey imagined) concending for cheir Libere.
y,
refolving ro
fubmic to none, chough he were of che Race and Offipring of che Sun, and che
ocher, not fupporting fuch infolenc obíl:inacy towards their King, were animated
to concend unto che ucmoíl: in defence of his Honour and Dignicy. The
ColLM
norwichíl:anding fought wich great Courage and Refolution, bue yec wich
'fo
liccle Are or Difcipline, thac like defperate Meo, chey chrew thernfelves on che
Weapons of cheir Enemies, which occafioned greac ílaughter amongíl thGm, The
Batee! concinued che whole day, in
whidl
che
Inca
behaved himfelf like a greac
Capcain, fome time ordering and encouraging his Squadrons, and again vencu–
ring his Perfon in che midíl: of bis Enemie , and
in
borh Oífices defervc:d ch~
rneric of a good Souldier.
CH A P.