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Royal

Commentdries.

Boox 111..

vaíion, he ~ade an addition to his Empire, in the Di~iíion of

Contifuyu

onely,

of almoíl: ninety Leagues in length, and tenor twelv~ m breadth '?n_e _way, and

fifteen another way; all which traét of Land was conuguous, or adiomrng to the

other Nrts fübjetted to pis power. The

Inca

returning home, was received ac

Co-tco

with all che Feíl:ivity, Joy and Triumph imaginable, anc;I met wich Songs and

Muíi~k chaming out the praifes of his mighty and heroick Afüons. The

Inca

having ;ewarded his Sould~e:s with Prefents agre~able

their_ merit, disbanded

his Anny, it feeming fuffic1ent for che prefent tune the atch1evements already

made; and that now it was feafonable

give reíl: and repofe from military aéti–

ons and attend to che Executión of che Laws, and to che Government of his

Kingdom, a great pare of which he conGdered

~e che care of ma~g J;)~ovifions

for Widows and Orphans, and ocher poor and d1fabled People; m

which

good

works he paífe~ al) the remainder ?f his days; h_is Reign ~aving c~mini¡ed for

thirty Years, as 1s faid, bue the truth 1s,. there 1s fo !1tcle cred1t- to be g1ven to Re–

ports of chis nature, where are no Reg1íl:ers, or Letters,

d1at

we know not whac

to believe in che Cafe; onely this is certain, that he dyed

foil

ofHonour, and Tro–

phies, having acquired a great narne, both in War _and Peace; .and being mue&

beloved and honoured. His Death was lamented w1th fincere gnefby all, which,

according to the Cuíl:ome of che

lncas 1

continued far the fpace of a

fuijY

His

Eldeíl: Son,

Capa, iupanqui,

born of 11is Wife

A(f,ama

Cuca,

he left

his

UniverfaI

Heir of all; beíides whom alfo he Jefe other Sons, and Daughcers as well, fuch

as were legitimare, as fuch as were termed illegitimate.

)

CH A P.

Capac Yupanqui,

the fifth Monarch, reduces many Pro–

vinces in the

Divifion of

Contifuyu.

Inca, Capa, Yúpamp,i ,

(the interpreration of whofe Name we

have

aJ–

ready declared amongíl: che proper Names ofhis Anceíl:ors) after che death of

his Father, bound bis Head wich che coloured Wreath, in token of his encrance

into che poífeíiion of his patrimonial Inheritance, and having performed rhe Ob–

fequies of his Facher's Incennent, he imm~diacely took a Joarney throagh ali pares

of his Dominions, making enquiry into the Behaviour and Lives of h-is Officers,

and in wbat rnanner Juílice was adminifüed amongíl: them.

In chis Progrefs he

paífed two years, and chen returned

Co-tco,

wbere he commanded chac Souldi–

ers fhould' be levied , and Provifions made far the following Year, intending co

excend his Conquefl:s into chofe pares of

ContifuJ'u,

which lie Eaíl:ward from

Co,:,.co,

where he was informed, that there were many and greacProvinces, and :ibounding,

wich-People. For che more eaÍle paffage

chofe pares he ordered another bridge

to be made over che greac River of

Apurimac,

ac chac place which is called

Hutrca–

chaca,

below

Accha,

which was accordingly performed with ali diligence, furpaf–

fing che former bridge

irI

lengch and breadch, becaufe the River was wider in chofe

pares.

chis manner che

Inca

departed from

Couo,

attended wich cwency choufand

Men of War, and being come

the bridge, which was abouc eigh& Leagues

from che Cicy, chrough a rough and afperous way, chree Leagues of which are a

fieep clefcent to che River, though

irI

heigbt it m:iy not be perpendicular above

half a League, and che afcem on tbe other fide may likewi[~ conrain about three

Leagues farcher. Having paffed che bridge, and chis difficult way, chey entred into

the pl'eafant Councrey of

Yanah11ara,

which at chac time contained chircy Nati–

ons; wl1ac rhofe People were then, and how numerous, we ha\ie no cercain ac-

, count, 0nely we ar~ affured~ chat che Inhabicants on that fidé, called

Piri,

foon