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Royal

Commentaries.

BooK

III.

· rendred an account

the

Inca

of their fuccefs? and part~cularly,.cha~ ·1iaving made .

enquiry into che fecrec cufioms of che/~ Nauves , and meo their Rices and Cer~–

monies as alfo whac Gods chey woríh1pped: They obferved and found, that the1t

chiefDeicy was the Fiíh which they killed and eat; and alfo, thac chere were

So–

domices amongfi chem; but howfoever, that tbis wickednefs was noc.general

common

ali che Vallies, bue to fome few ; nor

vtia9

it openly pradifed, bue in ·

fecrer,

being rhac which nature and che light of humane reafon did abhor.

They

farther likewife acqqainted che

Inca,

that being arrived to che utmoíl: bounds which

·are rerminaced by ene Sea, there remained on thac fide no ocher Land

fubdue.'

The

Inca

was much pleafed _wich che Relarion ofchefe Conqu~íls, and_much mo~

that it had coíl: no bloud ; wherefore he fem to Command

bIS

S.ou

~hafha–

ving Jefe and eíl:ablifhed fuch Orders as were neceífary for che'

governm

ent and

fe.

curicy of chofe Countries, they fhould return to

Coz.co

;

but firíl:, that they íhould

make íl:riét inquiíition concerning chofe who w

ere eíl

:eemed guilcy of thac unna–

tural fin of Sodomy, and pot onely burn chofe ali~ in a publick place, who ~·ere

evidently conviéted of that aime, but even cho e who were but

rnuch as

fufpeéted chereof; that chey fhould alfo oorn and eíl:roy cheir Houfes, cheir Trees

and Inhericance, leaving them a fad fpeétacle

their neighbours and acquaintance.

And farcher, eñe

Inca

commanded that chey ihould proclaim and publifh chis his

Ediét againíl: Sodomy for che fumre ro be; Thac whofoever íhould be found

guilcy of chis abominacion, chat not onely he fhould be deíl:royed in particular,

but likewife bis Relacions, his Neighbours, and a)l che Inhabicams of che pares

round fhould be punifhed.with che fame defiruétion, ruine and defolation.

All which being performed exaétly according to che pleafure and direél:ion of

.che

Inca ,

chis new Law was wich great admiracion and,aíl:oniíhmenc of,che Na–

tives put into execucion on che Offendours; for being a crime

fhamefull .and

decefiable ro che

Inca,

and bis proper Subje&, che mention and _name chereofwas

not wichout fome abhorrence caken

into

cheir

mouchs

that

any

Indinn,

who

was a Native of

Coz.co

íhould ac any time in paílion revile

his"

neighbour with

that word and o

pprob

rious cerm, he was prefemly looked upon as one defiled,

and for many days polluced, untill bis mourh were cleanfed from a word

fikhy

and deteíl:able.

The General and his Officers having in this manner executed ali the Com–

mands of che

Inca,

chey returned to

Co:z:fo,

where they were received in greac

triumph, and rewarded wich honours and favours agreeable to their meric.

J;3uc

rnany years had not paífed afcer chefe Conqueíl:s, before che

Inca, Capac Yupanqui,

refolved to begin a new Expedition in perfon for enlargemenc of bis Dominions

on che fide of

Collnfuyu;

(

for as yet in his late Marches he had not paíTed che

Di–

vifions of

Contifuyu )

chat

order hereunto, he commanded chat twemy chou–

fand feleét men fhould be put in a readinefs againfi the following year. And

chacin che mean time nothing fhoqld be omitced, which might conttibure to che

. due adminillration of bis Government, he appoinced his Brorher

4q:ei

Tit#

re–

rnain Depury in his place, and that che four Major-Generals which had accompa–

nied him in che laíl:

Ví./

ars fhould be bis Counfellours.

Inco their places he chofe

four ocher Generals, and·boch they and all che Capcains and Officers of che Army

wete not of lefs d~gree or quality than that of an

Inca.;

for chough che Forces

which ca1loe from diversProvinces were conduéted by cheir own Chiefor Com–

rnander, y'et afcerwards, when cheycarne

be uniced wich che Imperial Army, an

·1nca

was given

prefide over chem,

tbat che Chief became, as ir were, his ·

Lieutenam; by which meaos che whole Army had

IncM

for their Officers, and yec

oone feemed to be difplaced or acquicced of bis charge. By which mechod and

policy in government, chings'were preferved in cheir juft balance ;, for unle!s ic

were in maccers of L1w and Juíl:ice, which admicted of no difpenfacion, ic was

a Maxirn ~mongft che

IncM

never t~ difoblige cheir

Curac~,

bue in every ching

render their Yoke

eafie and gemle, that the

lndians

m1ghc be fond of

and

chat che love of che people might be che bafis and foundacion of their Govern–

ment. Moreover, the

Inca

chought.fit to take his Son, who was his Heir, ro ac–

company him ; for chough he were young, yet his-years were capable of educa-

.e ion and prafüce

che War.

CH AP.