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III.

Royal Commentariesi

XIV.

Two

Curacas,

of great

Pow.er

ami Au:thority, refer their ·

!Íif

ferences to the Arbitrement

the

Inca,

and

become

Subjefü.

appointed time for this expedition being come,

Capac Yupanqtii

dep:med

from

Couo,

and marched as far as che Lake of

Paria,

which was rhe ulti-

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mare bound or lirnit 'of liis Fachers Congueíl:; and in che way, as he marched

he garhered che recruil.5 which ·divers Provin,es had made ready for-him, not

omitting

vifü the Nations, as he paíled, that

he might favour a_nd honour

the1J1 wich his prefence; che which they eíl:eerned

high an obligation, chat in

divers Coumries they have noted che places wich a particular remark, where cbe

Inca

picched bis Camp, pr where chey fent hirn provifions,

1'efi-e(hed hirnfelf; ·

the which places to chis day the

lndians

conferve in great Veneracion, as if che

ground bad been hallowed

bis facred feet.

So foon as che

Inca

arrived at che Lake of

Pt1ria,

all che neighbouring PeopJe

fubmicted chern(elves to his Service and Jurifdit1ion; forne of )vhich indined

Obedience out of an efreem chey had of his gemle and wife Govermnenc, and

others out of fear, and dread ofche power, which chey were not able co r<¿(i(t.

thefe

Marches Meífengets arrived at che Court, from two great Captains in che

Divifion of

Collaft9u,

who made

War one on

che ocber. Thefe cwo powerfull

Curac.u

were defcended from two great Generais; who in times pafl:, before rhe

Empire of che

lnca.1,

being Souldiers of Courage and Bravery, raifed feparare Ar–

mies,· and began each

fet up for bhnfelf, and ·lay foundation for Aurhority and

Power: Bue as Rule aod Empire can bear noEgua], or Compericor, thefe rn-o great :

Men turned cheir Arms one againfi che ocher , and continued a War during che

whole courfe of cheir Lives: che which creared fuch an.imofüies becw.een cheir

People, that their Children inherited che like anger, and cook up rhe fame occa–

fion of Quap-el, which ·was never decided uncill che

Jnca, Capac Yúpanqui

deter–

mined their ·aifferences.

Far the[e People obferving the coníl:ant rniferies of W¡u-, in which they wete .

engaged, deíl:roying one che ocber wicbout aclvanrage; for tbat cheir coprage, ai;id

skill in war btillS egua!, neirher fubrnitted

che óc

, or reaped ocher benefic

than defolation, and the facal.con[equences of

ar;

1ey therefore agreed wirh

mutual confent, and with conc1,1rrence of cheir Captains and Relations, to remit

ali cheir differences and quarrels to che Cole Arbitrernent and decerminarion of the

Inca, Capac Yupanqui,

refolving to íl:and ro whatfoever he íhpu]d fentence in deter–

mination of Righc, and accommodation of che ~arrels, and·for modera.ting che

he~cs and fw·y bmvec:m them. Thefe cenns being refolved , they borh defüed

and c<;mrted che acquaimance of che

Inca,

whofe Fame and Repuracion for Jufüce

-and Equity, derived frorn his ancient Progenicors, and che great Aétions which

he had performed, wich rh.e afliíl:ence and help of bis Farher, che Sun, were pub–

liíhed and made known

ali chofe Nations. One of rhefe greac Lords was ca]-

-led

€a,,..;

ánd che ocher

Chipana,

both which were che N:imes of their Fathers,

and which each of them conferved fromFather to Son, fucceflively for many Ge-

• neracions, in remembrance of cheir Anceíl:ours, and for a motive

imit

are and

follow their Bravery and Valour.

Pe.drode. Ciefa

in his llifl:ory touches chis

paffi.ge

briefly, and calls one of the[e

C11raca,s Cari,

and rhe ocher

Capana.

Thefe

Perfons

having uoderíl:ood that che

Inca

proceeded in bis Conqueíls, in all parts adjacenr,

difpatched their Mjjfengers, to render him a particular accounr of ali che Wars,

DHferences and Difpuces which were bet1Yeen them, .befeeching hirn tbat

would be plea[ed ro permit rhern \icence to appe:ir in his prefence, chat they mighc

kifs his hands, and give him a more large relacion of che grounds and cau(es

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their