418 YNCA REVENUE AND TRIBUTE. 



LIB. vi. carry hi s Litter; the Chumbivilcas, dauncers ; and so the 

 other provinces sent him what they had of aboundaunce, 

 besides their generall tribute, wherevnto every one contri 

 buted. The Indians that were appointed to that end,, labored 

 in the mines of golde and silver, which did abound in Peru, 

 whom the Ynca intertained with all they needed for their 

 expences ; and whatsoever they drew of gold and silver, was 

 for him. By this meanes there were so great treasures in 

 this kingdome, as it is the opinion of many, that what fell 

 in the handes of the Spaniardes, although it were very 

 much, as wee know, was it not the tenth part of that which 

 they hid and buried in the ground, the which they could 

 never discover, notwithstanding all the search covetousnesse 

 , had taught them. But the greatest wealth of these barba 

 rous people, was, that their vassalles were all slaves, whose 

 labour they vsed at their pleasure ; and that which is ad 

 mirable, they imployed them in such sorte, as it was no 

 servitude vnto them, but rather a pleasing life. But to 

 vnderstand the order of tributes which the Indians payed 

 vnto their Lordes, you must knowe, that when the Ynca 

 conquered any citties, he divided all the land into three 

 partes ; the first was for religion and ceremonies, so as the 

 Pachayachachi, 1 which is the Creator, and the Sunne, the 

 Chuquilla, which is the Thunder, the Pachamama, and the 

 dead, and other Guacas and sanctuaries, had every one their 

 proper lands, the fruits whereof were spoyled and con 

 sumed in sacrifices, and in the nourishing of ministers and 

 priests ; for there were Indians appoynted for every Guaca, 

 and sanctuary, and the greatest parte of this revenue was 

 spent in Cusco, where was the vniversall and generall sauc- 

 tuarie, and the rest in that cittie where it was gathered ; 

 for that after the imitation of Cusco, there were in every 

 Citie, Guacas, and Oratories of the same order, and with 

 the same functions, which were served after the same 

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