420 FLOCKS OP LLAMAS. 



LIB. vi. thjg third portion, neither did the Indians ever possesse 

 any, if it were not by speciall grace from the Ynca ; and 

 yet mighb it not be engaged nor divided amongest his 

 heires. They every yeare divided these landes of the cotn- 

 minaltie, in giving to every one that which was needful for 

 the nourishment of their persons and families. And as the 

 familie increased or diminished, so did they encrease or 

 decrease his portion, for there were measures appoynied for 

 every person. The Indians payed no tribute of that which 

 was apportioned vnto them; for all their tribute was to till 

 and keepe in good order the landes of the Ynca, and the 

 Guacas, and to lay the fruits thereof in their store-houses. 

 When the yeare was barren, they gave of these fruits thus 

 reserved to the needy, for that there is alwayes supera- 

 boundance. The Ynca did likewise make distribution of 

 the cattell as of the landes, which was to number and divide 

 them ; then to appoynt the pastures and limites, for the 

 cattell belonging to the Guacas, and to the Ynca, and to 

 everie Towne; and therefore one portion of their revenues 

 was for religion, another for the Ynca, and the third for the 

 Indians themselves. The like order was observed among 

 the hunters, being forbidden to take or kill any females. 

 The flocks of the Yncas and Guacas were in great numbers 

 and very fruitful!; for this cause they called them Capacllama; 

 but those of the common and publike, were few in number 

 and of small valew, and therefore they called them Huaccha- 

 llama. 1 The Ynca took great care for the preservation of 

 cattell, for that it hath beene, and is yet, all the wealth of 

 the Countrey, and as it is sayd, they did neither sacrifice 

 any females, nor kill them, neither did they take them when 

 they hunted. If the mange or the scurvie, which they call 

 Carachi, take any beast, they were presently commaunded 

 to bury it quicke, le&t it should infect others. They did 

 sheare their cattell in their season, and distributed to every 

 &amp;lt;J C 1 capac, rich ; Iluacclia, poor. 



