YXCA TRADITIONS. 



cholie, Viracocha, the Creator, spake to him, complaining Lln 

 that though he were vniversall Lord and Creator of all 

 things, and that hee had made the heaven, the Sunne, the 

 world, and men, and that all was vnder his command, yet 

 did they not yeelde him the obedience they ought, bnt 

 contrariwise did equally honour and worship the Sunno, 

 Thunder, Earth, and other things, which had no virtue but 

 what he imparted vnto them : giving him to vnderstand, 

 that in heaven where hee was, they called him Viracocha 

 Pachayachachic, which signifieth vniversall Creator; and to 

 the end the Indians might beleeve it to be true, he doubted 

 not although he were alone, to raise men vnder this title, 

 which should give him victory against the Chancas, al 

 though they were then victorious, and in great numbers ; 

 and make hirnsclfe Lord of those realmes, for that he would 

 send him men to his aide invisibly, whereby he prevailed in 

 such sort, that vnder this colour and conceit, hee beganno 

 to assemble a great number of people, whereof he made a 

 mighty armie, with the which he obtayned the victorie, 

 making himselfe Lord of the whole Kealme, taking the 

 government from his father and brother. Then afterwardes 

 he conquered and overthrew the Chancas, and from that 

 time commanded that Viracocha should be held for vnivor- 

 sall Lord, and that the images of the Sunne and Thunder 

 should do him reverence and honour. And from that time 

 they beganne to set the image of Viracocha above that of 

 the Sunne and Thunder, and the rest of the Guacas. And 

 although this Ynca Yupanqui had given farmes, landes, and 

 cattell to the Sunne, Thunder, and other Guacas, yet did he 

 not dedicate any thing to Viracocha, saying that he had no 

 neede, being vniversall Lord and Creator of all things. He 

 informed his souldiers after this absolute victory over the 

 Chancas, that it was not they alone that had conquered 

 them, bnt certaine bearded men, whomc Viracocha had sent 

 him, and that no man might see them but himselfe, which 



