The JVjtturall andMoratt 



and diftind, as he might govcrne them all with great 

 facilitie, although his realme wereathoufind leagues 

 long : for having conquered a Province, he prefen tly 

 reduced the Indians into Towns and Comminalties, 

 the which he divided into barides, hce appointed one 

 to have the charge over every ten Indians , over every 

 hundred another 5 over every thoufandanother,& over- 

 tenthoufend another, whom they called Hum* , the 

 which was one of the greateft charges. Yet above all 

 in every Province, there was a Governour of the houfc 

 of the Inguts , whom all the reft obeyed , giving vnto 

 him every yeare in particular account of what had pat 

 fed, that is , of fuch as were borne, of thofe that were 

 dead and of their troups and graine. | The Governors 

 went every yeare out of Cvfto , where they remained, 

 and returned to the great feaft ofSayntt, at the which, 

 they brought the tribute of the whole Realme to the 

 Court neither might they enter but with this condi- 

 tionKll theKingdome was divided intofoure panes, 

 \vhicn they called Tahuantinfuyd ^ that is, Chinchafuyo, 

 Collafiiyo,Andefvyo^ & Condefuyo^ according to the foure 

 waies which went from O*/?0,where the Court was re- 

 fident, and wherethc general! aflemblies of the realoie 

 were made . Thefe waies and Provinces being anfwe- 

 table vn to them , were towards the foure quarters of 

 the world, ColUfujo to the South, Chinchafttyo to the 

 Hvtt\\Condcfuyo to the Weft 5 and Andcfuye to the Eaft. 

 In every towne and village, there were two fortes of 

 , people, which were oFHatianfey*, and Frit? fay 4, which 

 is as much to fty 5 as thofe above, and thofe below. 

 When they commandedany worke to be done , or to 

 furnifh any thing to the Ingua , the officers knew pre- 

 fently how much every Province,Towne,and Family, 



ought 



