Biflorierfthe Indies; lib. 6> 



arks 7 had every one their proper lands, the fruits whci> 

 of were fpoy led and confuted in facrifices, arid in the 

 nourifliingofminiftersandpriefh; for there were la- 

 dians appoynted for every Gttaca , and fanftuary, and 

 the greateft parte of this revenue was fpent iirCufco, 

 where was the vniverfall and generall fanduarie 3 and 

 the reft in that cittie, where it was gathercd:for that af 

 ter the imitation of Cufio , there were in every Citie, 

 GUACM, and Oratories of the fame orlier , and with the 

 fame fundions, which were ferved after the fainc mao. 

 tier an/i ceremonies to that ofCttfeo , which is an admi 

 rable thing, and they have found it by proofein above 

 a hundred townes , (bmeof them diftant above twoo 

 hundred leagues from Cufco . That which they fowed 

 or reapt vpon their land, was put into houfes, as greni- 

 ers, or ftore-houfes, built for that effed , and this was a 

 great partc of the Tribute which the Indians payed. I 

 can notfay how much this partcamounted vnto , for 

 that it was greater in fome partes than in other, and in , 

 fome places it was in a manner all : and this par te was ^ 

 the firft they put to profite (The fecond parte oiFthefe 

 lands and inheritanf es was ror the lug**, wherewith he 

 and his houftiolde were entertained, with his kinsfolks, 

 noblemen, garrifons^and fouldiers . And therefore it 

 was the grcateft portion of thefe tributes, as it appear, 

 cth by the quantity of golde,filver, and other tributes, 

 which were in houfe appoynted for that purpofe, be 

 ing longer and larger than thofe where they keepe the 

 revenues of the GHACM . They brought this tribute very 

 carefully tq Cufio, or vnto fuch places where it was 

 ncedefull for the fouldiers , and when there was ftore, 

 that kept it tenne or twelve yearcs , vntill a time of ne* 

 cdfitie. The Indians tilled and put toprciitcthe/^ 



H h guts 



- 



