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the like pianifliment on him that did committeinceft 

 with his mother, grandmother, daughter, or grand-- 

 childe : fontwas nofprbhibitedfor them to many to 

 gether, or to have of their otHeFkinsfolkes for concu- 

 bines$ onely the firft degree was defended, neither did 

 they allow the brother to have the company of his fi- 

 fj; er y wherein they of Peru were very much deceived, 

 gtfiat their Inguas and noble nien might law 

 fully contract marriage with their fitters , >yea by father 

 and mother : for in trueth it hath beene alwayes helde 

 vnlawfull among the Indians , & defended to contraft 

 in the firft degree 3 which continued vntill the time of 

 TofalngitaTufAttgai father to Guaymcafa, and grand 

 father to Aifhikdpa, at fuch time as the Spaniards ente 

 red Peru, for that Tofa Ingua TCupavguijwte the firft that 

 brake this cuftome, marrying with Mamnoello, his fifter 

 by the fathers fide , decreeing that the Inguas might 

 marry with their fitters by thefethers fide, & no other. 

 This he did, and by that marriage he had Guayntca- 

 pA, and a daughter called .Coya Ctifiillmiay: finding him- 

 felfe at the poynt of death , hee comniaunded his chil 

 dren by father and mother to marry together, and gave 

 permiffion to the noble men of his country, to marrie 

 with their fitters by the fathers fide. And for that this 

 marriage was vnhwful, and againft the lavve of nature, 

 God would bring to an end this kingdome of the ln- 

 gttds, during the raigne ofGttafcar Ingua, and MabutlfA 

 lnguA> which was the fruite that fprang from this mar 

 riage . Whofb will more exa&Iy vnderftand the man 

 ner of marriages among the Indians of Peru, lette him 

 reade the Treatife Polo hath written , attherequeft of 

 I>on leronlmo Loaift Archbifhop of Kings : which Pelo 

 madea very curious fearch 3 as he hath doone ofdivers 



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