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* skins. On the other hand, Coy a Mama Oello hi" 

 1 structed the women the art of spinning and weaving 

 f both cotton and wool, to make garments for their 

 ' husbands, their children, and themselves, with various 

 4 other offices appertaining to a house. In short, 

 ' nothing was omitted that would conduce to human 

 1 welfare, which she did not teach her women, and the 

 4 Inca his men. 



1 Being reduced in this manner, these Indians looked 



* on themselves as much bettered in their condition ; 



* and with signal acknowledgments of- the benefits 

 1 received, travelled with joy and satisfaction through 

 i the rocks and woods, to communicate the happy 

 1 tidings of the Children of the Sun, who, for the com- 

 ' mon good of all, appeared on the earth, repeating 

 1 the benefits they had received, and showing them 

 ' their new habiliments, and diet, and relating to 



* them that they lived in houses and in political 



* society. This relation induced these wild people to 

 1 mingle with their civilized brethren, in order to learn 



* and obey ; and thus, one calling and inviting 

 c the other, the fame spread far and near, and their 

 4 number increased to such a degree, that in six or 

 1 seven years, the Inca had composed an army sufficient 



* for war ; and having taught them how to make bows 

 ' and arrows, lances, and such other weapons as we 

 1 use to this day, they wore not only capable of defend- 



* ing, but also to repulse an enemy, and to compel 

 4 those by force, who led a bestial life, to live in 

 ' human society. 



4 These were our first Incas and kings in the earlier 

 4 ages of our empire, from whom the succeding princes, 

 i and we ourselves, are descended ; but how many 

 4 years it may be since our Father, the Sun, sent his 

 1 offspring amongst us, I am not able precisely to say, 

 4 but I imagine that it may be about four hundred 

 4 years. 



' And thus having satisfied the request you made to 



* me, at length, dear cousin, allow me to close by tell- 

 ' ing you, that in the course of my narrative, in order 



