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that lie must die, and to administer to him the consolations of 

 religion. A scaffold was then erected in the plaza of Tunga- 

 suca, around which the retainers of the Inca were ranged in 

 three ranks, the first armed with muskets, the second witli 

 pikes, and the rear rank with treble-loaded slings. Aliagn 

 was then led out and publicly executed on November 10th. 

 Tupac Amaru at the same time addressed the astonished mul- 

 titude, in Quichua, as to his present conduct and ulterior 

 views. Mounted on a fiery charger, attu-ed in the princely 

 costume of his ancestors, with a banner bearing the figure of 

 an Inca encircled by embroidered chains of gold and silver, 

 and two armorial serpents," he exhorted his followers to lend 

 an attentive ear to the legitimate descendant of their ancient 

 sovereigns, promising to abolish the mitas and repartos, and to 

 punish the extortionate corregidors. 



The whole multitude, with one accord, vowed implicit 

 obedience to his orders, and he at once began to form the 

 Indians into companies, and to nominate officers. Next day 

 he marched to Quiquijana, in the valley of the Yilcamayu, 

 the capital of the province of Quispicanchi, which he entered 

 at daybreak on the 12th, but the corregidor had fled. After 

 hearing mass Tupac returned towards Tungasuca, destroying 

 the ohraje of Parapuquio on his way, where he found large 

 C|uantities of woollen clothes, which were distributed amongst 

 his followers. He also demolished the ohraje of Pumacancha, 

 where he found property valued at 200,000 dollars, consisting 

 of 18,000 yards of woollen cloths (bayetd), 60,000 of cotton 

 cloths {tocuyo), some fire-arms, and two pieces of artillery, 

 belonging to the CoiTegidor of Quispicanchi.^ These obrajes 



"i A coat of arms was granted to the 

 family of the Incas by Charles V., at 

 Valladolid, in 1544. Tierce iu fess. 

 Ou a chief aziire, a Sun with glory 

 proper ; on a fess vert an eagle dis- 

 played salile, between a rainbow and 



two serpents proper ; on a base gules, 

 a castle proper. 



These partitions, by tierciug the 

 sliield, are not usetl in English lie- 

 ralflry. 



"* Quispi, flint ; and canclM, a place. 



