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them Ocean towards the North and South, giving out that he was extracted from 

 one of the feven Ingas (by which Name the Tertian Kings have been ftyl'd ever 

 fince) which came out of the Cave Tacaritambo, where they were preferv'd againft 

 the Deluge (of which the Heathens in America had long fince an obfeure knowledge,) 

 and reftor'd the drowned Families . wherefore every one not onely obey'd, but 

 paid him Tribute, and bound themfclves to receive of him the true Religion, 

 which they defir'd he would teach them, as none knowing the feme better than he, 

 whom they look'dupon as Extracted from the Ingas. Amongft thefe Ingas the chie* 

 feft was faid to be Mangocapa, who, according to their fabulous Tradition, climb'd 

 through the Window Tambo out of the Cave Tacaritambo } and produe'd two Families, 

 Vt%. Hunan Cufco, and Urin Cufco ; from the firft whereof Ingaroca affirm'd him- 

 felfDefcended, and having firft made himfelf Mafter of all the Countreys about 

 Cufco, rais'd the Family Vicaquiquirao, and laid out a great part of his Revenues upon 

 Gold and Silver Utenfils, and Ornaments for his Perfon and Houfc, which he in 

 hislaft Will charged that none of his Succeflbrs fliould inherit, nor dwell in his 

 Palace, but that every one {hould build a new Habitation for themfclves : He alio 

 erected divers Golden Idols. 



Some Authors begin this Dynajlie of the Kings of Teru in a very different manner, 

 making Mango Capa to be the firft thereof, and to have been Succeeded by his Son 

 Chincaroca. which cannot but be the fame with this Invaroca here mention'd. lamar* 

 ra^uatguoqm gtioqu (that is, Crier of Blood, becaufe on a time being Commander, and taken Pri- 

 iw*. foner, out of vexation and exceeding grief he cried Blood) Succeeding him after his 

 Death, rais'd the Family Jocaillipanaca, and was Succeeded by his eldeft Son, the* 

 viracoch* /«- wealthy Viracocha Inga, of whom, when the Spaniards conquered Peru, went a Re- 

 Richc$. 8cat port, that great Riches lay buried in the Earth with him 5 wherefore Oon^alus Pi- 

 %arrus tortur'd the Natives after an inhumane manner, to know of them where the 

 Grave of the faid Inga was ; at laft obtaining his Defire, he digg'd for the Body, 

 which he found fo well Embalm'd, that it feem'd to live, but no Gold with it ; 

 wherefore Ti%arrus deceiv'd in his expectation, burnt the Corps - y the Allies where- 

 of the Indians gathering in Urns, worfhipp'd, though when he liv'd the Vulgar 

 were much incens'd at him, for taking upon him the Name o(*Viracocba y who was 

 their fupream God and Creator of all things 5 but he paciii'd them, faying, That 

 Viracocha appearing to him in a Dream, had commanded him to take that Name up- 

 on him. 

 r*p Mg M'$ The fourth Iwjra, called Tachacuto Yuparwui fuccceded in the Throne after the Death 



Policy to gain ° . 



an opinion of his eldeft Brother, who was flain in a Field-Battel againft the Chanjra*, inhabiting 



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Pwpic. tne Valley jtndaguailas, where the Tetuan Army was utterly defeated, few of them 

 onely efcaping by flight 5 among whom was Tupangui, who perfwaded the reft to a 

 fubtile Defign, by alledging, That the Almighty Creator, angry at their Deftru- 

 ftion, had reveal'd many Secrets to him, vi^. That the Creator in Heaven was 

 call'd Viracocha Tachayachachie ; That he refented it very ill j That whereas he for- 

 merly made Heaven, Sun, Moon, Stars, and Men, none worfhipp'd him for it, 

 but in ftead of him they reverene'd the Sun, Thunder, and the Earth, who had 

 their Beings from him 5 That he would (hew his Power againft the victorious 

 Changas by an unexpected Affiftance of an invifible Army. This being believ'd of 

 every one, ftirr'd up the Teruans far and near, infomuch that in a fhorttime a vaft 

 Army being rais'd, prefented themfelves to Tupangui, who made good ufe thereof; 

 and alfo told them that Viracocha had decreed in Heaven, that he Tupangui fliould be 

 his Vicegerent on Earth ; which the Army believing, fet the Tertian Crown which 

 they had taken from his Father, on his Head : Thus promoted, he march'd againft 



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