This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...it were very much, as woe know, was it not the tenth part of that which they hid and buried in the ground, the which they could never discover, notwithstanding all the search covetousnesse had taught them. "But the greatest wealth of these barbarous people, was, that their vassalles were all slaves, whose labour they ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...it were very much, as woe know, was it not the tenth part of that which they hid and buried in the ground, the which they could never discover, notwithstanding all the search covetousnesse had taught them. "But the greatest wealth of these barbarous people, was, that their vassalles were all slaves, whose labour they vsed at their pleasure; and that which is admirable, they imployed thein in such sorte, as it was no servitude vnto them, but rather a pleasing life. But to vnderstand the order of tributes which the Indians payed vnto their Lordes, you must knowe, that when the Ynca conquered any citties, Me divided all the land into three partes;0ie first was for religion and ceremonies, so as the Pachayachachi,1 which is the Creator, and the Sunne, the Chuquilla, which is the Thunder, the Pachamama, and the dead, and other Guacas and sanctuaries, had every one their proper lands, the fruits whereof were spoyled and consumed in sacrifices, and in the nourishing of ministers and priests; for there were Indians appoynted for every Guaca, and sanctuary, and the greatest parte of this revenue was spent in Cusco, where was the vniversall and generall sanctuarie, and the rest in that cittie where it was gathered; for that after the imitation of Cusco, there were in every Citie, Guacas, and Oratories of the same order, and with the 8;ime functions, which were served after the same 1 Teacher of the AVorld. manner and ceremonies to that of Cusco, which is an admi-LlB-VIrable thing, and they have found it by proofe in above a hundred townes, some of them distant above two hundred leagues from Cusco. That which they sowed or reapt vpon their land, was put into houses, as granaries, or store-houses, built for that effect, and this was a great parte of the Tribute wh...
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