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A42257 The royal commentaries of Peru, in two parts the first part, treating of the original of their Incas or kings, of their idolatry, of their laws and government both in peace and war, of the reigns and conquests of the Incas, with many other particulars relating to their empire and policies before such time as the Spaniards invaded their countries : the second part, describing the manner by which that new world was conquered by the Spaniards : also the civil wars between the PiƧarrists and the Almagrians, occasioned by quarrels arising about the division of that land, of the rise and fall of rebels, and other particulars contained in that history : illustrated with sculptures / written originally in Spanish by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega ; and rendered into English by Sir Paul Rycaut, Kt.; Comentarios reales de los Incas. English Vega, Garcilaso de la, 1539-1616.; Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700. 1688 (1688) Wing G215; ESTC R2511 1,405,751 1,082

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part_n of_o the_o west-indies_n great_a devotion_n and_o honour_n be_v pay_v to_o that_o glorious_a apostle_n st._n james_n and_o at_o other_o time_n in_o several_a difficult_a encounter_n the_o image_n of_o our_o lady_n have_v present_v itself_o from_o which_o christian_n have_v receive_v inexpressible_a benefit_n and_o be_v all_o these_o apparition_n and_o wonder_n of_o heaven_n particular_o describe_v they_o will_v swell_v a_o volume_n too_o large_a for_o this_o history_n etc._n etc._n thus_o far_o be_v the_o word_n of_o acosta_n who_o report_v that_o almost_o forty_o year_n after_o these_o matter_n be_v transact_v he_o make_v a_o voyage_n into_o peru_n where_o he_o receive_v information_n of_o all_o these_o particular_n and_o have_v say_v thus_o much_o we_o will_v return_v again_o to_o our_o spaniard_n who_o remain_v under_o such_o propitious_a circumstance_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n be_v enable_v to_o become_v the_o master_n of_o a_o hundred_o new_a world_n chap._n xxvi_o 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