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the_o like_a and_o this_o grâ—w_n to_o a_o general_a custom_n as_o i_o have_v say_v that_o no_o ingua_fw-la may_v inherit_v the_o good_n and_o house_n oâ—_n his_o predecessor_n but_o do_v build_v a_o new_a palace_n in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o inguaroca_n the_o indian_n have_v image_n of_o gold_n and_o to_o he_o succeed_v yaguarguaque_fw-la a_o very_a old_a man_n they_o say_v he_o be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n which_o signify_v tear_n of_o blood_n for_o that_o be_v once_o vanquish_v and_o take_v by_o his_o enemy_n for_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n he_o weep_v blood_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o a_o village_n call_v paullo_fw-la which_o be_v upon_o the_o way_n to_o omasugo_n he_o found_v a_o family_n call_v aocuillipanaca_n to_o he_o succeed_v his_o son_n viracocha_n ingua_n who_o be_v very_o rich_a and_o make_v much_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n he_o found_v the_o lineage_n or_o family_n of_o cocopanaca_n gonçales_n piçarre_o seek_v out_o his_o body_n for_o the_o report_n of_o the_o great_a treasure_n bury_v with_o he_o who_o after_o he_o have_v cruel_o torment_v many_o indian_n in_o the_o end_n he_o find_v it_o in_o xaquixaquana_n whereas_o they_o say_v piçarre_o be_v afterward_o vanquish_v take_v and_o execute_v by_o the_o precedent_n guasca_n gonçales_n piçarre_o cause_v the_o body_n of_o viracocha_n ingua_n to_o be_v burn_v the_o indian_n do_v afterward_o take_v the_o ash_n the_o which_o they_o preserve_v in_o a_o small_a vessel_n make_v great_a sacrifice_n thereunto_o until_o pollo_n do_v reform_v it_o and_o other_o idolatry_n which_o they_o commit_v upon_o the_o body_n of_o their_o other_o inguas_fw-la the_o which_o he_o suppress_v with_o a_o admirable_a diligence_n and_o dexterity_n draw_v these_o body_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n be_v whole_a and_o much_o imbalm_v whereby_o he_o extinguish_v a_o great_a number_n of_o idolatry_n which_o they_o commit_v the_o indian_n take_v it_o ill_o that_o the_o ingua_n do_v entitle_v himself_o viracocha_n which_o be_v the_o name_n of_o their_o god_n and_o he_o to_o excuse_v himself_o give_v they_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o same_o viracocha_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o his_o dream_n command_v he_o to_o take_v this_o name_n to_o he_o succeed_v pachacuti_fw-la ingua_fw-la yupangui_fw-la who_o reign_v seventie_o year_n and_o conquer_v many_o country_n the_o beginning_n of_o his_o conquest_n be_v by_o mean_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n who_o have_v hold_v the_o government_n in_o his_o father_n time_n and_o make_v war_n by_o his_o consent_n be_v overthrow_v in_o a_o battle_n against_o the_o changuas_fw-la a_o nation_n which_o inhabit_v the_o valley_n of_o andaguayllas_n thirty_o or_o forty_o league_n from_o cusco_n upon_o the_o way_n to_o lima._n this_o elder_a brother_n thus_o defeat_v retire_v himself_o with_o few_o man_n the_o which_o ingua_n yupangui_n his_o young_a brother_n see_v devise_v and_o give_v forth_o that_o be_v one_o day_n alone_o and_o melancholy_a viracocha_n the_o creator_n speak_v to_o he_o complain_v that_o though_o he_o be_v universal_a lord_n and_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o he_o have_v make_v the_o heaven_n the_o sun_n the_o world_n and_o man_n and_o that_o all_o be_v under_o his_o command_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o yield_v he_o the_o obedience_n they_o ought_v but_o contrariwise_o do_v equal_o honour_v and_o worship_v the_o sun_n thunder_n earth_n and_o other_o thing_n which_o have_v no_o virtue_n but_o what_o he_o impart_v unto_o they_o give_v he_o to_o understand_v that_o in_o heaven_n where_o he_o be_v they_o call_v he_o viracocha_n pachayachachic_a which_o signify_v universal_a creator_n and_o to_o the_o end_n the_o indian_n may_v believe_v it_o to_o be_v true_a he_o doubt_v not_o although_o he_o be_v alone_o to_o raise_v man_n under_o this_o title_n which_o shall_v give_v he_o victory_n against_o the_o changuas_fw-la although_o they_o be_v then_o victorious_a and_o in_o great_a number_n and_o make_v himself_o lord_n of_o those_o realm_n for_o that_o he_o will_v send_v he_o man_n to_o his_o aid_n invisible_o whereby_o he_o prevayl_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o under_o this_o colour_n and_o conceit_n he_o begin_v to_o assemble_v a_o great_a number_n of_o people_n whereof_o he_o make_v a_o mighty_a army_n with_o the_o which_o he_o obtain_v the_o victory_n make_v himself_o lord_n of_o the_o whole_a realm_n take_v the_o government_n from_o his_o father_n and_o brother_n then_o afterward_o he_o conquer_v and_o overthrow_v the_o changuas_fw-la and_o from_o that_o time_n command_v that_o viracocha_n shall_v be_v hold_v for_o universal_a lord_n and_o that_o the_o image_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o thunder_n shall_v do_v he_o reverence_v and_o honour_n and_o from_o that_o time_n they_o begin_v to_o set_v the_o image_n of_o viracocha_n above_o that_o of_o the_o sun_n and_o thunder_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o guaca_n and_o
show_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o sun_n without_o the_o tropic_n cause_v great_a quantity_n of_o water_n when_o it_o be_v far_a off_o and_o contrariwise_o within_o they_o it_o breed_v most_o when_o it_o be_v near_o l._n 2._o chap._n 7._o exception_n to_o general_a rule_n the_o author_n experience_n various_a and_o diversify_v temper_n of_o the_o torrid_a zone_n cause_n of_o temperateness_n under_o the_o line_n and_o within_o the_o tropic_n second_o cause_n that_o there_o be_v other_o reason_n beside_o the_o former_a mention_v which_o show_n that_o the_o burn_a zone_n be_v temperate_a especial_o alongst_o the_o ocean_n chap._n 11._o arist._n 〈◊〉_d dionys._n c._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d câ—â—l_o â—ierar_fw-it that_o the_o cold_a wind_n be_v the_o principal_a cause_n to_o make_v the_o burn_a zone_n temperate_a chap._n 13._o it_o be_v note_v by_o traveller_n that_o there_o be_v a_o hot_a wind_n sometime_o near_o to_o balsara_n and_o ormus_n which_o swallow_v man_n breath_n and_o sudden_o kill_v they_o linschoten_n observe_v at_o goa_n the_o wind_n to_o blow_v twelve_o hour_n from_o the_o sea_n and_o other_o twelve_o constant_o from_o the_o land_n temper_v of_o the_o indies_n of_o the_o wind_n their_o difference_n property_n and_o cause_n in_o general_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 2._o 2._o we_o have_v abbreviate_v and_o to_o prevent_v tediousness_n cut_v off_o a_o great_a part_n of_o acostas_n observation_n in_o the_o two_o former_a book_n as_o have_v handle_v the_o same_o in_o our_o pilgrimage_n l._n 8._o where_o we_o have_v show_v whence_o man_n and_o beast_n may_v come_v thither_o and_o that_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o world_n unhabitablenesse_n betwixt_o the_o tropic_n be_v false_a for_o the_o daily_a reins_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v near_a the_o long_a night_n &_o therein_o great_a dew_n the_o breeze_n and_o constant_a course_n of_o the_o wind_n the_o great_a lake_n &_o river_n height_n of_o hill_n etc._n etc._n make_v those_o part_v not_o only_o habitable_a but_o more_o temperate_a than_o other_o and_o fit_a for_o man_n life_n there_o be_v more_o heat_n at_o and_o on_o this_o side_n the_o tropic_n then_o under_o the_o line_n we_o here_o do_v but_o cull_v ouâ—_n choice_n thing_n for_o better_a understanding_n the_o natural_a history_n of_o those_o part_n for_o other_o thing_n refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o author_n himself_o occasional_o our_o note_n shall_v elucidate_v those_o thing_n also_o which_o be_v in_o the_o text_n omit_v omit_v vulcan_n as_o aetâ—â—_n hecla_n etc._n etc._n sulphurous_a earth_n whence_o â—â—re_n issue_v general_n wind_n monsoâ—â—_n windes_n receive_v their_o quality_n from_o the_o place_n by_o which_o they_o pass_v psalm_n 134._o jeremie_n 10._o herera_n have_v show_v the_o height_n of_o the_o hill_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o wind_n constancy_n and_o reins_n rarity_n eastern_a wind_n rain_v betwixt_o the_o tropic_n that_o the_o burn_a zone_n the_o brise_n or_o easterly_a wind_n do_v continual_o blow_v and_o without_o the_o zone_n the_o western_a and_o that_o the_o easterly_a be_v ordinary_a always_o there_o chap._n 4._o juan_n de_fw-fr gaco_n in_o decade_n 1._o lib._n 4._o cap._n 6._o they_o go_v one_o way_n to_o the_o indies_n and_o return_v another_o why_o sail_v 2700._o league_n without_o sight_n of_o land_n in_o two_o month_n see_v candish_v voyage_n cause_o of_o the_o brise_n motion_n of_o the_o primum_fw-la mobile_n carry_v the_o inferior_a air_n with_o it_o the_o comet_n 1577._o see_v eight_o day_n soon_o in_o peru_n then_o in_o spain_n the_o breeze_n or_o motion_n of_o the_o air_n with_o the_o heaven_n be_v a_o wind_n why_o without_o the_o zone_n in_o a_o great_a altitude_n we_o find_v always_o westerly_a wind_n chap._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d wind_n of_o the_o exception_n to_o the_o foresay_a rule_n &_o of_o the_o wind_n and_o calm_n both_o at_o land_n and_o at_o sea_n chap._n 8._o cause_o of_o the_o variety_n of_o wind_n simile_n note_n of_o some_o marvelous_a effect_n of_o the_o wind_n which_o be_v in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o indies_n chap._n 9_o silkworm_n kill_v with_o south-west_n wind_n exo._n c._n 10._o &_o 14._o job_n 17._o joan_n 4._o osâ—e_n 13._o dan._n 3._o the_o like_a linschoten_n observe_v in_o the_o terceras_fw-la sea_n sickness_n whence_o agitation_n and_o sea_n air_n strange_a passion_n at_o pariacaca_fw-la by_o the_o air_n there_o height_n of_o pariacaca_fw-la 〈◊〉_d too_o subtle_a for_o man_n body_n so_o we_o see_v horse_n to_o beat_v the_o water_n with_o their_o foot_n to_o make_v it_o more_o gross_a and_o thereby_o more_o agreeable_a to_o their_o body_n vicunos_n great_a desert_n punas_n air_n kilâ—ing_n strange_a story_n the_o same_o confirm_v by_o a_o jesuit_n report_n and_o a_o dominican_n such_o effect_n of_o cold_a wâ—_n have_v observe_v in_o russia_n and_o other_o northern_a part_n and_o the_o like_a master_n knivet_n will_v tell_v we_o at_o the_o maggelan_n strait_o no_o mediterranean_a sea_n of_o great_a note_n in_o america_n terra_fw-la firm_a straight_o of_o land_n but_o eight_o leag_n betwixt_o north_n &_o south_n sea_n herodotus_n jovius_fw-la experience_n in_o drake_n and_o maire_n voyage_n have_v find_v they_o no_o straits_n but_o break_a land_n to_o the_o south_n contrary_a to_o our_o author_n here_o see_v of_o this_o sir_n francis_n drake_n voyage_n to_o 1._o l._n 2_o i_o have_v omit_v sarmientoe_n voyage_n etc._n etc._n the_o suppose_v straight_o in_o florida_n of_o the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o the_o indian_a ocean_n chap._n 14._o the_o philosopher_n in_o search_v the_o cause_n of_o ebb_v and_o flow_v have_v easy_o err_v follow_v the_o greek_n and_o latin_n which_o know_v not_o the_o ocean_n and_o can_v not_o therefore_o know_v the_o cause_n cause_n hernando_n alonso_n which_o with_o sarmiento_n have_v go_v to_o the_o straits_n to_o seek_v captain_n drake_n at_o the_o down_n on_o our_o coast_n two_o tide_n meet_v one_o from_o the_o western_a sea_n or_o slay_v the_o other_o from_o the_o north_n which_o there_o cause_n much_o variety_n of_o sundry_a fisher_n and_o their_o manner_n of_o fish_v at_o the_o indies_n the_o manati_n a_o strange_a fish_n the_o whale_n also_o bring_v forth_o their_o young_a alive_a and_o nourish_v they_o with_o their_o breast_n be_v in_o that_o huge_a creature_n scarce_o twice_o so_o big_a as_o the_o breast_n of_o a_o woman_n and_o far_o less_o than_o those_o of_o many_o woman_n their_o food_n be_v also_o sea_n weed_n shark_v shark_n they_o have_v rough_a head_n whereby_o they_o cleave_v and_o stick_v fast_o to_o the_o shark_n which_o thus_o be_v force_v to_o carry_v they_o with_o their_o swift_a motion_n of_o who_o off_o all_o also_o they_o live_v crocodile_n crocodile_n yet_o so_o as_o ever_o and_o anon_o he_o dip_v it_o in_o the_o water_n his_o tongue_n be_v so_o short_a that_o otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o swallow_v it_o tiger_n kill_v a_o crocodile_n indian_n exploit_n on_o a_o crocodile_n whale_n kill_v by_o the_o savage_n of_o lake_n and_o pool_n that_o be_v at_o the_o indies_n chap._n 16._o thick_a water_n fish_n and_o fish_n original_a of_o lake_n great_a river_n flow_v from_o lake_n hot_a lake_n and_o many_o wonder_n thereof_o lake_n of_o mexico_n salt_n and_o fresh_a râ—ch_o lake_n of_o many_o and_o diverse_a spring_n and_o fountain_n chap._n 17._o hot_a spring_n turn_v into_o stone_n fountain_n of_o pitch_n cold_a and_o hot_a spring_n together_o salt_n spring_n which_o yield_v salâ—_n without_o boil_v pocke-â—pring_a smoak_n spring_n ink_n etc._n etc._n of_o rivers_n chap._n 18._o maragnon_n or_o amazon_n water-fall_a golden_a thirst_n river_n of_o plata_fw-la increase_v as_o nilus_n how_o they_o pass_v their_o river_n hair_n and_o straw_n bridges_n l._n 3._o c._n 19_o decay_n of_o people_n in_o the_o indies_n by_o the_o spaniard_n corn_n groundâ—_n the_o indies_n mountainous_a and_o thereby_o temperate_a of_o the_o property_n of_o the_o land_n of_o peru._n chap._n 20_o one_o wind_n only_o the_o plain_n the_o hill_n and_o the_o andes_n see_v sup_n in_o herera_n rain_v almost_o ever_o and_o almost_o never_o diverse_a beast_n their_o bread_n the_o reason_n why_o it_o rain_v on_o the_o lanos_fw-la along_o the_o sea_n coast_n chap._n 21._o of_o the_o property_n of_o new_a spain_n of_o the_o land_n and_o of_o other_o land_n chap._n 22._o peru_n wine_n sugar_n work_v and_o hide_v indian_n waste_v of_o the_o unknown_a land_n and_o the_o diversity_n of_o a_o whole_a day_n betwixt_o they_o of_o the_o east_n and_o the_o west_n chap._n 23._o of_o the_o volcans_n or_o vent_v of_o fire_n chap._n 24._o terrible_a earthquake_n at_o guatimala_n covetous_a priest_n cause_n of_o this_o burn_a basil._n psal._n 28._o &_o in_o exaâ—_n of_o earthquake_n cap._n 26._o great_a earthquake_n noise_n before_o the_o earthquake_n why_o the_o sea_n coast_n be_v subject_a to_o earthquake_n earthquake_n at_o ferrara_n terrible_a aâ—_n angoango_n metal_n grow_v as_o
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