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1. Manga-Capac, descended of the chief of the first seven Families, the first who laid the foundation of this puissant Monarchie; subdued the Cannares, and built the City of Cusco.
2. Sinchi-Rocha, eldest son of Mango, subdued a great part of Collao, as far as Chancara.
3. Loque-Yupanqui; the son of Sinchi, conquered Chiquito, Ayavire, the Canus, and the Inhabitants about Titicaca, the first advancer of the service of Viracocha, from whom he did pretend to have many visits.
4. Mayta-Capac, the son of Yupanqui, subdued all the rest of Collao, the Province of Chuquiapa, and a great part of the Charcas.
5. Capac Yupanqui, or Yupanqui II. the son of Mayta, enlarged his Kingdom West∣ward unto Mare del Zur.
6. Rocha II. or Yncha Rocha, eldest son of Yupanqui the second, enlarged his King∣dome towards the North, by the conquest of the great Province of Antabuyallam, and many others.
7. Jahuar-Huacac, son of Rocha the second, added to his Estates (by the valour of his bro∣ther Mayta) all the Southern parts from Arequipa to Tacaman. Deposed by the practise of his son.
8. Viracocha, the son of Huacac, having setled and inlarged his Empire; raised many great and stately works, and amongst others many Aquaeducts, of great use but charge. For fear of him, Hancohualla, King of the Chuncas, with many thousands of his People forsook their Country.
9. Pachacutec-Ynca, son of Virachoca, improved his Kingdom by the conquest of many Provinces lying towards the Andes, and South-Sea; with that of Caxamalcu Northwards.
10. Yupanqui III. or Yncha Yupanchi, son of Pachacutec, subdued the Conches, and Moxes, with some part of Chile.
11. Yupanqui IV. or Tapac Ynca Yupanchi, son of Yupanqui the third, extended his Dominions as far as Quito.
12. Huayna Capac, or Guaynacapac, son of Yupanqui the fourth, the most mighty Mo∣narch of Peru, conquered the whole Province of Quito; and is supposed to be the founder of those two great Roads spoken of before.
13. Huascar, or Guascar Ynca, the eldest son of Guaynacapa, after a reign of five years deposed and slain by his Brother.
14. Athualpa, or Atubaliba, the third son Guaynacapa, by the daughter and heir of the King of Quito: into which Kingdom he succeeded by the will of his Father. Commanded by his Brother to do Homage for the Kingdom of Quito, he came upon him with such power, that he overcame him, and so gained the Kingdom. Vanquished afterwards by Pizarro at the battle of Caxamalca, he was taken Prisoner. And though he gave in ransome for his life and li∣berty, an house piled up on all sides with Gold and Silver, valued (as some say) at ten millions of Crowns; yet they per fidiously slew him.
15. Mango-Capac II. the second son of Guaynacapac, 1533 substituted by Pizarro in his ••rothers Throne; after many vicissitudes of Fortune, was at last slain in the City of Cusco; and so the Kingdom of the Ingas began and ended in a Prince of the same name; as it had hap∣ned formerly to some other Estates.
Let us next look ••pon the birth and fortune of that Pizarro, who subdued this most potent and slou∣rishing Kingdom, and made it a member of the Spanish Empire; and we shall find that he was born at Trusiglio, a village of Navarr; and by the poor whore his mother, laid in the Church-porch and so left to Gods providence: by whose direction (there being none found that would give him the breast) he was nourished for certain daies, by sucking a Sow. At last, one Gonsalles, a souldier, acknowledged him for his son, put him to nurse, and when he was somewhat grown, set him to keep his Swine: some of which being strayed, the boy durst not for fear return home, but betook himself to his heels, ran unto Sevil, and there shipped himself for America; where he attended Alfonso de Dioda in the discovery of the Countries beyond the Golf of Vraba; Balboa in his voyage to the South Sea; and Pedro de Avila in the conquest of Panama. Grown rich by these Adventures, he associated himself with Diego de Al∣magro, and Fernando Luques a rich Priest: who betwixt them raised 220 souldiers, and in the year 1525▪ went to seck their Fortunes on those Southern Seas, which Balboa had before discovered. After divers repulses at his landing, and some hardship which he had endured, Pizarro at the length took some of the Inhabitants of Peru of whom he learnt the wealth of the Country; and returning thereupon to Spain, obtained the Kings Commission for the conquest of it; excluding his Companions out of the Pa∣tent, but taking in Almagro of his own accord. Thus furnished he landeth in Peru again, at such time as the wars grew hot betwixt the two Brethren for the Kingdom; and taking part with the faction of Guas••ar, marched against Atubaliba; whom he met with in the Plains of Caxamalca, but rather pre∣pared for a parley, then to fight a Battel. Pizarro taking this advantage, picked a quarrel with him, and suddenly charged upon him with his Horse and Ordnance, shying his Guard without resistance; and coming near the Kings person (who was then carryed on mens shoulders) pulled him down by the
Clothes, and took him Prisoner. With him they took as much Gold as amounted to 80000 Castellans; and as much Silver as amounted to 7000 Marks (every Mark weighing eight ounces) of his houshold Pla••e; and in the spoil of Caxamalca, almost infinite riches. This, with the Kings ransom, came to so great a summe, that besides the fift part which Pizarro sent to the Emperour, and that which Pizarro and his Brethren kept unto themselves; every Footman had 7200 Ducats, and every Horseman twice as much, for their part of the spoyl; besides what they had gotten in the way of plunder. How they dealt after∣wards with the miserable King, their Prisoner, hath been shewn already. Upon which Act, though they put many fair pretences; yet God declared that he was not pleased with their proceedings; few of the greatest undertakers going to the Grave in peace. For though Pizarro in reward of so great a ser∣vice was made the first Viceroy of Peru, and created Marquess of Anatilla; yet having put to death Almagro, his chief companion, who had raised a strong faction in that State; he was after slain at Lima, by some of that faction, in revenge of the death of their Commander. The like unfortunate end befell all the rest; his brother John slain by the Peruvians, Martin, in Lima with himself; Ferdinando secret∣ly made away in prison; and finally Gonsales the fourth Brother (with the son of Almagro) severally executed for their ••reasons and Insurrections which they had acted in this Country against their King. So little joy doth wealth ill-gotten bring along with it, to the owners thereof. And here I am to leave Pizarro, whose strange both fortunes and misfortunes in the course of his life, are to be paralelled only with the like of Sinan, a great Bassa in the Court of Selimus the first; who being born of base paren∣tage, as he being a child was sleeping in the shade, had his genitals bitten off by a Sow. The Turkish Offi∣cers which usually provided yong boyes for the service of the Grand Signieur, being in Epyrus (for that was Sinans Country) and hearing of this so extraordinary an Eunuch; took him among others, along with them to the Court; where under Mahomet the great, Bajazet the second, and his son Selimus, he so exceedingly thrived, that he was made the chief Bassa of the Court; and so well deserved it, that he was accounted Selimus right hand, and was indeed the man, to whose valour especially, the Turks owe their Kingdom of Aegypt; in which Kingdom, then not fully setled, he was also slain.
But to return unto Peru, no question but the Forces and Revenues of it were exceeding great. For though we find no particular musters which they made of their men; or what great Armies they drew with them into the Field; yet by their great successes, and many victories, we may conclude them to be masters of great Bands of men, and skilful in the Arts of conduct. Nor can we otherwise conjecture at the greatness of their yearly income, but by the greatness of their treasure; so infinite and almost in∣credible, that all the Vessels of the Kings house, his Table, and kitchin were of Gold and Silver; Statues of Giants in his Wardrope, together with the resemblances in proportion and bigness, of all the Beasts, Birds, Trees, Plants, and Fishes, which were found in that Kingdom, of the purest Gold; Ropes, Budgets, Troughs, Chests, all of Gold or Silver; Billets of Gold piled up together, as if they had been Billets of Wood cut out for the fire, three houses full of pieces of Gold, and five full of Silver. All which, be∣sides infinite other treasures, fell into the hands of a few poor Spaniards: who grew so wanton hereup∣on, that they would give 1500 Crowns for an horse, 60 Crowns for a small Vessel of Wine, and forty for a pair of Shooes: Consuming all upon their Lusts, and sacrificing their Gods of Gold to their God the Belly.