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Show w, nw,..w:--v r 20 wfl»: "mm. rvw A Relation of the Spaniih Voyages Ended-warm reduce in to a miferahle [late of Slavery, or clfe to put us to death. Upon which he took a Box full of Gold and valuable Jewels which he had with him, and expofing it to their View: Here is (fays he) the God of the Spaniards, whom we mufl honour with our Sports and Dances, to fee if no can appeal: him, and render him propitious to us; that [0 he may rommond the Spaniards not to offer us an)! Injury. They all applauded this Speech, and fell a leaping and dancing round the Box, till they had quite tired and {pent themfelves. After which the Critique Harhue} refuming his Difcourfe, continued to fpeak to them in thefe terms: Ifwe keep this God (fays he) till he‘s taken army from or, he'll certainly caufe our LI'UCS to he takenfrom to, and therefore I am of opinion 'tmiil he the hefl may to cafi him into the River. They all approv'd of this Advice, and went all together SIN};one accord to throw this pretended God into 2e iver. The Spaniel-d: were no fooner arriv"d in the lfle of Cuba, but this Cocyque who knew 'em too well, began to think of retreating, to fecure himfelf from their Fury, and refolv'd to defend himfelf by force of Arms, if he {hould happen to meet with them' but he unfortunately fell into their Hands: and be3 ("aufe he had taken all the precautions he could to a~ Enid the1 Eerlfeaitions of f0 crUel and impious a Pena e, an; ta ta {en Arms ' '‘ well as the Lives of his Stgbcigéffsnfi tlhlissogiislhliffdea: capital Crime in him, for which 9he was burn'd a- live. ‘ While he was in the midit of the Flames, tied of great Piety :ii :ii'tiii a 5:3?" Princifcan Frier 60-d i0 him fpeak Mn: to Reli'iion our the and l: Ptorlenp lain fome0f Artito him Catlro'lizjup?!" (m of heard (1 word i)CiO:C 2t and Cmeltz'er in the VVeit-Indies. nal Torment, if he continued obitinate in his Infidelity. Hot/me} reflefiing on the matter, as much as the Place and Condition in which he Was would permit, ask'd the Frier that ini‘truéted him, whether the Gate of Heaven was open to the Spaniards; and being anfwer'cl that fuch of 'em as were good men might hope for entrance there: The Cocy'qae, without anyfarsiher deliberation, told him, he had no mind to go to Heaven, for fear of meeting with fuch cruel and wicked Company as they were -, but, would much rather choofe to go to Hell, where he might be deliver'd from the troublefom fight of fuch kind of PeOple: To f0 great a degree have the wicked Aélions and Cruelties of the Spaniards dilhonor'd God and his Religion in the Minds of the Americans. One day there came to us a great number of the Inhabitants of a famous City, iituate above to Leagues from the place where we lodg'd, to com- plement us, and bring us all forts of Provifions and Refrelhments, which they prefented us with great marks of Joy, carefling us after the mofl: obliging manner they could. But that evil Spirit that poi"- fefs'd the Spaniards put 'em into fuch a fudden Fury againlt "em, that they fell upon 'em and maflacred above 3000 of 'em, both Men and \Vomen, upon the fpot, without having receiv'd the leal‘t Offence or Provocation from'em. I was an Eye-witnefs of this Barbarity -, and whatever endeavours were us'd to appeafe thefe inhuman Creatures, 'twas impoffible to reduce 'em to Reafon; f0 refolutely were they bent to fatiate their brutal Rage by this barbarous Action. Soon after this I [cut Mell'engers to the moIl: noted Indians of the Province of Hat/one, to encourage and engage 'em to continue in their Country, and ah], S‘f WIN-Ch he had Heifer if he would believe , ,and him.Et Pmmhmg Llfe' ng himernal With eter- threatni nal not to trouble themfelves to feek remote places to hide in, and advis'd 'em to come to us with all‘urance C 3 of |
