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Show 38 A Reiatimz of the Spanilh Var/1g" 47ch Crivalries in the "Tell-Indies. pollure to his Subicéts through a \Vindow, hopim g9 prov'd againll: 'em to the King of Spain, without eonlideriny, that 'tis a plain Rule in law, that none the light of it would oblige "em to lay down their Arms, which the Prince himl'elf likewil'e command ed them to do; but they were too much provok'i now to obey even his Orders. They chofe onet can be ter'm'd Rebels but Snbiccfts that are ‘evohed from their Prince. head 'em, and having put all their TrOops under his Command, attack'd the Spaniards fo furioullr. ficul'ty to conch‘sdc, that fuch h'iiliiooarics as the and fought with In much obftinacy, that thefe coil inlinuate the Maxims of our Religion. into 731:5: PCOplC, who are naturally free, and ltnow not hwy to bear the liangheinefs and lnfolence with which they have been treated: for they are peremptorily There's no good Chriftian will make any (iii Spaniards have not the Cgialihcations neceilhry to eluding they were not able to withiland 'em, lei. the City, and retreated in the middle of the night; which the Indians perceiving, purhfid 'em, and kill'i a great number of 'em as they pafs'd the Rivers. told, you mail: without any more ado Iiibmit to the However the Slim-2252M: return'd foon after Withl greater Strength, and allaulted and took the Gift. in which they made a horrible [laughter and hunt Obedience of a Forei.~,n Prince, whom you never faw nor heard of; and if you refnfi: hi to do, we'll cut you in pieces, and this no fooner Inid but done. thofe Indians that were of greatelt :Notcz. C After they. hadcornrnitted all this Cruelty and But that which is more unaccountable is, that thol'e who yield a blind Obedience to all they command 9cm, are no better treated than the others-7 for they opml in the City of filexic‘o, they carried Defolatior With them into the Province of Panaco, which i are made mii'era‘ole S aves, they exact intolerable Tasks of 7em, and condemn 'em to all forts of "Zora not above twenty Leagues diltant from it and hen e'rercifed their ordinary Barbarity. This Provintz meats : So that whole Provinces, both Men, Women was mightily Itock'd with Peopie: but {nice the art "14,135,": be ObeI'V'd that the Spaniards invaded and Children, are deitroy'd in a {hort time: Nay, that": whom they kill outright are the happier fort, as having an end put to their h'l'il‘eric in a momen . But when they are forc'd by Menaces to promife Fidelity and Obedience to a Foreign Prince, can it be pretended they are oblig'd to it in Conl'cience, when this fuppos‘d Duty is neither founded on the habiplwriqmméi onfly hto plunder and inflave theln‘ laws of God, nor tliofe of Nations? Belides, the 0 t9 fil‘ll: things they did was [0 oh‘iimufil.‘ Rh; fun to he take the IOath of Allegiance to till "‘31): 0, SW7" "infill if they refus'd to do, they Threatni gs that are made 'ein are capable of terrifying Men of the greatell: Courage and Rei'olntion‘7 vherefore all the Promifes obtain'd by fuch menaces have no value nor obliging force. I paf's over in lilence the Ailronts, the lnfults and Injuries imi 0f the Spaniards, the greateft part of "em hai liegeutoii. The Province of Tare-feca, and tin 01‘ {Mme underwentthe fame Fate:7 each of whlcl Piovmces 18 as big as the Kingdoms of Leon anfi ‘ (1-. (117,"),le Tha‘ 3‘ " E‘kaml' mailacred or made Slaves (reclardthol‘e of "em Rebel rl~ the Smniards and t f b 0,6,3, ‘ it. . . T1 a . i ' S W '0 Fame DOC to mac 0 U nut to their uniufl; and cruel hofoof the highel‘t rank among thel' {2.1.7275 w ere accusd of this Crime, and this was im- prov' that were oilier'd the King of Mexico. In a word, they hive violated all the Laws of Nations, and infinitely wrong'd and abus'd the poor Indians. This is D + |