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Show 3,8 2! Relation of the Spanifh Voyage: i as tho the 1 have reafonable Sousa: extort great Sums from him, he was made to fufi‘er g'd for one Horlc Eileelieaingtéher liien) weire exchan Mexico was mad: When the Prefident of the City ofe were alfo a g"? er Governor of all New Spain, th , whoall I‘llh many Allcllbrs and Auditors made ommitted u‘n like f0 many petty Tyrants, andc the exeral arallel'd Cruelties and Outrages in inable things of their Offices. 4g and Cmez'tz'er in the Wefi-Indieé‘. They aéteo‘ fuch abom a great many Torments. His Hands being tied to a Stake, and his Legs ftretch'd out, they drop'd burning Pitch on "em, and baited his Body with boiling Oil from time to time, that his Skin might be gradually roafl'ed. Over againlt him ftood a furious Souldier with a Bow ihooting Arrows into his Breal't: Another let loofe hungry Dogs to bite and tear him in every part-7 all thefe Tortures were to te in a very mi and made the Country fo defola not oppos: make him confefs where he had hid his Gold : And time that if the Francifcan Monks had ed longer urage an; their, Diforders with a great deal of Co l by the: thefe Cruelties would have been continu if a Francifcan Frier had not happen'd to come and Refolution, and had not the Royal Counci on of till however he could 'Mellages given Orders for the prefervati1n lel's tha: refcne him out of their hands; foon after. Many not fave his Life, for he expir'd Province, all New Spain had been ruin'd yanrol e were put to two years, and been made as defolate as Hzf eigl Cdciques and great Men of this Provinc death after this manner, to make 'em confefs where One of the Prefident's Companions employ d thoufand Indians to make a Wall round his Gardenl they had hid their Gold and Silver. About this time there arriv'd another Perfon in but he gave 'em neither Wages nor Viétualsgi of Money, than that'they almoit all d'y'd before the Work was this Country, who was more ngreedy poor Indians. nifh'd: neither the hard Labour they endur'd, it folicitous about the Salvatio of the which they their Death could make this mercilefs Man relent. He happeni‘d to find fome of their Idols very feldom ive After the former General, of Whom we hai had hid,ves(for the Spaniards would the trouble to inform thefe ldolaters of fpoken above, had made an end of deitroyingat themlel God) Upon this he imprifon'd the moli: waiting the Province of Panuw, and was inform, the Trueable Perfon‘s in the Nation, till they lhould that the Royal Council would arrive in a ht}l conliderr bea time, he advanc'd farther into the Country, hopll diicove to him where they had put their Idols,Gold made either of to find fome new Province on which to exerc1feli cable he fuppos'd theirs Were He forc'd fifteen or twenty that or Silver, but he fail'd in his Expeétation : however {and Indians to attend him, to carry the Spaniel to mend the matter, he impos'd great Sums on the wonted Rapine; Indians. which they were to pay for the" redemption ons, which they did an the of Baggage and Provyifiex their Idols, that they might worlhip ‘em after cept two hundred. He can all died in the wa at length into the Province of Mecbuaca, about furl their wonted manner. Thefe are the improvements The King of this Provml the Spaniards have been making in the LVtfl-[ndies, d was 350 and this IS their Zeal for the Glory of God and Re~ Very CiVilly came out to meet him,fitan 'd; but forh 'Iigion. cious to ferve him as _ could be de . 7 " this Tyrant had run through the whole reward was loaded With Irons, becaufe filPPWh ,‘ After . - . Leagues from Mexico. have a great Treafure by him", and the better l hovmee of fifnbmca, and pillaged it, he came to‘ xWl ahyfllifflI/pog‘ G |