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Show 436 and Crneltz'es in the Wefiulndies. A Relation of tire Spanilh Vin/ages 37 for the time to come, and lhould find no farther 0c. 'em, threatning him with a fevere War if he recalion to complain of the Spaniards Severity. Tillli fus'd to obey him. This Prince was f0 terrified thefe Religious Men began to preach the Gofpelo; ‘with thefe Menaees, that he carried away all thefe Chrift with a great deal of Zeal, and inform'd thel Idols, and difpos'd 'em in the feveral Cities of his People moreover of the good Intentions of the King Province, requiring the People in the name of this of Spain towards 'em', fo that in about forty day time, they brought all their Idols to throw 'eml the fire: they as readily brought their Children. whom they bring up with a great deal of tendernei formerly wont to do. To recompenfe this Aélion So that what the Governor they gave him liberty, to make as many Slaves as he pleas'd. The Indians, frighted with the threatnings that were made 'em,deliver'd up their own Children 5 he that had two gave one, and he that had three gave two. This was the Event of this impious Trafiick, the Cacyqne being forced to obey the Orders of the Spanilh Captain. One of thefe ungodly could never obtain of Elite Indians in many years Wretches, whofe name was j‘fobn Garcia, being taken thefe Friers accomplifird in a very little time: {01' dangeroully fiek, and ready to expire, bethought the Princes and'Gi‘eat Men of there Provinces, a‘ himfelf that he had a confiderable number of thefe the head Of their People in a General Alleinbly Idols under his Bed ‘7 and therefore order'd an In- voluntarily fubmitted to the Government of th: {ting of Spam, whom they acknowledg'd for thei and fondnefs7 to be initrurfled', and built both l‘lOUili and Churches for thefe Friers with all the antes; and Porwardnefs imaginable. All the feveral Pro. Vinces {trove with great Emulation for their Com pany, their Zeal was f0 great for the new Religio: they preaeh"d to 'em. I .nui;7-,» " Spanifh Captain to worihip thefe talfe Gods, and to render 'em all the Honour and Service they were aoveiaign, and put themfelves under his Proteélion dian Woman that he kept to fell 'em, telling her {he might make a good market of 'em, the matter of which being very valuable, he told her every Image as may be {con by the account thefe Eriers {entinti Spain lipn‘d With their own hands. .: Ms Men wer - e tranlpor '1‘nr newn pan " " was at lealt fairly worth an Indian in exchange. This was the Spaniards laft Will and Teflament, and thefe were the marks he gave of the pious dill hall a door open'd to 'em to preach the Gofpel i polition of his Mind, and in the midit of fuch Cares as thefe he gave up the Ghoft. By this Story it may ted With JOY 1'1 t‘nele Hi1 Provmces, to :14,on that had cfcap'd fly balm"? 9f {316 feveral GovernorS, who had mafii {"1 {urn PTOCiigious numbers. , About this rimt eafily be conjeétur'd what good Examples the Spa- them. came into thefe parts eighteen Spanilh Troo- Catholick Religion is likely to make among thefe pers with twesve foot SQUldiel-s, Who brought will People -, who being Eye-witnefl‘es of fuch Aftions as theyhal an Idols whic abundancOtl‘ them e Of Indi " h ‘ ' ‘ ‘ HCCS° taken out of . ier Provi the .omma nder 0? thefe, eafily perceive that the Europeans have f0 thelefiouldmrs fent for one of the priiicipal Chi‘ifs‘lf thé Nylon, ard commanded him to take thefcld‘l‘ git ‘Vdilllribute fern throughout‘the Country, :andll .__,:..g .nin radian Men and WCmenin extliangeio: . 'Clll; nimds fet before the Indians, and what progrefs the little fentiment of Religion, that they don't much care whether poor Infidels be reduc'd to pay the true God that W'orlhip and Honour they owe him, or not. It can hardly be faid that j'croboam's Crime, who caus‘d two Colden Calves to be call, and oblig'd |