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Show ..._ .flg . a Law-«nu. "w"_ "" w<.‘e ‘ sak'war- val," rim-$1224.; *_,~ WWW .RWI-"I‘lhnmfixflmmw' 59 and Cruelties in the Well-Indies. 58 A Relation of" the Spanil'li [11"Kifki)"; lig'd his Subjeils to worlhip 'em, is more hainouz but at the requefl: of thefe Friers: \Vhich pretence had the fuccefs they defired', for the Indians givmg minahle trade with Idols, and occalion in mud Credit to thefe Stories, relolv'd to kill the poor {caudal by this {hameful kind of Trailicl-c. Thisi Friers-7 but fome of 'em giving 7em notice of the than that of the Spaniards, who drive their anabo. After new World. They facrifice every thing to their they were gone, the Indians perceiv'd they were imdeteftable Avarice, and fell Chrilt Jefus liiiiilelf for pos'd on, and receiv'd full information of the Malice Gold. They are every day renoum ing him, an of the Spaniards, and the hale trick they had play'd dilhonouring his Religion by the many infamor 'em, and therefore difpatch'd a hlellage to the Eriers to entreat "em to return, and forgive the fault they Crimes of which they are guilty. The Indians feeing the Spaniards {till continue it had committed, ailiiring "cm they heartily repented ruin their Country, notwithftanding all the exprel of their lngratitude. Thole pious Men that were devoted to the SerPromifes the Friers had made 'en‘i that they won]: alzitain for the future fret] their wonted Robberies vice of God, and animated with an ardent Zeal for and that inltead of meir‘ling their own Lives, the; the Salvation of Souls, confiding in the Proteita- the manner of their Conduct and Bel aviour in tlr pelign, they made their el‘cape in the night. brought Idols even from other Countries to opal: tions of the Indians, return'd to 'em according to to tale among them, who had voluntarily religni their own to the FT‘Ci‘S to be committed to ill their requeit, and were receiv'd as if they had been Angels come down from Heaven: they continued three or four Months among 'em, receiving abundance of refpect and kindnefs from 'em. The Spa~ Flames, being reiolv'i to worihip but one God if their Country for time to come : Seeing all tli (I fly) they were extremely enrag'd at the Spi- niards, who {till refus'd to quit the Country, tho "Wdfa and no 1er provok'd againll; the Friers, what 1he Vice-roy had exprefly order'd 'em f0 to do, and they accolied after this manner. Vi'ty (lay the," have you dcceiv'd as rims by your fal/e Promifes? Di. had uv'd all his Authority to oblige "em to it, were not you affine m the Spaniards [am/a no more inzid hinder 'em from continuing their Rapine and Info» lence. And the the Friers were fatislied they would. not always efcape with lmpunity, yet they {card it and opprcfs as P [IV/9} have you burnt 054;! (Eff, go m,us flrange Gods out of other Countries P fire shay": born declar'd Rebels and Traitors; however this did not or mightier than am- mm P The 'poor Friers endeavor'i might be a long time before they receiv'd their Der- to appeafe 'em as well as they could, the the; lien: knew how to anhNer their Compl aints, having I11 . ferts-7 and conlidering moreover that the continual good Realons to offer to excufe the matter. How" ever they applied tliemfelves to the Spaniards, ft proach'd 'em for having fo exceedingly fcandaliz'i thelndzans, and eonjur'd 'em to leave the Count rl Wild] they abfolutely refus'd to do 3 and which WES {till more mic and unworthy, they perfWaded Ihf India/‘25 that they had not come into thei r (101111153 u: Inlillts they made on the Indianr, depriv'd them of the liberty of preaching to 'em, upon the whole they thought meet to refolve to leaVe this Kingdom, which was depriv'd of the light of the Gofpel by the Malice of the Spaniards: and thus thefe poor~ Indians who manifelted fuch good lnclinations toward Chriiiianity, were abandon'd to their former Darlinefs and Idolatry, in which they continue to this |