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Show \ 90 A Relation of the Spanilli Voyages and Cruelties in the Weft-Indies. 9I at he was going to the Camp; and I was of opinion that , fight of God, and contrary to the Interejt and Service of his Carcafe ought not to be interred. I have [em the Spaniards fend Deputies to the CaCiques and chief Indians, to engage 'em to come and meet 'em without fear, promifing 'em to employ their Iatereft with the King of Spain on their behalf: but or; fear as they were come upon the Credit of the Promifes that had been given 'em, they were burnt without Pity, or on formal Procefs. the King, who has been cheated of more Treafure in Peru than would keep all the People in Caftilc. Thus far the Letter of that Monk, which was confirm'd by the Atteitation of the Bif‘nop of Mexico: He was an Eye-witncfs oi what he here rclatesu for he went through this Country for the fpacc 0t Two of the mo/t illujlrious and con/ide- fourfcore or a hundred Leagues, and contiucd there nine or ten years, in a time when there were but But as foon as it was reported 'em from the Flames, and to get 7em out of the handsof few Spaniards there.new \Norld was fo full of Gold, this thefe bloody Wretches, were to no purpofe :, my Difcourfes‘ in Spain that came font-"or five thoufand People, and Exhortations made no imprrflion on 'em. I can there prefently IVes through thefe noble Profly with a good Confcience, and in the prefence of God, who fpread themfe five or fix hundred Leagues of that [0 far at I have been able to learn, by the longtime vinces, and poll‘efs'd they entirely turned, commity, which Ihane been among 'em, the Inhabitants of Peru hau the Countr ers and Crimes that have been neoer fomented any Mutiny or Rebellion, or done the leaf: ting all thofe Diford mention'd before. They have deftroy'd a great maInjury to the rable Indians were burnt in myfight, one at Andonia; and the other at Tumbala. All the Efiorts I made to [court IL. «Nut-ran Spaniards, who have treated them [0 inhamanly; but whatever Torments they have fufier'd, the} ny more People here than this Frier takes notice of feem d to have laid afide the thoughts of Revenge. All before their Eyes, or any regard to the King, or when they found the Spaniards were always deceiving em, and breaking the Promifes they made 'em', when the} found they trc ated 'em with fo much Tyranny, contrary to all Law and fiauity 5 and that they did not fcruple :9 commit all forts of Outrages again/t "em, they rathf' thofe to die, than to be continually e‘xpos'd to fueh Ml‘ fertes. I have been inform'd by the Accounts the Indians thernfil-ves have given, that there in a great deal more Gold among 'tm undrfcover'd than has been yet found; the ill wage and Cruelty of the Spaniards having mat? for conceal it .- and thy: are refol-u'd never to difeorue t 11 while they are treated with [it much Inju/tice and 7yrannl, lint Will rather die on their Companions have done, ah, have been put to death with [0 much Cruelty. -, i a The lfljllll" r _ . . . . i ill"? d flu/c, poor Indians are wry humour Sins m If": la" in his Letter: and without having any fear of God the leaft fentiment of Compaflion to their fellowCreatures, they have almolt dcitroy'd one half of Mankind; for in the Provinces of Peru alone they have lzill'd above forty Millions of People. A few days after what I have related above, they kill'd a'grcat Queen with Arrows made of Reeds; {he was Wife to Prince Elingue, who {till governs this Province in quality of King : the Spaniards did What they could to feize this Prince's Perfon, and omitted no Tricks and Artifices to accomplilh it; this was the occafion of his Revolt againft the Spaniards, and he has ever fince continued their declar'd Enemy, They took his Queen contrary to the Rules of Equity and Juftice; and 'tis faid they kill'd her at a time when (he was big with Child, meerly to vex and grieve the King her Husband, who lov'd her very ' |