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Show 92 A Relation of 1/78 Spanilh V01436; very tenderly. and Crueltier M the "fcmlndicge If all the Mallacres the Spaniard: have committed in Peru lhould be recounted, every one would be aftonilh'd at the recital, and the numher of "em after an exac‘t Computation would furpafs all probability, and appear too great to be helicvd 9; in the Cruelties and Robberies he committed here; yet being enrag'd to Ice fuch a valuable Prey efcape him, thought meet to appcafe his "1 rouble aftera fort, and to revenge hrmlelf on the other‘by making) authentick lnformations conhrm'd by tine concur» rent Tefiimony of many Witnelles3 which expos d. to light all the Vexations, Murders and Cruelties which this Tyrant had been guilty of in New Grew Of the 7781 Kingdom of Grenada. A Great number of Spaniards went from Venegncla, the llle of Sr. Martha, and Carthageim in the year 1536, to make a Difcovery of Peru .- Divers others went up higher, three hundred Leagues nada. The faid Informations Were read in the COBB:cil of the Indies, where they have been hitherto prew ferv'd, and are yet to be feen. In thefe lnformations the \Nitnell‘es depofe, that this new Kingdom enjoy"d a fettled Peace before the Spaniards came thither ', that the People lhew d em heyond St. film-tbs and Carrbagma, to difcover all the kindnel‘s imaginable as loon as they camea~ whole excellent Countries that were very fertile, and hill of People of a mild and fociable Temper; mong 'ein -, that they maintain'd the Spamards witn where is abundance of Gold and precious Stones they manur'd :, that they gave 'em prodigious quana their Labour, and the Fruit of the Ground which found, efpccially Emeralds: they gave this Kingdom the name of New Grenada, becaufe the Caprain that hrlt fct his foot in it was born at Grenada. they that accompanied him were very prohisgate idea. and extremely cruel, they lhed human Blood ‘yx‘ithi'lut any {cruple or remorfe, for they had been tities of Gold, and abundance of preaous Stones, mug, accull‘onrd to all forts of \Vicked'ieh‘ and therefore Us the lefs to be wonderd at that they .Lrve committed {0 many Crimes in this NewGrenada, proper method, the better to compafs their (119$ng ., « amongl't others a great many Emeralds; that they freely brought 'em whatever was molt valuable in their Cities, the Government of which the tsp/z» minds divided among themfelves when they had car» ton'd 'em into fevetal parts : for this they counted a ‘CAJ u) . ) ‘ 7 ""33""? ("CY abandon'd themfelves to all manner of Abominations. 1 {ball only mention tome lnfi'anccs ‘4" 1‘77"!) hecaufe an exact recital of their Crueltns horrid fill the Minds of all that read this Hiltoty mtn too much Horror. of heaping together all the Gold they could poihbly . . find. When the Indians were firlt fubjugated‘ to the Tyranny of the Spaniards, the chiet Captaintwuo WES General of the rel‘t, took polldhon of the lung 5; Perfon as well as of the Country, and kept inn: Pril‘oner for five or fix I‘xionths, without any realort «A, certaur Governor that could not get his Ihare in the World, demanding Gold and Emeralds or Oi rue Booty another had not betore‘him in 111' him (‘onrinuallyn 'l his Ring, whole name was haggard, Vagina ""5 new KinEdom oprrcizrm'a at his. plealizrv‘ in the midlt of his fears, promisd the Sparirih Gt.» neral to deliver up all the Cold-plate 1391);?dfl‘11(\'lnllg the he could have feconded him wit" " LL can Lit.‘ "i" '. ‘0' ‘s l1.» by thismeans to {get out of the hands or this i yrant: is.» he |