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Show ‘ 148 I 7. I n y 0j Inc K, . 12705)(f C": , . opnn to America. 149 Colmnbm, who was the firl‘t Governor :nil- chief Propofltions concerning the Title Admiral oh the Indies," and to Francis Salazrz'flgz, who XXVIII Propofition. fucceeded him; and kilo to (general De Lam's, ho The Devil could never have inventedfiany thing more pernicious for the extirpation ot the People of this New World , and the defolation of {0 many great and populous Kingdoms in a little time, than the diflribution the Spaniards have made of thcfe Nations among thenilelvcs, taking poflelllon of the Inhabitants as their own Pmperty, and then treating 'em as ravenous Wolves do a flock of Sheep: For this is the molt barbarous kind of Tyranny that can be imagin'd, becaufe it hinders all thofe Nations from embracing the Chrillian Religion: For the Spaniards employ "em night and day in the Mines, and all other kinds-of Labor; fometimes obliging 'em to carry heavy Burdens forty or fifty Leagues, fo that their condition is worfe than that of Beafts. Befides, they perfecute thofe Indians with frelh Cruelty, who apply th-emfelves to the Monks to be inftruéted in the Gofpel', hecaufe they are afraid (if thefe Religious Men lhould be encourag'd to come among the Indians) they would he witneli‘es of their Robberies and Crueltiesa XXIX Propofitz'on. came after both the l'om'icr7 to preform: Peace and Liberty among the hit-titans, and to do 'cm .luilice in every thing. Adnisirai Columbia gave only three hundred Indians to fucli of the Spaniards: as had done great SerVice to the Crown; and for his oven part, contented hiinlelf with having only one lna'z‘an to ferve him: The Court ol‘ Spain was then at (insizvaw a'a, where the Queen iliiied out an Order that thefe three hundred ina'zans mould be release! and lent home, only {he permitted Colin/war to keep one Indzan whom he had taken for his Service. What then would this great Queen now fay1 to fee how the Spamards have inllav'd the Pe0ple of America .9 The continual Avocations the King has had, and the frequent lournys he has been oblig'd to make into Italy, haying not permitted him to inform himfelf exaé‘tly of the Itliferies thofe PeOple endure from the hands of the Spaniards. XXX PropQ/ition. From all that has been faid it may well be con» eluded, that if the fo‘v'eraign jurifliié‘tion of the Indtes belongs only to the Kings of Spain, the Conqueh‘s .thfit private Men appropriate to themfelves are The diliribution which the Spaniards make 0: 1:1le and tyrannical; that the {hares they have made thefe People aniongthemfelves, as if they werefo among [themfelves are founded upon no lawful right 2 and that thofe who ufurp the Lands of the new many head of Cattel, was never commanded no? allow'd by the Kings of Spain lince the syamards énter'd the Indies. They never thought of autho- rl‘zing f0 injufl: and tyrannical a kind of Govern- World, without the Confent and Authority of their Prince, are abfolute Tyrants, in acting (as they do) directly contrary to his Orders, and the Regulations ment,~and which fo much tends to the dellruillQ-l of the People of the new World. Queen 1127"}; 0f the Royal Council; which is a matter f0 public of immortal memory, under whofe Reign th? "75;" Caniufily excul‘e himfelf by pretending ignorance. and-notorious, that there's no Spaniard in the Indie: were difcover"d, gave cxprefs Orders to (Liars/203M" L 3 Cahiiifiiw :1 |