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Show 164 A Relation of the Spanilh Voyage: But thefe Brutes would interpret this delay as an ex- ly askprefs breach of their Orders; and Immediate n 'em, ing leave of the Governor to go and fall upo and Crue/ties in #26 "\‘VeIi-Indies. Gold as they were pleas'd to command 'em. I 6; if the had not fueh a Quantity, they told the Smrzz‘nvhy they would Willingly give 'em all they hail to it): g the would attaque 'em in their houfes,‘ cuttin and throats of many of 'em in abarbarous manner, m who carrying away the relt as Prifoners of War, Some. they inflav'd contrary to all Law and Eqmty. half times they would order a Cacyqne to fend 'em at all the Gold we demand witbz‘nfucb a time, we'lijé't jig); "em to what work they thought good, after which-, y they would embark 'em in Ships and carry 'ern awa Tone: Indeed our Ccanny 19:15 no great/lore of (Jo/2 in It', and lie/ides, we have not bin curious to feart‘th-ir M17185. Upon fuch an Account as this the Spaniards and fometimes would mark 'em with the Letters of their own Names without fixing the King's Arms and tied the poor Wretches to 'em with terrible; ld let a hundred men to labour for 'em, and wou on 'em. When they were angry with 'em, they would load 'cm with Chains, and make 'em carry peafe em ',. but receiv'd a fevere reply from tl‘iell‘e cruel Men in fuch terms as tlieie: Ifflm don't Int-1 n all your bonfes. The poor Cacyqttes would f'onie- times make fuch a return as this in a lamentable have .faften'd zoo Stakes at a time in the ground heavy Burdens belide, for 100 or zoo Leagues. Af' ter they had us'd 'em in what Drudgery they pleas'd, Menaees, and then let loofe thofe ravenous Dogs upon'em, that us'd to be fed with human fielh. it may be the Cacique would be f0 terrified with fuch ahorrible Speétaele as this, that he'd go among his they would fell 'em, tho the Indians are as freeborn Subjects, and take Children out of every Farnilv By this means the Spaniards and give'em to the Spaniards for Slaves to pint; have unpeopled the Province of St. Michael, which is fituate between Guatimala and Nicaragua. ,em. If there were but 2 Children in a houfe, one of When they formerly advahe'd far into the Country to make further Difcoveries of the Indians that and likelieft to do ferviee. liv'd there, thefe good-natur'd People came to meet nrards requir'd,he would come to prefent 'em to them ‘em loaded with Turkeys, and other Provilions, which they freely offer'd 'em, but for their kindnefs were either hew'd in pieces, or elfe made Slaves, Elmfelf. .And it was a molt lamentable thing to as any other Nation. emwas taken away, and that mutt be the [tronoelt‘ When the Cat-z'qzzchad get together fueh a number of his People as; the Shit- efiaélilic Sighs and Crys ofParents, when their dear- e Nor could the Governors be ignorant of thef E‘iolences and Diforders of the Soldiers, fince them- ed . 1dren were ravrlh'dtrom'em, to be tranfportCh.mto remote Countrys tor Slaves. When thefe cd lighter; were brought to the Governor to he brand[hi In; pamardr would order the Ct'lé'iq-Jlts‘ to engage Teives had the bePr {hare of the Spoil. the Ch'lfIm to teiilfy that they were Slaves, and on pretence they were found in Arms in the Fields. When they had divided thofe Countries amen? in theiMren of Slaves, and that they were bought theml‘elves, which they had fortniuftlyufiirpkl, and unlefs th arket; and would threaten to burn 'em, when they would ftand to fuch Lies as thefe. And render'd themfelves the abfolute Maiters of the in: arms, as if they had conquer'd 'em in a juft and lawful War, they oblig'd the Critiques and natural Was welle Perfon appointed to err-amid them, who 35km acquainted With all thele Tricks, would Princes of thofe People to bring 'em fuch a Bugor i ,6 Children of what Country they were 5 they M 3 made |