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Show 180 A Relation of the Spanilh Vgages mad Crue/ties in the W'EH-Indics. Tribute, perhaps not one of 'em was properly a Slav e, or taken in a iuft and lawful War. But al- lowing fume of 'em to be f0, how could they be diftinguilh'd from the relt in this vaft number ? Befides, that there is a great difference, as we have already obl'crv'd, between the Slaves of the Indians and thofe of the Europeans: The former make Slavery not very uneafy or troublefom, their Slaves being in a manner free, and not much differing from their Children -, whereas Slavery among the Spaniards is a molt terrible condition, and thofe that are fubjeéted to it, enjoy no Favor, Comfort or Reft, but are continnally expos'd to Hunger and Thirft, and other fevere Puniihments: Nor are there any Laws or Statutes that can foften the cruel Temper of the 18I flop the courfe of their lnjuilice and to refl'vm thofe poor People their Liberty who orosn i'm {ocruela Bondage. 'Nor ought this tob hee neMM merit deferr'd, feeing thele Vexations are I mo~ and notorious, and his Majelty cannot be publick ignorant ol'em. , u Thole Kings that are willing to ohferve the {1.4;} Rules of Julhce, whether Pagans or Chr iitians e010} toufe their utmoft Efforts to keep their Suliiellfjii-I Peace, tho at the fame time they [horrid forget :34 filing that may Conduce to lead 'em in tltebwa‘inf" lirtue; bec aufe the end that every Goveriior 'ri t": nmmonwealth ought to propofe to himfel t i ire 3311:3215 to render all his Subjecits virtuo us. lioir Elf more are Catholic Princes, who apw the Rules of Chrift, oblig'd to profel‘s to govern their . bleét s acc ord ing to his Precepts, and to remove From all the Principles we have been eftablilhing, it follows, Firft, that his Majelty is oblig'd by the ll the Obllacles that are likely to turn "em out of Law of God to fet all thofe Indians at liberty, Saw? of_ Truth ?‘ In which Enterprize they tanner whom the Spaniards have made their Slaves, and dhhl'wlth?m givmg 'em good and equal Ian's, igi Spaniards, and hinder 'em from exacting of their Slaves fuch Service as furpaffes human Strength. uniiiftly retain as fuch. Eirft, Becaufe his Majclly is oblig7d to do Juftice to all the World, to great nd final], without refpeé'r of Perfons, without (16- fpifing the Caufe of the miferable and afliiéied, who are not in a condition to defend themfelves, or re- drefs their own Grievances. 'Tis the principal duty of Kings to execute Juflice, and proterft [lift weak againft the opprefhon of the llrong; am when they fail in this, they fometimes draw down the Divine Vengeance on their own Perfons and kingdoms, becaufe the Cries of the poor, and fuel! :is labor under'hlifery, inceflantly go up to tlk‘ Throne of God. And lince the Spaniards unjufllY opprcfs the Indians, who have no way to fCCUTF tlieiiilelves from the Violence and Tyranny of their Ferfecutors; ‘tis evident his Majelty is oblig'?t t0 op 5:] - o a ng em to an exact obfervance of 'em. ,gfilrsllfllganaPrlnces are moreover bound to exhort.' Dc ience jet s t}? ferve the true God, and to yiel d lib] h o t e Do€trin .of Chrilt, as much as : Yt .ey can. And feeing the Spaniards by un~ ihirheatgilrlmig the Iadzansin flavery, are continual ly "c accordio a mortal Sin, and confequently don't ght to cong to the Laws of Chrift, our Kin gs litheym mmand em'to releafe all the Indians, the W3 ((1)); refinove this great Obftacle which lies i3ra€ter hf Pt' eir Siibyeé‘tsflsalvation. The Royal ilulations Irinces obliges 'em to make Laws and a to l i‘t‘at Jultrceanay be maintain'd, iepfagjcume‘a to their Government pre and ferv‘d [eDivinrfIOt Virtue; and are. likemfe requir d "t e an . saw. to employ their temporal Pow er gmentatmn or the Catholic Church, and N3 the |