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Show 220 A Relation of the Spanifh Vgage: and Crueltie; in the Wei'filndies. 221 is the greateft Injury they can receive next to the 4 acaufe it will deprive 'em of much of the advan- lofs of Life it felf. If a Father can't choofe himfelf " age and fervice they may reafonably expeét from another Heir without the confeut of his Son, who '.' in. And 'tis as much the lnterel‘t of Subjeéts, not has a natural Title either to the whole, or atleafl: ' nfufi'er themfelves to be transfer'd from the Doa 4th part of his Father's Eftate; much lefs may i ninion of the Prince under which they have always inferior Lords pretend toa right of appropriating - it'd, to that of an inferior Maiter. Thofe that the Kings Subjects to themfelves, unlefs his M'ajel‘ty the difference between the Government of know confent by abandoning his own Right,which is found- -. Kings, and that of particular Lords, which is ufualed on the voluntary Agreement of his Subjec‘ts. If ljha'rd and fevere, will do any thing to be fecure the current Mony of the Kingdom can't be alter'd ~ from the latter 5 while they are well pleas'd with without the People's confeiit, becaufe the alterati- f the former, and readily difpofe themfelves to bear on may be attended with great Inconveniences, ' aYoke that appears f0 much eafier and lighter much 1er can the People themfelves be taken from . than the other. And this is the reafon why the gethe Dominion of the King againfl: their Will, and nerality of Men do all they can to avoid falling un- ; Malters private of Power abfolute the fubje€ted to , derthe dominion of private Men to the prejudice becaufe this forc'd Change is a Violation of their Li- ‘. of that, Royal Jurifdiétion to which they have-been berty. It muft be farther added, that fuch as are continually accui'com'd. And this Sentiment is M‘Juni- the under pafs can't , tributary to your Majefty zified by the fufl'rage of all wife Men, and favor'd diaion of another Perfon, which would be more uneal'y and difadvantageous to 'em, and under which they would perhaps be condemn'd to a more fervile and laborious Courfe of life. How much more ought they who enjoy an entire liberty under any Prince's Government,to be preferv‘d in the pofl‘elhon *by all juit Laws. . ng ‘_1 'Tisageneral Rule, that a Prince can do nothi Subhis to that may caufe any confiderable damage r own confent: jails, unlefs they freely give theiobf , And this your Majei'ty every day erves, where- s of your Anceltors, who to ftep the low fol you in be it would s injuriou of their Privileges; and how doing any thing contrary to the rules of jufavoid I ar to deliver 'em up as Vaiials to particul Lords, ticc and Equity, frequently us'd to alTemble their who would probably abufe their Authority, and e Per- cil, and to take their advice who wer treat their Perfons with violence, as well as greatly ., Counof ions great Wifdom and Senfe, and tomalte a due rejudice'em in their Eltates? 'Tis moft injurious of it. In the prefent affair, it would ent ovem impr ‘ depend to Men, of s Libertie and th to the Lives SpabeInjurious to the Indians to give 'em up to the on divers Lords and Matters, becaufe their Service. ufe 'em fo bar- as their Vaffals, becaufe they and Labors multiply according to the number 01 , hard: reduce 'em to the utmoft degree of thofe under whofe jurifdiétion they are : And "US to ‘ haWilly,e.andAn d fuch a matter as this is not to be Servitud lg? prefum'd they will not be all alike juit and equita- ‘ Concluded, Without propofing it to the Iadmm, and e. 'Tis very much the Intereft of Princes, not to fuf- fer the number of their Subjeéts to be diminilh‘cl, Obtaining their confent. For thus to change their becaulc treacherous trick upon 'em againfl: the Laws OftNae ur ‘, Condition without confulting 'em, were to P11: 3 |