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Show 222 and CHIP/lit; m the VVePr-Indies . A Rel/mm of Mir? Spunilli [till/KN"! ture, liillice and Chirity, bccaiile this liihjefiion would be to a ii-vei'e and tyi‘iiiiiiiral Power, as is evident l)V what Che [Hz/f 1m have hitherto met with from, the is‘pxmnru'i. llciitle, liii h an altei iitioti would be contrary to tie ".rVill and ldW of (hill, becaufe it wouhl hinder the pi'mgrelfs (l the Catholic l‘aith, and inipii‘e the brilliant with hilierl to the Gol‘pcl, and wouhl tend to the general (lellgiuetio n of tliofe People whom your Mijcll‘. is hound to preferve and protect. This you owe 'em from a motiv e of Charity and Zeal for the good of your Neighbor, as you are a Cliril‘l‘ian Prince, and moreover by the Obligation of your Ollice, as the \ ice-gereiit of Jefus Chrift. From all the Reafons zilledfi‘il, it may well be concluded, that if even the Indians [lie-iiilelves would r .r?' l. " N- .liut‘tlfll)" it voluntarily confent to be inllav'il, and utterly renounce their Liberty, yet this conlirnt of theirs would be void ind null of it felt, becaufe a thing every wiry fo inifcliievous ought by no mean s to be tolerated. Your hliijelly would be oblig‘d by the Law of God to hinder Jeni from ruining themf elves in fuch a manner, becaufe the Tyranny the Spaniards exereife over "cm is f0 great, that many of the Indians have fallen into utter defpair under their nnl'urfer'ibie lxlltflflithH‘J, and chofsn rather to [lab or poil‘on therai‘elves than to pine away gradually undsr their niferable Bondage: Others have fled into the .‘yl‘ountains, where they have become a to Tigers and Lions 3 Others have died merel Prey y with Sorrow and Anguiih, when they found they W€f€ condemn'd to a Life fo full of Mifery and Toil, without any hope of refpit or mitigation. I knew a Spaniard who was f0 famous for his Cruelty, that above two hundred i'eople hill'd theml‘elves, fome one way and fonts another, to avoid his Barbaritles lilflliifpaniola: A lilte number underwent the feign? ' ae 22 3 {ate in the Ille of (ax/H1, where this Ty rant exercis'd ' his Violence and Rapine. But tho the common lnterefh of all Nations in the World ought to prevent their Kings fro hating them from their own Dominion to ma m aliethe Valllals and Subicets of private Men, and ke 'em tho this is founde d on natural Reafon and juftice; yet fome- times in prclling', 11>:igencics Princes may ali enate a partof their 'l eriitorics to extricate the mfelves out of fome great and perplexing difficulty, from they cannot otherwife get free. For ini which tance, if r they have no other courfe to take for the defence of the Commonwealth, it feems lawful for 'em to ex- chan ge the jiirifdietion they have over their Subj provided they fome way indemnify 'em, or eé'cs, repair any damage this exchange may occafion. But 'two beimpoflible to indemnify the Indians if they uld fhou be left to the Dominion of the Spaniards, who brinld upon 'em inexprellible Calamities and Mifchiefs, thatg on never be rcpair'd by any advantage they may " allow "em -, for they take a courfe to deflroy both i: their Souls and Bodies. Therefore feeing the Con-verlion of the Indians depends principally on your Maielly's Title and Jurifdifiion over 'em, you ough not to do any thing that may blaIl: the hope of thist Defign, and will infallibly hinder thefe People from embracing Chriltianity. And it muft be remem- ber'd they have freely and willingly chofe your Malefil' for their Soveraign, which is a kind of trait they have made with your Majefty, that Con.» cannot be violated without their Confent, unlefs it be to {Mt 'em in a condition more eafy, advantageous find fecure, than what they enjoy under your Ma‘Ielty's Dominion. And your Majel'cy Oblig'd to Ptomife and fwear to 'em, that you iSwill always preferve their Privileges, as they are ordinarily kept : In tlie'generality of Kingdoms, when a free People fubm it |