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Show 242 A Relation (if the Spanifh Voyages diliicult to prove it. They continued to perfecute the Monks, till one of 'em, pitying them iferable i and Crue/ties in the Weihlndies. 243 lfults and Perfecutions of their Enemies 3 and w ould 1havelfo great a refpeft for your Majelty, obey you the King of Spain of the Violence of his Officers, founrverfally, and love you f0 lincerely, that they and of the Obltruc‘tions they rais'd againfl: the pub- _,wo , uld be . always ready to facriiice t‘.lCiI‘ Lives for cafe ot' thefe Idolaters, came on purpofe to inform lication of the Gofpel there. Cardinal Ximencs at "yourServ1ce. You could then require nothing of that time managid the Affairs of Spain, who being g'em‘, but they would do it chearfully, becaufe they well inform‘d of the Affairs in the Indies, imme- them to have a great propenfion to fubmit to diately refolv'd to deveit the Council there of the your Royal Crown; whereas if the Spaniards are jurifdiaion they pretended to have over the Indians, itheir abfolute Malters, as their Obedience will as being very pernicious. But the Kings of Spain ibe forc'd, f0 it will be of no long continuance, are at £0 vaft a diftance from thofe Countries, that \iand they'l do all they can to get free of f0 fevere they have not been able fpeedily to redrefs all the prelling Grievances that incefl'antly afilic‘t thofe mi‘ ferable People. Their Laws and Orders given at mgr, _. , y u. it‘ldiltflul ll _ l , Moreover, when the Indians are once perfwaded what Perfecutions the Indians fuffer: Or if a true they are under your Protection, that they may live iafely in their own Houfes, and need fear no injury either in their Perfons or Goods; all that are retir'd to the Mountains will foon come down to dwell Information fhould be had, they can only give fome in the Plains, as they were wont heretofore. general Orders, without defcending to make fpecial provifron againft all thofe Mifchiefs that can't be well known unlefs they were upon the place abundance of 'em have retreated to '710ld the Crutitles of the Spaniards :, and chufe rather to be del'our'd by wild Bealts in the Mountains, than to fall where they are acted. Befides, the Perfons to whom thefe Orders are directed, commonly conceal "em, or defer the execution of'em; fo that when they go about to fulfil 'em, 'tis too late, and the Remedies applied prove unfeafonable and ufelefs. Nay, they Into the hands of their Perfecutors, tho Chrii‘rians. to great a dil'tance have no great Efficacy: and 'tis next to impoflible for 'em to have a true account r- "a Yoke. are often fo wicked as to act in direct contradiction to what is commanded 'em ', and flatter themfelves with hopes of never being call'd to account, becaufe they are fo remote from Spain. lf your hlajelly would refervc to your fclf alone the jurifdic'lion of the Int/fies, without lhariuf-l 1E among the S}.‘rz;1irczn;'s‘, it would be the greatel‘t hal)‘ piuefs inmginable to the Indians, and nothing could more rcioice "em, becaufe then they would be convinc'd they {hould be no more expos'd to "70,1," runs For The poor 'Wretches fuffer a world of luconveuiences mthofe places whither they have retir'd, hunting almofl: all the Necellaries of Life: And 'tis impolii» ble to find 'em out to initruét 'esn in the Chrirtian Faith: whereas if they livkl together in Towns and Cities, they might eal'ily be taught, Relis‘j‘ion, :le 5-1 i‘egular fort of Government eitablifhli among, "em, Whereby they would be brought to the Service or the True God, which would become iluniliar to Tern : Er this means the {Round wonid be cuhrwrtetl, the roads frequented anti render-"cl more rate, a: d the Country no longer be dei'ert and forlorn: The WWW: would be {applied with l'roviiious, and tonVeuieut places to lodg in on their journeys, and WC a thouiand other Advantages of which they a z 21»: |