Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1656 edition. Excerpt: ...of N?w Spaln, that they fhctild fo promife them, and that the Spaniard! fbooh) do then) no haim or injury. Upon which they began to preach the Guff el areor.g them, and tt cLcUrc to intm the holy intention of the Kin of Spa/n.of ahichthingi they had not yet nctivfd iiiy k"ovledi-e, nor that they had any uriu-r Ki: g then him who oppreflidthem with fo niuch iy-ranny. The religiou p rfons hadnotbetn there above forty dair-when they b;fau to bring in all their Uol?, and to comm'c them to the fiie; and afterwards they brought their children, whom they loved as dearly as the apj"lt uttht'r c-yc?, tn the religious perfons to be inilaiitid. And thus being perfwadtd by thtfe rcl'icus perfons they did more then ever had been done in the Indies before kr what ever the Tyrants that had opprefled them were wont to tell them they only fpoke in con-F tcrrpt tempt and deri, n on the Indians ):6rabove twelve or fifteen Kings ot large Province?, together with their fubjefts by their Councell and confcnt, all of them acknowledged the King of Caftilf to be their fupe-riour Lord of their own accord, and received him for their Emperour, as he was Kingof tyrf.Tj. In teft fnony whereof I have a writing in my own cuflod'y iigned by thofe perfor.s. Thus not without the great joy of thofe devout perfonj, an entry was made, for the bringing of thofe inhabitants that were remaining in thefe Countreys to the knowledge of Chrift; but in the mean while by another way there entred in among them about eighteen Spanifh Horfemen and twelve footmen, bringing with them great loads of Idols, which they had brought out of other Countreys. The Captain of the fore-faid Spaniards calkd to him one of the Noble men of this Countrey, and commanded him to take..."
