A.D. 

 1572. 



Wrongs done 

 to the Indians 

 punished. 



Justice ye 

 cause of 

 clvUitle. 



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corrupt and dead flesh which is in the countrey. Other- 

 wise the abundance of carren is so much, that it would 

 make a marveilous corrupt aire in all the Countrey, and 

 be so noisome, that no man could abide it. Therefore it 

 is commanded there shall none of them be killed. These 

 birds are alwayes about Cities, and townes, where there is 

 much flesh killed. 



The Indians are much favoured by the Justices of the 

 Countrey, and they call them their orphanes. And if any 

 Spaniard should happen to doe any of them harme, or to 

 wrong, him in taking any thing from him, as many times 

 they doe, or to strike any of them, being in any towne, 

 whereas justice is, they are aswell punished for the same, 

 as if they had done it one Spaniard to another. When a 

 Spaniard is farre from Mexico, or any place of justice, 

 thinking to doe with the poore Indian what he list, con- 

 sidering he is so farre from any place of remedy, he 

 maketh the Indian do what he commaundeth him, and if 

 he will not doe it, hee beateth and misuseth him, according 

 to his owne appetite. The Indian holdeth his peace, untill 

 hee finde an opportunitie, and then taketh a neighbour 

 with him, and goeth to Mexico, although it be 20. leagues 

 off^, and maketh his complaint. This his complaint is 

 immediatly heard, & although it be a knight, or a right 

 good gentleman, he is forthwith sent for, and punished 

 both by his goods, and also his person is imprisoned, at 

 the pleasure of the Justice. This is the occasion that the 

 Indians are so tame and civill, as they are : and if they 

 should not have this favour, the Spaniards would soone 

 dispatch all the Indians, or the Indians would kill them. 

 But they may cal them dogs, and use other evill words, as 

 much as they will, and the Indian must needes put it up, 

 and goe his way. 



The poore Indians wil go 

 leagues to a Faire or market 

 necks, with as much fruit or 

 ware, as cotton wooll, or cadis 

 not past worth a pennie : and 



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every day two or three 

 with a childe upon their 

 rootes, or some kinde of 

 of all colours, as shall be 

 they wil mainteine them- 



