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fortlie moft part they were tyrannous. The fccond 



\vas of Comminahies , where they weic governed by 



the acivife and authorise of many,which areas it were 



Counfellors. Thefein time of warre, inadeckoife of 



aCaptaine, to whome a whole Nation or Province 



did obey,and in time of peace, every Towne or Com* 



ininaltie did rule and goveine themfclvcp, having 



forae chiefe men whom the vulgar did refpcft , and 



fometimes,(though not often,)(bme of them aiTemble 



together about matters of importapce,to confult what 



they (hould thinke neceffary . The third kinde of go 



vernment, is altogether barbarous, compofed of Indi 



ans w ithout law, without King, and without any cer- 



taine place of abode, but go in troupes like (avage 



beads. As farre as I can conceive, the firft inhabitants 



of the/ff^, were of this kinde , as at this day a great 



part of fiizBrcfillians, CbtraguanM.Cbuflchfis, Yfiycifig/ts 



P/lcocows^nd the grcateft pwtofthcFlortdians , & all 



the Cblchimaquas in new Sftwe. Of this kind the other 



fort of government by Committal ties was framed, by 



the induftric and wifedome of fome amongft them, in 



which there is fome more order , holding a more ftai- 



cd placets at this day thofe oAuracA%o, and of Teuct- 



fellmChille, andinthenewkingdomeof^r^^, the 



Mofca^nd the ottomttcsm new Sfdint: and in all theft 



there is lefle fierccnes and incivilitic, and much more 



quiet then in the reft, r Of this kinde, by the valure and 



knowledge of fbnje excellent meti, grew the other go 



vernment more mightie and potent, which did infti- 



tutea Kingdomeand Monarchic^ Itappeares by their 



. rcgifters, that their government hath continued above 



three hundred yeares , but not fully fotire , although 



their Seigniorie for a long time, was not above five or 



fix 



