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there were as many as in S faint , and that there were 

 divers feates and iurifdidions, with their Counfellers 

 and ludges of the Court, and others that were vndct 

 them 3 as Considers, chick Judges, captaincs of luftice, 

 Licvetenants, and others, which svere yet inferiour to 

 thcfe 5 with a very goodly-order . All which depended 

 on the foure firft Princes that affifted the king . Thefc 

 fpure onely had authoritie and power to condemne to 

 death , and the reft fent them infh udion* of the (en- 

 tjcnccs they had given . By meanes whereof they gave 

 the king to vnderftand what had pafled in his Realme. 

 There Was a good order and fettled policie for the 

 revenues of the Crovvne , for there were officers divi 

 ded throughout all the provinces, as Receivers and 

 preafurers, which received the Tributes and roy all re- 

 venews . And they carried the Tribute to the Court, 

 |t the leaft every moneth which Tribute was of all 

 things that doe growe or ingender on the land , or in 

 the water , afvvell of iewells and apparrell, as of meat. 

 Jh.ey were very carefullfor the well ordering of that 

 which concerned their religion, fiiperftition,and ido 

 latries : and for this occafion there were a great num 

 ber of Minifteis, to whom charge was given to teach 

 the people the cuftorne and ceremonies of their Lavve. 

 Heerevppon one day a chriftian Prieft made his com- 

 plaint that the Indians were no good Chriftians , and 

 did not profite in the lawe of God- an olde Indian an- 

 fwered him very well ta the purpofein thefe termes : 

 LetthcPriffl (faidehee) imptoy as much care and dili 

 gence to make the Indians chnftiAns , ^ the mimfters ofl- 

 doUes did to teach them their ceremonies ^ for ntithhal$ that 

 care they will make its the be ft chriftians in the mrtde, for 

 that tht lawe oflefa 'Chrift u much better 5 but the Indians 



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