8 A Defence of the Scots 



" that Commiffion, they ought to make refti- 

 *' tution of all they have taken from them un- 

 *' der this pretext. And fag, 200, he charges 

 them with breach of the Terms prefcribM by 

 the Apoftolical Brief, tho Queen IfdelUy to 

 whom it was granted, earnettly intreated them 

 in her laft Will to keep exaftly to it, P. 218. 

 he fays that the Title of the King of Spain to 

 th^lndians^ is founded only on the obligation 

 he had taken upon himfelf toinftruft them in 

 the true Faith, as appears by the Apoftolick 

 Brief: which they were fo far from perform- 

 ing, that inflead of converting their Souls, they 

 deftroyed their Bodies 5 having in thofe early 

 days, viz.. in the time of the Emperor Charles 

 V. murdered above 40 Millions of them ; and 

 took folittle care to inftruQ: them in the Chri- 

 ftian Religion, that they perfeiSly obftrufted 

 their Converfion, and fold thole very Idols that 

 fbme of the poor People had thrown away 

 with abhorrence, to others of the Indians 5 

 ibid. p. 1 94. which, together with their other 

 horrid Impieties, created an averfion in thofe 

 poor Infidels for Heaven it ftlf ; according to 

 the known Story of Hathwey an hdian Prince, 

 itid, ff.2i. " who being faften'd to a Stake by 

 *' the Spaniards in order to be burnt, for no 

 *' other Crime but indeavouring to defend him- 

 " felf and bis Subjefts againft their Cruelties, 

 " ask'd a Friar that was difcourfing to him of 

 " Heaven, promifing him eternal Happinefs 

 *^ there if he would believej^ and threatning 



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