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lastly, the settlers, and those born in the 

 said provinces, were to be preferred in all 

 appointments and public employments — " 

 the Creoles were gradually shut out from 

 all participation in local commands and dig- 

 nities ; that they were also prohibited from 

 visiting the mother-country, without the ex- 

 press permission of the King, which could 

 not be obtained but with much difficulty. 

 7th. That the South Americans were pro- 

 hibited from making wine or brandy, or 

 extracting oils, and from planting vines or 

 almond trees, except in Peru or Chili, or 

 from cultivating more than a specified and 

 limited number of tobacco-plants ; whilst 

 the wine, almonds, &c. produced in Peru 

 and Chili, were not permitted to be sent 

 to Mexico, New Grenada, or Terra Firma ; 

 and it was forbidden to cultivate tobacco 

 or the sugar-cane in Chili. 8th. That in 

 order to check the progress of population, 

 and to keep distinct the different classes. 



