the South- Sea 



be done by 5 but in fhort, tho r they did not themfelves 

 meet Men half way, the Scarcity of white Women would 

 draw the Crowd after them; for 19 in 20 of the People 

 we fee there, are Blacks, Men and Women, all naked, 

 except thofe Parts which Modefty obliges to cover ; fo that 

 the City looks like a new Guinea. In fliort, the Scrcers 

 are full of none but hideous Figures of Black Men and 

 Women Slaves, whom Delicacy and Avarice, rather tharr 

 Neceffity, have tranfplanted from the Coaft of Africa, to 

 make up the State of the Rich, and contribute towards the 

 Sloth of the Poor, who cafe themfelves of their Labour 

 on them, fo that there are always above 20 Blacks to one 

 White. Who would believe it? there are Shops full of 

 thofe poor Wretches, who are expofed there ftark naked., 

 and bought like Cattle, over whom the Buyers have the 

 fame Power; fo that upon flight Difgufts, they may kilt 

 them almoft without Fear of Punifliment, or at leaft treat 

 them as cruelly as they pleafe. 1 know not how fucfa 

 Barbarity can be reconciled to the Maxims of Religion, 

 which makes them Members of the fame Body with the 

 Whites, when they have been baptized, and raifes them 

 to the Dignity of Sons of God, All Sons of the moft High; 

 doubtlefs they will not fuffer themfelves to be convinced 

 of that Truth; for thofe poor Slaves are too much abufed 

 by their Brethren, who fcorn that Relation. 



I here make this Comparifon, becaufe the Portugueze 

 are Chriftians who make a great outward Shew of Reli- 

 gion, even more than the Spaniards ; for moft of them 

 wa\k along the Streets with their Beads in their Hands, a 

 Figure of S. Anthony on their Breafts, or hanging about 

 their Necks, and with an extravagant Furniture of a long 

 Spanijh Sword on their Left, and a Dagger almoft as long 

 as a fliort French Sword on their Right ; to the end that' 

 when Occafion fhall offer, neither Arm may be ufelefs to- 

 wards deftroying of their Enemies. In reality, thofe out- 

 ward Tokens of Religion are very deceitful among them 9 

 not only in regard to true Probity, but even- to Chriftiar* 



