in Paraguay. 



equally fallacious. The firft is, That the Jefuites do not 

 give in an Account of half their Indians for the Capita- 

 tion. The fecond, That the Governor of Buenos Ayres, 

 who ought once, in the five Years of his Government, to 

 vifit the Mijjions, and take an Account of the Indians, is 

 prevented by the Jefuites, who making him a Prefent of 

 a round Sum of Money, the End of his Vifit is loft, and 

 he contents himfelf with the Jefuites own Lift of their 

 Families. The third Reafon is, That when a Detach- 

 ment of 500 Indians is employ'd in the King's Works, 

 they fet him down 1500, and fo many his Majefty pays. 

 Thus is his Catholick Majefty ferv'd in the Indies, where 

 his Revenues are confumed in feign'd Employments, Fraud, 

 and Plunder. Thefe Abufes do however deferve the moft 

 ferious Attention ; feeing the King's Revenues, which 

 ought to amount at leaft to 30 Millions of Livres, (were 

 his Majefty faithfully ferv'd ) are brought to nothing, or 

 to very little, becaufe the Governors and Treafurers have 

 a good Underftanding, and only contend who ftiall 

 plunder moft. What remains therefore, ( to anfwer the 

 End of this Relation ) but to find Means of reducing the 

 Jefuites to their Duty, to bridle their Abfolute Power, and 

 to turn fomePart of the Profits which accrue to them from 

 the Labour of fo many Hands, to the King's Advantage ? 

 Nothing can excufe the Jefuites from fubmitting to it, 

 unlefs they will give Marks of their Difobedience and 

 wicked Intent : Tho', after all, we are perfuaded, that 

 they'll raife Obftacles enow, and alledge feveral fpecious 

 Pretexts, but eafy to take a\tfay, andiiot furrender till the 

 laft Extremity, 



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