cut off his ears, if he refus'd to follow
him: But the Youth persisting resolutely, that he would continue in the
place of his Nativity, he drawing his Sword cut off each Ear,
notwithstanding which he persever'd in his first opinion, and then as
if he had only pincht him, smilingly cut off his Nose and Lips.

This Rogue did lasciviously boast before a Priest, and as if he had
merited the greatest applause, commended himself to the very Heavens,
saying, "He had made it his chief Trade or Business to impregnate
_Indian_ Women, that when they were sold afterward, he might gain the
more Money by them."

In this Kingdom or (I'm certain) in some Province of New _Spain_, A
_Spaniard_ Hunting and intent on his game, phancyed that his Beagles
wanted food; and to supply their hunger snatcht a young little Babe
from the Mothers breast, cutting off his Arms and Legs, cast a part of
them to every Dog, which they having devour'd, he threw the remainder
of the Body to them. Thus it is plainly manifest how they value these
poor Creatures, created after the image of God, to cast them to their
Canibal Curs. But that which follows is (if possible) a sin of a
deeper dye.

I pretermit their unparallel'd Impieties, _&c._ and only close all with
this one Story that follows. Those haughty obdurate and execrable
Tyrants, who departed from this Countrey to Fish for Riches in
_Perusia_, and four Monks of the Order of St. _Francis_, with Father
_James_ who Travelled thither also to keep the Countrey in Peace, and
attract or mildly perswade by their Preaching the remnant of
Inhabitants, that had outlived a septennial Tyranny, to embrace the
knowledge of Christ. I conceive these are the persons who in the year
1534, Travelling by _Mexico_ were sollicited by several Messengers from
the _Indians_, to come into their Countrey, and inform them in the
knowledge of one God, the true God, and Lord of the whole World: to
this end they appointed Assemblies and Councils to examine and
understand what Men they were, who called themselves Fathers and
Friers, what they intended and what difference there was between them
and the _Spaniards_, by whom they had been so molested and tormented:
but they received them at length upon this condition that they should
be admitted alone, without any _Spaniards_, which the Fathers promised;
for they had permission, nay an express Mandate from the President of
New _Spain_ to make that promise, and that the _Spaniards_