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right_o they_o can_v claim_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o grant_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v not_o public_o own_o her_o power_n to_o grant_v a_o right_n of_o conquest_n but_o in_o order_n to_o propagate_v the_o faith_n and_o not_o that_o neither_o except_o the_o infidel_n prince_n or_o people_n be_v guilty_a of_o a_o breach_n of_o treaty_n so_o that_o the_o pope_n grant_v with_o those_o restriction_n be_v so_o far_o from_o establish_v the_o title_n of_o the_o spaniard_n that_o it_o plain_o overthrow_v it_o that_o the_o indian_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o spaniard_n by_o pope_n alexander_n vi_o on_o condition_n that_o they_o shall_v teach_v they_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v prove_v by_o don_n bartholomew_n de_fw-fr las_fw-fr casas_n bishop_n of_o chiapa_n in_o his_o account_n of_o the_o first_o voyage_n and_o discovery_n make_v by_o the_o spaniard_n in_o america_n and_o the_o relation_n of_o their_o unparalleled_a cruelty_n pag._n 195._o and_o there_o he_o likewise_o own_v that_o by_o their_o acquit_v themselves_o so_o ill_o of_o that_o commission_n they_o ought_v to_o make_v restitution_n of_o all_o they_o have_v take_v from_o they_o under_o this_o pretext_n and_o pag._n 200._o he_o charge_v they_o with_o breach_n of_o the_o term_n prescribe_v by_o the_o apostolical_a brief_a though_o queen_n isabel_n to_o who_o it_o be_v grant_v earnest_o entreat_v they_o in_o her_o last_o will_n to_o keep_v exact_o to_o it_o pag._n 218._o he_o say_v that_o the_o title_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o the_o indian_n be_v found_v only_o on_o the_o obligation_n he_o have_v take_v upon_o himself_o to_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o true_a faith_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o apostolic_a brief_n which_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o perform_v that_o instead_o of_o convert_v their_o soul_n they_o destroy_v their_o body_n have_v in_o those_o early_a day_n viz._n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n charles_n v._o murder_v above_o 40_o million_o of_o they_o and_o take_v so_o little_a care_n to_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o christian_a religion_n that_o they_o perfect_o obstruct_v their_o conversion_n and_o sell_v those_o very_a idol_n that_o some_o of_o the_o poor_a people_n have_v thâ—own_v away_o with_o abhorrence_n to_o other_o of_o the_o indian_n ib._n p._n 194._o which_o together_o with_o their_o other_o horrid_a impiety_n create_v a_o aversion_n in_o those_o poor_a infidel_n for_o heaven_n itself_o according_a to_o the_o know_a story_n of_o hathwey_n a_o indian_a prince_n ibid._n pag._n 21._o who_o be_v fasten_v to_o a_o stake_n by_o the_o spaniard_n in_o order_n to_o be_v burn_v for_o no_o other_o crime_n but_o endeavour_v to_o defend_v himself_o and_o his_o subject_n against_o their_o cruelty_n ask_v a_o friar_n that_o be_v discourse_v to_o he_o of_o heaven_n promise_v he_o eternal_a happiness_n there_o if_o he_o will_v believe_v and_o threaten_v he_o with_o hell_n if_o he_o do_v not_o whether_o heaven_n be_v open_a to_o the_o spaniard_n 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