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in_o the_o indies_n with_o ill_a success_n p._n 383._o behold_v a_o example_n of_o the_o horrible_a avarice_n of_o the_o jesuit_n at_o carthagene_n in_o the_o indies_n they_o design_v to_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o all_o the_o carriage_n necessary_a for_o transport_v merchandize_n from_o carthagene_n to_o the_o province_n of_o quito_n and_o have_v they_o compass_v it_o they_o have_v become_v master_n of_o all_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o the_o merchant_n of_o quito_n and_o of_o the_o new_a kingdom_n come_v to_o carthagene_n to_o buy_v merchandize_n to_o be_v carry_v in_o the_o galleon_n of_o spain_n though_o they_o arrive_v there_o in_o canoe_n by_o the_o great_a river_n of_o madeleine_n the_o jesuit_n who_o have_v a_o public_a bank_n at_o carthagene_n and_o at_o quito_n think_v that_o if_o they_o have_v some_o canoe_n and_o beast_n for_o carriage_n they_o may_v become_v master_n of_o all_o that_o territory_n settle_v themselves_o on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o great_a river_n 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be_v most_o sensible_a they_o surprise_v the_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o give_v they_o a_o marsh_n of_o great_a value_n for_o nothing_o p._n 385._o there_o be_v in_o the_o same_o city_n of_o carthagene_n a_o marsh_n which_o be_v in_o the_o jesuitesâ—ye_n â—ye_z they_o beg_v of_o the_o king_n as_o a_o thing_n of_o small_a importance_n his_o majesty_n grant_v it_o either_o because_o he_o be_v not_o well_o inform_v of_o the_o value_n of_o the_o thing_n or_o because_o the_o jesuit_n by_o their_o flattery_n and_o present_n have_v gain_v some_o person_n to_o facilitate_v the_o donation_n the_o city_n be_v inform_v of_o what_o past_a advertise_v the_o king_n that_o the_o marsh_n be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o patacon_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o oblige_v his_o majesty_n to_o command_v it_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o jesuit_n which_o be_v execute_v according_o these_o be_v not_o the_o fault_n of_o particular_a person_n but_o of_o the_o society_n who_o share_v in_o they_o the_o general_n 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