which Wound he dyed upon the Spot, and committed several other
Cruelties into the bargain. In another Neighboring Town, whose
Inhabitants they thought, were more vigilant and watchful, having had
the News of their horrid Acts and Deeds, they barbarously murdered them
all with their Lances and Swords, destroying all, Young and Old, Great
and Small, Lords and Subject without exception.

The Chief Tyrant caused many _Indians_ (above Two Hundred as 'tis
noised abroad) whom he summon'd to appear before him out of another
town, or else, who came voluntarily to pay their Respects to him, to
have their Noses and Lips to the very Beard, cut off; and thus in this
grievous and wretched Condition, the Blood gushing out of their Wounds,
return'd them back, to give an Infallible Testimony of the Works and
Miracles wrought by these Preachers and Ministers baptized in the
Catholick Faith.

Now let all Men judge what Affection and love they bear to
Christianity; to what purpose, or upon what account they believe there
is a God, whom they preach and boast of to be Good and Just, and that
his Law which they profess (and indeed only profess) to be pure and
immaculate. The Mischiefs acted by these profligate Wretches and Sons
of Perdition were of the deepest die. At last this Captain devoted to
Perdition dyed impenitent, nor do we in the least question, but that he
is overwhelmed and buried in Darkness Infernal, unless God according to
his Infinite Mercy and boundless Clemency, not his own Merits, (he
being contaminated and poison'd with Execrable Deeds,) be pleas'd to
compassionate and have Mercy upon him.

_Of the_ Plate-River, _that is, the _Silver-River.

Some Captains since the Year 1502 to 1503 undertook Four or Five
Voyages to the River of Plate, which embraceth within its own Arms
great Kingdoms and Provinces, and is peopled by rational and
well-temper'd Inhabitants. In the general we are certified, that they were
very injurious and bloody to them; but they being far distant from
those _Indians_, we frequently discourse of, wer are not able to give
you a particular account of their Transactions. Yet beyond all
Controversie, they did, and still do go the same way to work, as others
in several Regions to this present time do, and have done; for they are
the same, (and many in number too) _Spaniards_ who went thither, that
were the wicked Instruments of other Executions, and all of them aim at
one and the same thing, namel