sfie his Demands, and indeed this Region yeilded no Golden Mines;
but they all, by his command, without any other Crime laid to their
Charge, or any Legal Form of Proceeding were burnt alive. The rest of
the Nobles belonging to other Provinces, when they found their Chief
Lords, who had the Supreme Power were expos'd to the Merciless Element
of Fire kindled by a more merciless Enemy; for this Reason only,
becauase they bestow'd not what they could not upon them, _viz._ Gold,
they fled to the Mountains, (their usual Refuge) for shelter,
commanding their Subjects to obey the _Spaniards_, as Lords, but withal
strictly and expressly prohibiting and forbidding them, to inform the
_Spaniards_ of their Flight, or the Places of their Concealment. And
behold a great many of the _Indians_ addrest themselves to them,
earnestly requesting, they would admit them as Subjects, being very
willing and ready to serve them: The Captain replyed that he would not
entertain them in such a Capacity, but instead of so doing would put
every individual Person to Death, if they would not discover the
Receptacles of the Fugitive Governours. The _Indians_ made answer that
they were wholly ignorant of the matter, yet that they themselves,
their Wives and Children should serve them; that they were at home,
they might come to them and put them to Death, or deal with them as
they pleas'd. But the _Spaniards_, O wonderful! went to the Towns and
Villages, and destroy'd with their Lances these poor Men, their Wives
and Children, intent upon their Labour, and as they thought themselves,
secure and free from danger. Another large Village they made desolate
in the space of two hours, sparing neither Age, nor Sex, putting all to
the Sword, without Mercy.

The _Indians_ perceiving that this Barbarous and Hard-hearted People
would not be pacified with Humility, large Gifts, or unexampled
Patience, but that they were butcher'd without any Cause, upon serious
Consultation took up a Resolution of getting together in a Body, and
fighting for their Lives and Liberty; for they conceiv'd it was far
better, (since Death to them was a necessary Evil) with Sword in Hand to
be kill'd by taking Revenge of the Enemy, then be destroy'd by them
without satisfaction. But when they grew sensible of their wants of
Arms, Nakedness and Debility, and that they were altogether incapable
of the management of Horses, so as to prevail against such a furious
Adversary, recollecting