The Life of Las Casas, "the Apostle of the Indies"
The Life of Las Casas, "the Apostle of the Indies"
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Having finished this exordium, the Bishop went on to say, that be had come from the Indies, and had secret matters of much importance to communicate, which had better be told to His Majesty and the Council only, wherefore he begged that those who were not ON AFFAIRS OF THE INDIES. 119 of the Council, might be ordered to depart. The King desired, through the Chancellor, that the Bishop should say there and then whatever he had to say. Part of the Bishop's speech is so remarkable, that it is bett...er to give that in his own words.
" Very powerful Sir, the Catholic King your grandfather (may he be in glory ! ) determined to make an armada to go and people the Terra- firma of the Indies, and he begged our very holy Father to create me Bishop of that new settle- ment ; and, not counting the time passed in going and returning, I have been five years there, and, as we were much people and took with us no more provisions than were necessary for the journey, the greatest part died of hunger, and we who remained, in order not to die as those did, have all this time done no other thing than rob and kill and eat.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Having finished this exordium, the Bishop went on to say, that be had come from the Indies, and had secret matters of much importance to communicate, which had better be told to His Majesty and the Council only, wherefore he begged that those who were not ON AFFAIRS OF THE INDIES. 119 of the Council, might be ordered to depart. The King desired, through the Chancellor, that the Bishop should say there and then whatever he had to say. Part of the Bishop's speech is so remarkable, that it is bett...er to give that in his own words.
" Very powerful Sir, the Catholic King your grandfather (may he be in glory ! ) determined to make an armada to go and people the Terra- firma of the Indies, and he begged our very holy Father to create me Bishop of that new settle- ment ; and, not counting the time passed in going and returning, I have been five years there, and, as we were much people and took with us no more provisions than were necessary for the journey, the greatest part died of hunger, and we who remained, in order not to die as those did, have all this time done no other thing than rob and kill and eat.
What to read after The Life of Las Casas, "the Apostle of the Indies"?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Helps, Arthur, Sir, 1813-1875 to read onlineMoreLess
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