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Royal Commentaries.
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C HA P.
IV.
The Authour proceeds in
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bis Difcoz,rfe concerning the {111a!J
quantity of Money which was in ancient days, and
how
much there is now in theje.
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T
HE which Treatife being of che fame nature wíth the preceding Chapter,
co avoid tedioufnets co me Reader, we have thoughc
fit
to omic. And
fo
proceed unto ,che next Chapcer.
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CH A
P.
V.
Shewing how little the Conquefl of the new World cofl unto
_,1he Kings of
Caíl:ile.
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B
Eing come now to our ultimate Argument to proveche finall quamicy ofMo–
ney which was chen
in
Spain,
before che time thac che Conqueíl: of my,
Councrey was effeéted; we cannot give a more pregnanc inílance, chao
bt
de·
monfüating how little che moíl: rich Empire of
PerH,
and al! the new World, not
before known, coll: che Kings of
Cafti!e.
Francü LoJez..
in bis General Hiíl:ory of
che
Indies,
having recounced many remarkable paíláges, we !hall faithfully recite
fuch of chem as are moíl: pertinenc to our purpofe; as namely, That
Chriftoph'er
Co!umbm
treaced with
Henry
che 7th, King of
Eng!and
,
abouc che Difcovery of
che
Jndies,
as alfo with
Alfonfo
che 5th King of
Portugal,
wich che Dukes of
M edi–
na Sitbnia,
and
Medina Ce!i,
who not re_ceiving wich good approbation che Propo–
fals made chem, Friar
¡ohn Perez..,
and Friar
Francü de la Rabida,
which laíl: was che
King's Cofinographer, encouraged bim to make his Applications to che Courc of
Spain,
where they believed bis PropoGtions mighc find a gratious recepcioo:
By
the(e meaos
Co!umbm
was imroduced into che Come of
Cafti!e,
in che
Y
ear
148
6.
where he delivered his Propofals and Peticion to
Fernando
and
Jfabe!la,
King and
Queen of
Spain,
bue they being embroiled at thac time in cheir Wars ag:iiníl: che
Moors in che Countrey of
Granada,
had litcle leifüre to converc their thoughrs ro
Projeéts of chis nacure. And
Co!Nmbm
being bue a íl:ranger, and poor in h:ibir,
and wichout orherCredit or Interell chao chac of a poor Friar, whom chey would
neither vouchfafe ro lend an Ear unto, much· leís
to
believe, was che cauíe of
great Diícouragernent and Affiiétion to
Co!umbm.
Onely
A
lonfo
de
f)_gintani!la,
who was Auditor General, gave him his Diet at bis C:icerer's Houíe, raking greac
pleafure to hear him di[courfe, and prorniíe bigh Matters, and Riches, which
were to be fetched frorn unknown Countries; and cherefore to keJp up his Spi–
rits, he gave hirn hopes one day to prevail with his Catholick Majeíly in his be–
half; che which he accordingly effeétéd for him, by introducing him
firíl:
to che
knowledge ofC~rdinal de
Mmdofa,
Archbiíhop
o[Toledo,
who h~d a great power
and auchoricy both with che King and Qgeen of
Spain.
This Npble Perfon ha–
v_ing matur~ly examin~d and ':onGdered _of che Propofals which
"PJ!."mb,-u
made,
procured lum an Aud1ence w1th che Kmg, to whom ac
firíl:
h1s Propofüions
[eemed