VOLUME THE THIRD.

BOOK V. continued.

History of the conquest of New Spain by Cortes,
concluded.

BOOK VI.

History of the conquest of Peru by Pizarro---
and of the dissensions and civil wars of the
Spaniards in that country-Origin-progress
-and effects of these.

BOOK VH.

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View of the institutions and manners of the
Mexicans and Peruvians-Civilised states in
comparison of other Americans Recent
origin of the Mexicans Facts which prove
their progress in civilisation-View of their
policy in its various branches of their arts-
Facts which indicate a small progress in civi-
lisation-What opinion should be formed on
comparing those contradictory facts-Genius
of their religion-Peruvian monarchy more
ancient-Its policy founded on religion-
Singular effects of this-Peculiar state of

property among the Peruvians-Their pub-
lic works and arts-roads-bridges-build-
ings-Their unwarlike spirit-View of other
dominions of Spain in America-Cinaloa and
Sonora-California-Yucatan and Hondu-
ras-Chili-Tucuman-Kingdom of Tierra
Firmé-New Kingdom of Granada.

VOLUME THE FOURTH.

BOOK VIII.

View of the interior government, commerce, &c.
of the Spanish colonies-Depopulation of
America-first effect of their settlements-
not the consequence of any system of policy.
nor to be imputed to religion-Number of In-
dians still remaining-Fundamental maxims
on which the Spanish system of colonisation is
founded-Condition of different orders of
men in their colonies-Chapetones-Creoles
-Negroes-Indians Ecclesiastical state
and policy-Character of secular and regular
clergy-Small progress of Christianity among
the natives-Mines chief object of their atten-
tion-Mode of working these-their produce

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-Effects of encouraging this species of industry-Other commodities of Spanish America -First effects of this new commerce with America on Spain-Why the Spanish colonies have not been as beneficial to the parent-state as those of other nations-Errors in the Spanish system of regulating this commerceconfined to one port-carried on by annual fleets-Contraband trade-Decline of Spain both in population and wealth-Remedies proposed-View of the wise regulations of the Bourbon princes- A new and more liberal system introduced-beneficial effects of this-probable consequences-Trade between New Spain and the Philippines-Revenue of Spain from America-whence it arises-to rehat it amounts.

BOOK IX.

History of Virginia to the year 1688.

BOOK X.

History of New England to the year 1652.

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A

CATALOGUE

OF

Spanish Books and Manuscripts.

A

ACARETTE de Biscay, Relation des Voyages dans

la Riviere de la Plata, & de là par terre au Perou. Exst. Recueil de Thevenot, Part IV.

A Voyage up the River de la Plata, and thence by land to Peru. 8vo. London, 1698. Acosta (P. Jos. de) Historia Natural y Moral de las Indias. 4to. Madrid, 1590.

(Joseph de) Histoire Naturelle & Morale des Indes tant Orientales qu' Occidentales. 8vo. Paris, 1600. Novi Orbis Historia Naturalis & Moralis.

Exst. in Collect. Theod. de Bry, Pars IX.

De Natura Novi Orbis, Libri duo, & de procuranda Indorum Salute, Libri sex. Salmant. 8vo.

1589.

(Christov.) Tratado de las Drogas y Medecinas de las Indias Occidentales, con sus Plantas Dibuxadas al vivo. 4to. Burgos, 1578.

Acugna (P. Christoph.) Relation de la Riviere des Amazones. 12mo. Tom. ii. Paris, 1682.

Acugna's Relation of the great River of the Amazons