Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-05
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pcwerfI kings of CASTLE and Leon, the conQuerors
af barharous naiipns, their messenger and captain
notify to you and declare IN as ample form / am
csl,abe that God our Lord who is one and etcrRal
c-catcd tue heaven and the earth, and man and
one woman, OF whom you and we and all the mon
who have been or shall be m the world are desccn
ded. But II mas come TO pass through the number
of generations during more than four thousand years
that they have beendspersed into different parts uthc
world and are divided into various kingdoms and pro-
yinces because one country able to contain
them nor could they have found IN the means of
subsistence and preseryaloni therefore God Lord
qove the charge of ali those people 10 man named
ST. Peter whom he constituted Lord and head of nj
the human race. that ali men, IN whatever place they
are born or IN whatever faith or place they are cd
ucaied might yleid o0edenSe unto him. He hath sub
iecled the whole world 10 his iurIsdctlon aud com
Inanded him to establish his residence at Rome as
The most proper pace for the government of
thc.world. Ho hk4w.se promised and gave him
power 10 establish his uathory IN every other
part of she gorld, and 70 Judge and govern ali
Chflstans, Moors Jews, GsntIies and all other peo-
pie OF wha tever sect or faith they may be- To hin,
IS given the name of PoPE, which signifies admirable
great father and guardian, because he the father
osd governor OF all men, &c.
sOne of these Pontiffs, lord of the world hath
made grant OF these islands and of the terra frna
of the ocean sea 10 the Catholic Kings of CASTLE
Don Ferdinand and Donna isabella OF GLORIOUS mem
orv and their SUCCESSORS, sovereigns, with all
they contain, as is more fully expressed In certain
deeds pissed upon that occasion winch son NAV see
iR YOU desire il, &c He then requires them 10 sc-
knowledg the Pope and the King the lord oftbese
:slands; to mbrace their religion, and submit to
his government, and concludes thus: But If vnn
VII not comply, maciousy refuse to obey nv in
iunctions, then with the help of God, will YOUR
country nv force ] will carry on war against Won
yoke ni obedience To the church and the KinG
will take your wvesand children and will ma Ike Them
slaves and sell and dispose of them ACCORDING TO his
majesty s pleasure wall seize your goods and do
nTl fbo misc ~ in NV
5ects who will not knowledge OF submit to their
lawful sogore;ga And protest that oil the blood
shed and caismles which, shall follow arc TO be I'M
putod 10 you and not TO his majesty TO me or to
ihc gentlemen who serge un6er me; and az / have
now made chs declaration and reausitio unto Won
require the notary here present 10 grant me certf-
cate Of this ubacribed proper form So much for
the Spanish title
to the same CODE OF public law for America Rymer
has gwen at large the commission of Henry VII
10 the Cabots, from which have taken an extract
THIS KING was near family connexon of Ferdinand
of Spain. The tenor OF this commission IL IN san
with the King sgessels, Fad inVendttn disc9opsri.n
dun, et tnUestgdnduBl qttpscunque i,lsLilns atr;
regtOnes size proDinriGs Genttiiunl et inf.Le,,o !;
qucunque Parts uiuad positas gVe CIriStians or,a;
bns ante hnec tenpsre faeStat i1cogaiae" Tbev mr.,
tAen commanded 10 take possession Of then d,scoa
rios. The Latin is as barbarous a the doctrine N,
translation could do II full Justice II is mot in,nrob
aoie ina ms paper was the work Of Empson an,
% Her
VII. Their characters are vel known 10 ali ,obJ
have looked into uny history of that period The e;no
dom Is said 70 have never been m a more ds,cn,,e
ble condition than was al that Iime No man no
safe, and this reign is said to have been chiefly die
tnguisbed by its raPaoity and mcanness The suC
ccssor Of this king rewarded the crimes of Emonc
and Dudlcy by bill Of etlsInder.
James l4made some improvements upon those -
amples Of his predecessors. A King who held n,
notions ofperogatiye al home was not spt IN rss,c
the tights 9ftbnea brosdyery highly. Hecommisg,rn
ed Richard Penkevcl 10 sail ON a VOYAGE oC dc
cry, and took fale MIKE INSURANCE 3o,Iv snre
20 tlie ands Of the ndtyes 81 America lie prescTi
bed IN Psnkeves commission tho tenure bV which a.
aDds we're to be held before The voyage was eve,
conaenced, dec.9fng that they should DO held Ca
" as parcel 81 our manor OF East Greenwich !,
- ~ in s'caee and not in capife," IL was ON no
ton derived ron some commission or charter Of The
so5t, ibsi ibe right Of Parliament to tax Amer;c.
was sIoinianeJ about Tie tine Of our reyolution .,
on the ground fap we were Represented in he Hons,
Of Commons ns parcel Of the County Of Kent. Now
81 d IL useless fr g-nemen to puzzle tbefnseIve,
VITO learned theses pnd ingenious discussions, y
slow 'tat fIe European nations would have beer
Justified ~ cxpellina the natives ffoa their lana.
on tho ground lbat ihey were Ia 4 state Of nature
9Ndit ma in state Of Dature has 90 rpht 10 snv
thing witch be holds~-nos even % his bie King