The tears of the Indians being an historical and true account of the cruel massacres and slaughters of above twenty millions of innocent people, committed by the Spaniards in the islands of Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, &c. : as also in the continent of Mexico, Peru, & other places of the West-Indies, to the total destruction of those countries / written in Spanish by Casaus, an eye-witness of those things ; and made English by J.P.

TO His Highness, OLIVER, LORD PROTECTOR of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland & Ireland, With the Dominions thereto belonging.

May it please your Highness,

I Have here laid prostate before the Throne of Your Justice, above Twenty Millions of the

Souls of the slaughter'd Indians; whose forc'd de∣parture from their Bodies, Cruelty it self compassio∣nates. Yet me-thinks I hear a sudden stillness a∣mong them; the cry of Blood ceasing at the noise of Your great transactions, while You arm for their Revenge. By which it is apparent, how well your Highness doth observe the will of the most High, using Your vast Power and Dig∣nity onely to the advance∣ment of his Glory among

the Nations: while the Divine Deitie bequeathes You back again immediate Recompences; crowning You, like his holy Warri∣our, David, with the high∣est degree of earthly Fame. Therefore hath he inspired your Highness with a Prowess like that of Io∣shua, to lead his Armies forth to Battel; and a Zeal more devoutly fervent than that of Iehu, to cut off the Idolater from the earth. Which Divine vertues ap∣pear so eminent in You,

that there is no man, who opposes not himself against Heaven, but doth extol Your just Anger against the Bloudy and Popish Nation of the Spaniards, whose Superstitions have exceeded those of Canaan, and whose Abominations have excell'd those of A∣hab, who spilt the Blood of innocent Naboth, to ob∣tain his Vineyard.

And now, may it please your Highness, God having given You a full Victory over Your Enemies in this

Land, and a fix'd Establish∣ment, by the prosperous and total quelling of those pertinacious Spirits; cer∣tainly there is no true Eng∣lish-man who doth not lift up his eyes to heaven with Thanks to Almighty God, that You have made the Land so happie, as to be the Admiration of other Nati∣ons, who have laid themselvs at Your feet for Alliances, as knowing Your wonderful Successes both by Sea and Land.

Pardon me, Great Sir, if

next my zeal to Heaven, the loud Cry of so many bloudy Massacres, far sur∣passing the Popish Cruel∣ties in Ireland, the Honour of my Country, of which You are as tender as of the Apple of Your own eye, hath induced me, out of a constant Affection to your Highness Service, to pub∣lish this Relation of the Spanish Cruelties; where∣by all good men may see and applaud the Justness of Your Proceedings: Being confident that God, who

hath put this Great Designe into Your Hands, will also be pleased to give it a signal Blessing; which is the Prayer of

Your HIGHNESS most faithful, and most obedient Servant, I. Phillips.