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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1919. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... BOOK IV. OF THE MANY TEMPORAL MEANS, FACILITIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES WHICH OUR LORD OFFERS AND GIVES IN THESE NEW CONVERSIONS FOR SECURING THIS GREAT ADVANTAGE FOR BOTH MAJESTIES CHAPTER I. THAT IN THESE VERY FERTILE LANDS OF THESE NEW CONQUESTS THERE ARE ALREADY MADE MANY FIELDS OF WHEAT AND MAIZE, AND GOOD GARDENS AND VINEYARDS, AND VERY MANY MORE CAN BE MADE The greater the means the greater our obligation to seek the salvation of so many souls in the very fertile and pleasant lands and valleys of these new conquests and conversions. There are already very rich and abundant fields, plantings and crops of wheat, maize, frijoles, chick-peas, beans, lentils, bastard chick-peas, etc. There are good gardens, and in them vineyards for wine for masses, with cane-brakes of sweet cane for syrup and panocha,2*' and, with the favor of Heaven, before long for sugar. There are many Castilian fruit trees, such as fig-trees, quinces, oranges, pomegranates, peaches, apricots, pear-trees, apples, mulberries, pecans, prickly pears, etc., with all sorts of garden stuff, such as cabbages, melons, watermelons, white cabbage, lettuce, onions, leeks, garlic, anise, pepper, mustard, mint, Castilian roses, white lilies, etc., with very good JM Panocha, a sort of candy made by boiling cane sap. timber for all kinds of building, such as pine, ash, cypress, walnut, china-trees, mesquite, alders, poplar, willow, tamarind, etc. CHAPTER II. THAT WITH THE VERY GOOD PASTURES OF THESE NEW CONQUESTS MANY RANCHES ARE STOCKED WITH CATTLE AND SHEEP AND GOATS, AND WITH HORSES, ETC. Another temporal means which our Lord gives us for the promotion of these new conquests are the plentiful ranches which are already stocked with cattle, sheep, and goats, many droves of mares, horses, sumptersmul...
