A summary of all the religious houses in England and Wales, with their titles and valuations at the time of their dissolution, and a calculation of what they might be worth at this day. Together with an appendix concerning the several religious orders that prevail'd in this kingdom... / [Anon].

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1717
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Credit: A summary of all the religious houses in England and Wales, with their titles and valuations at the time of their dissolution, and a calculation of what they might be worth at this day. Together with an appendix concerning the several religious orders that prevail'd in this kingdom... / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    imagine. For this Holy Society * is already poiTeft of a vaft Tra£t of Country, called Paraguay, fifuated between Bra(il and Rio do la Plata, which although originally held indepen- ent on the Crown of Spain, is now in a man¬ ner wholly exempt from that Jurifdiftiom The Indians f in this Country believe, that they can only merit Heaven by an implicit Obedience to thefe ghoftly Fathers, and that all Commerce or Communication with other Europeans is finful. So that fhould a Spaniard or Portuguefe enter thefe Territories, the beft Fortune he can hope for, is that he fhall be feized and carried before feme Jefuit, who will be merciful enough to fend him home again. The Apprehenfion that the Million has been under-, for feme time concerning this Settle¬ ment of theirs, was, leaft the King of Spam who granted it to them, fhould refume it. To prevent which, they have taught the Natives the perfeft Ufe and Art of making not only Slings and Swords, but even of Fire-Arms and Bayonets. Many Circum- ftances there are, which feern to prove, that fbefides Spices, Oils, Paraguay and other valuable Commodities) there are in thefe Countries large and rich Mines, of which we * Frezier’s Voyage de la HMer fud Vol. 1. Page 468, 469. 4* CMemoire fur VEftabUfoment des tfeft{lites~~a:,x hides Efpaghols. Frezier’s Voyage, Part 11. Page 579, 580, 581, 582. <91, 50?, 593) 594> 595’ cannot