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America painted to the life. : The true history of the Spaniards proceedings in the conquests of the Indians, and of their civil wars among themselves, from Columbus his first discovery, to these later times. As also, of the original undertakings of the advancement of plantations into those parts: with a perfect relation of our English discoveries, shewing their beginning, progress and continuance, from the year 1628. to 1658. Declaring the forms of their government, policies, religions, maners, customs, military discipline, wars with the Indians, the commodities of their countries, a description of their towns and havens, the increase of their trading, with the names of their governors and magistrates. More especially, an absolute narrative of the north parts of America, and of the discoveries and plantations of our English in Virginia, New-England, and Berbadoes. Publisht by Ferdinando Gorges, Esq; A work now at last exposed for the publick good, to stir up the heroic and active spir