. Robert Ramble's [pseud.] stories selected from the history of England, from the conquest to the revolution . they had desolated, he had explored,the globe; and, without the effusion of blood,or the exercise of cruelty, had annexed a new •/ world to the crown of Castile. He was re-ceived in the most honourable manner by Fer-dinand and Isabella; and, being placed in achair, opposite to the throne, he related, in acomposed and dignified manner, all the parti-culars of his voyage. As soon as the narrative was ended, the king 7 O and queen, on their knees, returned thanks tothe Almighty, for the
. Robert Ramble's [pseud.] stories selected from the history of England, from the conquest to the revolution . they had desolated, he had explored,the globe; and, without the effusion of blood,or the exercise of cruelty, had annexed a new •/ world to the crown of Castile. He was re-ceived in the most honourable manner by Fer-dinand and Isabella; and, being placed in achair, opposite to the throne, he related, in acomposed and dignified manner, all the parti-culars of his voyage. As soon as the narrative was ended, the king 7 O and queen, on their knees, returned thanks tothe Almighty, for the discovery of those regionswhich promised so many and so great advan-tages to Spain. Every mark of royal favourwas conferred on Columbus. But he was notlong permitted to enjoy it without and designing knaves conspired to COLUMBUS. 95 undermine this great man in the opinion of hissovereign; and, before he paid the debt of na-ture, the immortal Columbus was treated like afelon, put in prison, and in chains. However,he surmounted all his persecutions, and diedrespected and Aqueduct of Segovia. & HEROISM. DURING the reign of Charles the Fifth, thepeople of Spain had become very clamorous fortheir rights. The cities possessed many valua-ble privileges; and the genius of their internalgovernment was such, that they would, in agreat measure, have gone on without the sove-reignty of Charles. He was emperor of Ger-many, as well as king of Spain; and one time,when he happened to be absent from Spain,visiting his people in Germany, the cities sentdeputies to a general convention, held at deputies bound themselves, by a solemnoath, to defend their privileges; and, assumingthe title of the Holy Junta, they proceeded todeliberate concerning the national affairs. Forthe people of Spain have, in all times, beenvery independent, and enjoyed great liberty.* There was one Don Juan de Padilla, a gene-ral, the idol of his countrymen; the inclinations
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