[72] Charlevoix, ‘Histoire du Paraguay’, vol. lvi., p. 285.
[73] ‘Conquista Espiritual del Paraguay’, Ruiz de Montoya, introductory chapter.
[74] This may either mean to the service of God or to the service of the King (Philip III.), for in the time of Montoya ‘Majesty’ was used in addressing both the King of Spain and the King of Heaven.
[75] Yapeyu, or Reyes, was the southernmost of the Jesuit reductions. It was situated upon the Uruguay in what is now the Argentine province of Entre Rios.
[76] ‘Conquista Espiritual’, p. 22.
[77] This time, it is to be hoped, without omissions.
[78] ‘Dando gracias por agravios negocian los hombres sabios.’