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copy  ^Kiilabla  for  filming.  Faaturai  of  this  copy  which 
may  ba  biUiographically  uniqua,  which  may  ^tar  any . 
of  tha  imagat  in  tha  raproduction,  or  which  njiay 
'  significantly  changa  tha  usual  mathod  of  f ilm'iihg,  ara 
chackad  balew.  -       f' 

□  Colourad  covers/ 
Couvartura  da  coulaur  f 


□  Covers  damagad/ 
Couvarturi  Wfddmmagia    "     T 

□  Covers  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Couverture  restaurte  et/ou  pellicula 

□  Cover  title  missing/ 
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Coloured  maps/ 

Cartes  gtegraphiques  en  couleur 

Coloured  ink  (i.e.  ttther  than  blue  or  Mack)/ 
Encre  de  couleur  (i.e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 


□  Coloured  plates  and/or  illustrations/ 
Planches  et/ou  illustEations  en  couleur 


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Relii^vec  d'autres  documents 


□  Tight  binding  may  cause  shadows  or  distortion 
along  interior  .margin/ 

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distorsion  le  long  de  la  marge  intfrieure 


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within  the  text.  Whenewer.ponible,  theseJhave 

been  omitted  from  filming/  / 

II  se  peut  que  certaines  pages  blandies  ajouttes 

tors  d'une  restauration  apparaissant  dans  le  texte, 

mais,  lorsqua  cela  ittit  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 

pasMfilmtes. 


Additional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  supplimentaires: 


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L'Institut  a  microfilm^  le  meilleur  exemplaira  qu'il  * 
lui  a  ttipossilHedese  procurer.  Les  jMtaik  de  cet 
exemplaira  qui  sont  peut-«tre  uniques  du  pointHs  vue 
bibliographkiue,  qui  peuvent  modif  i^  une  image 
reproduita.  og  qui  peuvent  exiger  une  modification 
dans  la  mMioda  normale  de  f  ilmage  sont  indiqu<s 
ei'dessous. 

Q  Coloured  pages/ 
Paiges  de  couleur 


□  Paiges  damaged/ 
Pages  endommag4es 


□  Pagjta  rMtored  and^r  laminated/ 
Pages  rastaurias  at/ou  pelliculAas 


P^  Pages  discolourad.  stained  or  foxed/ 
WJ  Pages  dfoolortes,  tacheties  ou  piqu<M 


detached/ 
dtochtes 


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Transparence 

0  Quality  of  print  varies/ 
Qualiti  inigala  de  I'impressian 

0  Continuous  pagination/ 
Pagination  continue 

□  Indudes  index(es)/ 
Comprend  un  (des)  index 

Title  on  header  taken  from:/ 
s  Le  titre  de  I'en-tlte  provient: 
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^     |~*1  Tide  page  of  issue/ 

L_J  Paga  de  titre  de  la  livraison 

□  Caption  of  issue/ 
Titre  da  d«part  de  ta  liyraisofi 

a  Masthead/ 
G«n«rk|ue  (pirtodiques)  de  la  livraison 


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Tha  imagaa  appaaring  hara  <rXrtia  bwc  qualtty 
poaaibia  «onaidaring  tha  eondittOn  and  lagibiilty 
of  thi  originaJ  copy  and  in  kaapin^  witti  tha 
fflming  contract  ipacificationa. 


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Original  copia^  in  printad  papar  covara  ara  fllmad 
beginning  with  tha  front  eovar  and  anding  on 
t|ia  laat  paga  with  a  printad  or  illuakratad  impraa* 
sion,  or  tha  back  covar  whan  appropriate.  All 
other  original  coplae  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
firat  page  with  a  printad  or  llluatratad  impree- 
sion.  and  anding  on  the  laat  page  with  a  printed 
or  illuatratad  impreaalon. 


The  laat  recorded  frame  on  eedf  microffehe 
ahall  contain  the  aymbol  ^^tmeening  "CON- 
TINUED").  or  the  aymbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  appUee. 


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Wapa.  platae^charta.  etc..  may  be  fifmed  at 
different  reduction  ratioa.  Thoae  too'  large  to  ^« 
entirely  included  in  one  expoaura  are  filmed 
'beginning  in  the  upper  left  handtorher.  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  aa  many  framee  aa 
required.  The  follo%vlng  diagrama  Uiuatrate  the 
method: 


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L'axamplaira  flimA  fut  reproduit  gric»*  la 
g4n4iroait«  da: 

IMemorial  Ui^lMnity  of  St  Jphn'i  ' 


Lm  Imagee  iulvantM  ont  4t«  ribproduitea  avac  lo 
plua  grand  aoln.  oompte  tenu.  de  la  condition  at 
da  la  nettat*  da  I'axampiaire  film*,  et  w\ 
cqnformitA  avac  fee  eonditiona  du  contrat  da 
filmage.  »  ^       • 

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Lea  eKemplalreii  origlnaux  dont  la  eobverture  en 
pepier  eat  imprim4e  sont  fllm^  ^  commen^nt 
per  le  premier  ^lat  at  9ir%  termlnant  sbit  par  la      ^ 
damiAre  page  qui  eomporta  une  ampralnte 
d  Impreealon  ou  dlUuatration.  solt  par  le  second 
plat,  aelpn  la  eaa.  Toua  lee  aiftraa  ^amplairea 
ortginaux^adnt  flimte  an  commah^ant  par  la 
prahilAre  paige  qui  comporte  una  ampralnte 
dimpreealon  ou  dlUuatration  at  w  termiinent  par 
la  damMva  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 


Un  dee  synlbolea  suivanta  apparaltra  aur  la 
damlAre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cae:  le  symbole  — »  signifle  "A  SU1VRE"  le  "     ' 
aymbole  y  signifle  "¥\H'\ 

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Uecaitea.  pianchea,  tabla^x.  etc..  peuvem  «tre 
nimaa  h  dee  taux  de  rMuct^n  diff«renta. 
l-oraquo  le  document  eat  tn^p  grand  >our  4tre        i 
^raduit  en  un  soul  cllch4. 3f  eat  film*  k  partir 
do  I  angle  aupMeur  gauche,'  de  gauche  k  droite. 
et  de  haut  9Xk  baa.  an  prena^  la  nombra 
dnmagea  n4ceaaalra.  Lea  diagrammea  suivanta 
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b^n  A«Ll?ffi2!^  *'°^  '•*  Continent  of  ^meriu 
it^Prsm,,  **y*"^°^»'«Sc,J.|^untottatwhich«ttvW«J^^ 

It  hath  great  plenty  oVfflt^^/^  ^M?  waters  a^  delicious.   ""^ 
yield  gcxKlfirr/ •  aSl.ltl2^S^*«^f*T'T''»?5^<^ 

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336  4memanVlantatiom,  * 

EiigUHd,\)X  was  by  Sir  Dnii  Kirks teeuM^  for Toiiic  years dirpoflefled;&ut 
was  again  therein  re-invrfted'iipon  his  Majcfties  happy  rtflauration. 

Trhcrei«nopartofiVnr-/«i»«<<'/i*4<griiCT»IJy niorchappy formulfiplicN ' 

ty  of  excellent  Btji  and  turtmrs,  then  the  Province  o(,  AvtliH^mA  where 

vaft  quantities  of  j^li  arc  yearly  caught  by  the  Englift^efpecially  at  Ferry- 

ytwi,  and  the  Bay  of  Ei^s.    But  the  whole  Gwrt  of  the  Ijlt  atlbrds  inti- 

•nitepItntyofC<«i/andi'«r-7#/r»,  which  is  the  chief  ctmmdiiie  of  the 

I/le,  andisgrowntoafctled/r^^,  to  thpebrichmcnt  of  thofe  that  have  a 

,  conceinifoc  the  fame;  and  were  t1)eEnglilh*dilign)tt6infpeA  (he  advaif 

tagetBift  might  accnicuntothemby  thefctlingi'/«»/4//(»*ion  <hc^«',and 

raifingfwW^Vii/wwforthe  fecwrityof  the  place,  in  few  years  tie  great 

benefit  would  foon  be found.and  the  vfholeffiery  engrofled  to  our  felves.  ■ 

NEli'ENGLJND,  RitedVlorthof  Mtiy-lMmt,  conteincth accord- 
ing to  the  report  of  Captain  Smith,  70  mlttoX  Stihtvifi,  in  whiclytrack 
are  founddivera good  //jt/M/,rah)e<^Whid|are  capable  to  hirbou^abtiut 
500  fail  ofShip*  from  the  fury  of  the  Sea  oi?Winds,by  rcafon  of  ihe  inter- 
pofition  of  thegreat  number  of  ^«  that  ly«  about  the  Coaft.  And  al- 
its  fcituarion.  though  the  Country  is  feated  in  the  roidft  of  the  temfertte  Zcne.f{&  is  the 
C/im<f,  as  to /pMf  and  »A/,  more  uncertain  then  thoie  hmrtfetutiKingiUms 
L  ,  which  |ve^4rjii((^withit  j  and  as  to  Virgini*,  this  may  be  compared  as 

S»tUmkiXo  Er^Uai.  „  , 

Tbea^ishcfefouftdvery«greeablc  to  the  i>^/{/!&,  which  induces *th«m 
to  pofrel>di>^crs  potent  Colonies.      ,  * 

The  Country  is  inhabited  by  divers  fort*  of  people,  who  are  gover  ne^ 
by  their  particular  IC//ig/,andd^much  differ  in  their  CufitmsxaA  Mumets 
from  one  another,  as  do  the  Indituti  in  Virgims,  Mdrj-UuUy  and  other  parts 
ofAmeritd;  aiiddq  generally  live  at  variance  witheach  other.  Th^yhavc 
theU  TtWHsandSetilements,  and  tlieir  Rithes  doth  chiefly  oonfiff  in  their 
i-Wriand54M/;which  they  felltotheEnglifliwbothereinhabir. 

The  Country  is  well  watered  with  Rh/eri,  the  chief  amongft  whicliarc 
utgtmentuo,  Ctme^HHt,  Kiiubemy,  Merrimttk,  MifbmH,Miftick,NerdgiM' 
fit,  Pdfctttwtj/y  Penuu^Mid,  tamcbuet^^t.  And  in  thefc,  as  alfo  in  the  Sea, 
are  takeA  excellent j^,as  C«di,7herHhult\  Stunem,  FerfnfeSy  HdJ«ck,  StU 
rrvta,l1nriiigs,^*ckriU,0yfimyl^fiertfirMM4h't»rt«iik  Gtkfesi,^ Miif- 
tUs,CUms,Smelts,E.els,  LmfroKS,  Bdjftt,  \Aui»ivts,  HeBibutt,  SharkSy 
Sralsy Grtmf Mi,  WhtUt^vi'\i\\VvatAty other  fons. 

Here  arc  gitut  variety  of  Fowls,  as  Fhepmts,  Firtridfes,  Heiih-Hotl^ , 
Turks,  PuUuH,  Geeje,  Dutks,  Herns,  CrMMet,  Ctrmtrants,  'Swam,  WiJgMs , 
Shelira^n,  Snifes,  Dtffers,  Blac/^Urdt,lhe  Hum-biri,  httm,  with  abiiU- 
dance  of  otiiers  too  tedious  to  name. 

Their  U'ild-l>eafts  of  chief  note,are  Ljnis,Beart,Ffxes,Ratkt«KS,MMfes, 
Mifftp/ajbs,  Otters,  Severs,  t)eer.  Hares,  CcHeys,(^c.  and,  for  Tame,  Gnvs^ 
Sheep,  Ceats,  Swine,  and  Htrfes.- 

Amongft  the  hurtfiil  things  iti  this  Country ,  the  Rattle-fiuke  is  moft 
dangejrous.  Here  areaTo/everal  fo«s  of  ftinging  Fljies,  which  ar,e  found 
v[^ih(''tronbrelbme  to  the /«A4^fMitf/. 

Fkreare  fundrv  fbrtsof  Trees,is'iM}ai,Cjfriu,Piiie,Cedar,Firr,Jflf,Jfi, 
Ftm,Jlder,Mafle,Birch,Safafr4t,Sfmath,(fcaad  for  Frmt-trees,tbe  Jfflt, 
Pear,  Plimb,]^  tdmit,Cbepmt,  with; (everal  others  which  I  iliall  take  notice 
of  \aVirgiiiidvcAt!Mtry-lMiid,    ' 

The  principal  Ctmmditmt  that  this  Country  a(R)fdeth,are  fevetal  forts 
of  r\cKFiirrs,FUx,Limieti,/lm^r,Irt»,Pitch,Tarr,CahUs,Mi^s,  and  Ttm- 
her  to  build  Shifs^  al(b  feveral  forts  of  Graim,  And  the  MahitaMts  dri  \v  a 
confiderable  trade  to  BarhadeifJkothermTPlantatms,^  Aipply  them  i^ith 
f!mer,hitket,faltedrfiefimd^y<^c.  and  in  return  bring  figafs,  and  fuch 

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Beift«  ,  hotli 
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:^thcrcmmJiti,s  that  the  ^^^^  f    ^^j^^^^,^  . 

•  '^'"•,  J^y-  ^  ?»^r'^'^  c^ni\xkrabkjrMJe  with  the  E„Ml,  fovZtarini  •       ' 
W.  AA/^li.  f/^A,  ftytral  i.Wels  for  A«/«,  /r^/V./  and  f  ch 
liKethings^hacarc-ufifHlto-nun,  and  not  foimJamoiujft  ,Sf'  • 

reft  ot  tbsuJmcncM  PU„,ht,HS  belonging  to  tiis  AiajcfJy ,  thev  are  he 
.      fame  with  thereof  Lcdon;  but  as  toV*^,.hevareL^„HchLd^.Lt 
T^'i''^P'"''i  "'y  ^TG  barterii  of  one  com„,odit/f2r  "Sh  'r 
The  i-/,^.////,  now  here  u.hab.t.ng,  are  very  ni.n.ero..s  and  Jvei  f.  I   t, 
Tliey  are  governed  by  Urns  of  tlieir  own  nukinc  ■  have  thr-i?  fi        ,'  ^'"Coycm- 

sr£S"^r''  f  ^'^"^'-^e«i---'-^"-Sd£«'5^^^ 

as  udl  for  the  inaking  of  ncwLwi.aboIiftnient  of  old, hear inca'hd/w!' 
'    """'"eot  Caufes,  as  for  the  elefling  of  a  Gpvtr»,»r    i5S«»rIl 
,    ^/#-«/A5«..#^andotheriVf.X^^^    every  1^;,,Kc^3^'"'''' 
i'^M  and  each  County  annually  efeihng  fnch  like  OifT^.  for  Sef^'"' 
atrertheaflairsinthefaidG/,.,.     And  in  .nattevXa' JoS^cen,  !^^^^ 

and  amA  G<^rr*«.A/,  5hey  are  very  ftrift,  and  nuke  a  cS  .rfr  ^ 
"«'cii  of  the  ftanip  of  the  rigid  FrJfUm»s.      '""'''''  8'f^"^"'^«-.  bc'ng 

Here  Wftveral  Tww  of  good  account.the  chief  amnn-A    u    ..       >       ^ 
£e/?*«theMetropoli.,  r«tecrve,yco,n,Su?for  SS;  i^^^^^ 
/W;  at  prere«t  a  very  large  and  f,,aclousr^;,  S-rSrC^,"  '  oi'" '^"'• 
Icdof  fcvera!  well-ordefed  5'/r«/,,  and  craced  u..?h  f.v   \l  *P°' 

Wiy;i./„,w^^,icharewellinl«bitedbyS,?SianS^^^^^^^  . 

•  drive  a  conlldcnible/M-^for  fuch  co^ZTTAlTrJZ.      S^' T'^'' 

Ireland.     It  isaplaceof  g.K)dftrength.  having  woofdiS-3  ^l' '"^ 
ing,  on  which  are  raiftd  Fmijuatim  with  aS^tCuJ  \'  f^^^"' 

which  iK  well  guarded.  ^'"^'""'"'  ^"^  6'"'  G««^  «>ountcd  thereon , 

^^......,^^hichr;rt:^;,^;:lss^S 

CWr/^r,  fortwrly  AV»^rw»,  ftated  on  the  River  1^^;/*^,*     i.  u  >  f-^"* 
confift  of  ^venil  Streets.and  is  b<^iutified  wi  ^twi r  tfJJ  j'^'^''^''      *''^*''  ' 

-  tairand  well-built  Itoufes.  Coaedgei,  and  divers 

Krr,.piy„outh,  fcituateon  that  large  Bay  of^pJL^f  f  f'"^"- 

ani^KlerX^^Sg^^^^^f  ^-"-te^ 

i^l^'f^'a.l'^ii^^^  ro  called  fron.  Dcfcri,... 

NewKetherUnd,.  J^'^-EngUnd  which  the  Dwr*  called  the 

•"f«'«l  plenty ;  andis  weTS^tKr*'"*^  '"**^''"'  ^"'  ''^• 

^n,^^lack£irVi,vducht,^SSS2SrE^ 

their 

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riic  Eiigiii}) 


weapon  ofursr;  they  are  of  a 
ready  wit,  and  apt  to  receive  inrtruflions  ;  htrnitalitn  thcyallpw  of,'and 
ii|xin  tlie  Icaft  oflencetheinan  tiirncth  away  his  wffe,  and  takcthkikxher , 
and  iijt  reguardeth  his  Children  begotten  by  her,  but  leaveth  them  untj 
her  care.  [ntVe'w  Rtlieiom  Rittt^  theyobferve  feveral  Ctrtrntmn^  and 
art  fai<JI  toworfhip  the  utvil^  whom  ^hey  greatly  dread ;  their  ^riefis are 
iio  bcttcrthCn  Sorccrtrs,  wlio  ftrang^  bewitch  theft- filly  Creatures ;  when 
any  wouun  findtth her  felf  quick •^hthili,  ftc  keepcth her  fcif  chaft.or 
imtouchcil  Uy  nun,  until  her  delivery ;  the  like  flicobfervtth  in  her  giving 
fuc  k  ;  a  ftrangt  cunoiii,  and  fiich  as  our  Eiiglijb  Ddmts  would  not  well  ai  - 
prove  of.  They  believe  the  tranfinigrat ion  of  the  AW,  are  very  obedi- 
ent and  loving  to  their  K//^/,  arc  much  addifted  to  tUtiei/ig,  Jports,  and 
rfcreathns,  obferving  b'efitviu times.  In  their  hdit  they  are  not  coftly,  a 
mean  covet  ingfcrveth  them,  yet  do  they  befniear  their  faces  with  feveral 
coIour»by  way  of  ornament :  And  when  they  go  Vo  war  with  one  another, 
which  isaccuftoniary  to  them,  they  fcldom  give  quarter  to  any ,  except 
women  and  thUireH,yi\\cm  they  prefervc  for  the  cncreaft  of  their  (trength. 
The  tnglifli  that  inhabiie  in  thefc  parts  for  the  prcfent  are  not  many,and 
do  princi|)a|ly  recide  in  Xnv-Tork,  firft  built  by  the  Diuth ,  and  called 
Near-Jmprdim ;  a  town  well  featcd  both  f<.)TtrMie,feturity,  and plesptre^ 
ina  final! //Zf  tailed  JVfiiA4/j«,  reguarding  the &(«,  and  made  fo  by  i/W-* 
fans  River,  which  fevereth  it  from  Long-lflsnd,  a  place  of  great  fertility, 
which  faid  River  is  verjf  comnxxlious  (or  fiipping,  being  about  two 
Leagues  broad ;  The  town  is  large,  conteining  ;^ut  500  well-btiilt 
llottfcs,  which  arc  inhabited  by  the  £/»g///& and  PdtffA,  who  driveacon- 
fidcrable/rrfd^wTtTi'thc /»<//4«j  for  skins  of  £r/f,  DfWi,  flr4r/,<:^f.  alfo 
for  thofe  oi  Sever,  Otter,  and  other  Farrs,  and  doth  likewife  enjoy  a  trade 
witWthe  Erf^/(/6r  Yov  Civil  GwerHmemt\t\ax\\  a  Sheriff  and  Jufiieet  of 
the  Peace  for  their  chief  Migijlrttes,  who  are  Englifb ;  'and  for  its  further 
defence  hath  a  ftrong  Port,  called  Junes-tort^  which'  is  well  maintained 
^"~^  y{'\t[\  Men  3X\d  Ammunition.  ^    , 

Dffciiptlon  ,Mj1RT-Lj)JVD,  a  large  and  frriile  Province,  lying  between  37  de- 
ot  mj,).Im/I.  gffcs  ea minutes,. jund  40  degrees  of  Kirthern  Lttitnde ;  and  hath  for  its 
bounds  on  the  Soiith,ri;^/»w,  (from  which  it  is  parted  by  the  Riveif  Pj- 
towmeck,  whofefouthcrly  bank  divides  the  Prwwp  from  Virginity  on 
the  Eaft  the  jitUntuk-OceMn,  and  Detewtre'tny ;  ort'the  ^drth  Ntl»-E$^t 
land  and  New-Tork ;  and  on  tl^pJK^d,  the  true  Merididn  of  the  firft  foun- 
tain of  the  River  Pi/owwwit  ,  \^ 
tf>if^f,ai.  K-  The  Pay  of  Chefo-fetck,g\\'va%  entrance  to  Ships  into  rtiyiiiit  and  Mdry- 
f->-  ■  land,  paffcth  through  the  heart  of  this  Pr(w//fff,  and  is  found  Navigable 
near  200  >»//«,  into  which  fall  the  Kiyersof  Pattmneck,Pgtiixent,  Ann- 
Jrun'iel^ilidS  Severn  ind  Ssfquefshdnon^h,  lying  on  the  Weft-ficfc  of  the 
Bay  ;  and  to  the  Eaft  of  the  faid  Bay  timfe  ofChoftinkt,  Nmectke,  Po- 
comoke,  and  feveral  other  K/i/r«  and  l?ttf«/lr//,  to  the  great  improvement 
of  t  he  foy  1 J  and  beauty  of  the  Pr#t;/«*.  And  of  lafe  years  fincc  the  fcl  ling 
of  the  tr««l>.andthe/«//«acctjftoraing  themfelvcs  to  Englijb  dyet,  it  is 
'  veryhcaltbj»il,andagrceabletotheconftitutionsofthe2t^ilj(&,  few  flow 
dy ing  at"  their  firft  coming,  of  the  Countries  difetfe  or  feafining:  and  as 
to  the  retnperatureof  4/r,  the  J&m/j  in  Si«im»«'r  receive  ruchfeafonable al- 
lays from  gentle  breezes,  andf.eflifliQwresof  Rain;  andtheeoldinWin' 
ter  is  of  fi)  little  continuance ,  that  the  Inhtibiitnts  cannot  be  faid  to  Puf- 
fer by  either. 

The  Country  is  generally  plain  and  even,  yet  fifing  »fl  fome  places ,  into 
final!  and  pleafant  bills,  doth  heighten  the  beauty  of  the  zAjicm-VMleyt. 

-.  -.-.->--..-  ■  '  And-  - 


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Amerkan  TUntationt. 


539 


And  t\xf*il  is  rich  and  frrtilcnjturally  imxlucing  all  fuch  Qmmtditiet  ds  I"  ft  iver,. 
arc  found  m  NtwhitfiUiid  or  firgimu,  w  hkh  (LjI  1  ix  next  treated  ot ,  as  ^''*  ''"''' 
dlfudothaUMind  in  tlw  fame  forts  of  fl<'4/'/i  and  Ftml,  both  ume  and  wild 
lijb,  Frmts,  Fiu/s,  Rttti,  Heris,Gi$ms,  Irtei,BJfim,(^t.  But  the  general 
trtJtof  (his  Pravlncedepcndrfchiefly  upon  r*A<f«,which  being  eftceiijed 
better  for  a  Foreign  Mdrket  then  that  of  Vtrginu,  finds  grrat  vent  abroad ,  Their  rrid«. 
an<l  tlic  PldHttr  at  home.in exchange  thcriof.is  turniflied  by  the  Afrrf/frrf*/ 
with  all  nccdrarits  for  himfcif,  his  Houfe.Family,  and  Plantation. 

The  Nativcsof  this  Province,  as  to  their JlMStire,  trnfUxum,  tiiftmt,  di- 
fioflttt0s,  InHytetigitHs,  tffMret,ijittJ>mret,&tMc  iniichthe  fame  x\  ith  tJwjfe 
ofAVw-JB*?/jWand/'/r^y»M,andarcalfoof  diflirrcntTr/^/,  or  forts  of 
People,  and  cat  h  governed  by  their  particular  Kw. 

This  Province  of  A1m7-/</»</,  his  MajcrtyK.CWr/  the  Firft,  in  Jlimt 
16^2,  grantcdby  Patent  to  ttie  Right  Honorable  C*€ilim  QUvert,  Lord  Lurd  «./,^ 
Btliemre,  and  to  his  Htirs and  Afllgns ,  and  by  that  Pi^^ent  created  him    """ '  ^<^'if- 
and  them,  the  true  and  abfolute  Lords  and  Proprietors  of  tjjc  fame  Cfaving  w"*        ' 
the  Allegianceand  Soveraign  Dominionduc  to  his  Majeliy,  his  Heirs ,  and 
Succcfrors;)thcrtbyIikewiregrantingtothctnaIIRoyal  Juriidiclums  and 
i'r^f<g4//i/«,bothM////«7andCit///;  aspowerof  cnaamgL^w/,  Mar- 
tUlUm,  miMnaofWtrzvdFeue.ptrdmiii  of  cfieittti,  conferring  of 
^   bemnrs,  caning ofmoiuy^c.  and  in  acknowledgment  thereof,y iclding  antl 
paving  yearly  10  his  Majerty,  his  Heirs,  and  SucccfTors.  two  hdian  tmrvs 
at  Hmdfor-CatHe  in  Bdrkfiirefin  Esjtr  Tof/iu/,  together  with  the  fifth  part 
of  all  the  Gold  and  Silher-tre  that  Oail  be  there  found.  And  for  the  bcttet 
inviting  of  people  to  ftrt|e1ief^  his  Urdfii^Jby  advice  of  tlie  General  Af- 
fembly  of  that  Province, liiifb  tgng  fincc  eftablinicd  a  Mtdei  of  gisod  and 
^vholfome  Lms,  for  the  eafc  and^ncfit  of  the  /**4*«r*»//,with  toleration 
of  ReligitH  to  all  n)rts  that  profefs  the  Faith  of  Chrift ;  which  hath  been  a3 
principal  motive  touuny  to  fettle  under  that  Government,  nthet  then  in    ' 
another  where  liberty  of  Confciencc  is  denyed  them. 

This  Province,  where  peop!«d  by  theEf^g^lifi,  is  fevered  into  ten  Coun-  it$di,ifion; 
ties,  to  wit,  five  Eiftwiids of  aefifeMk-tdr.ts  Cetii,  Dtrthtfter,  KtHt.St- 
tturfet,  and  ttWtt ;  and  five  Weft  wards  of  the  faid  Bar,  as  Jnit-Jrundel, 
RtUemtre,  Cdtverf,  Chtrlet,  and  Sc.  Maries ;  And  in  every  one  of  theft 
Counties  there  is  heldaninferiourCMtr/even^lppmontbs  for  fmall  taiat- 
rers,  from  which  there  lyeth  Appeals  to  the/;«|M/C«»rr  held  at  St.  Af4- 
rieu  Ifceare  likewife certain  Ma^flrates  applied  by  his  Lordfljip  in 
each  Coliitv,  as  S/wj^,  J«/fft«  of  the  Pmr,  t^f 

The /»*4*/^4/»r/ being  at  prefcnt  about  i4ooo,have  begun  to  build  fe-  rr$-r,|v.bi. 
vcral  T#»«,  which  in  few  years  'tis  hoped  may  come  to  fouie  perfeftion,as "'"'  »"d 
Cah>erUmyHerriHgtti$,  and  Han'^7mH,i\\  commodiouay  feated  for  the  '^^*"'' 
benefit  af  trade  and  conveniency  of  fbifping,  but  above  all  is  St,  Maries , 
feated  on  St,Georges  Riverjtxamified  with  well-built  Hmfes,  is  the  place 
where  theGovernourChis  Lordftips  SonandKeirMr.air/w  Ci/t/rr/)hath 
his  Houfevthough  at  prefent  he  rcfideth  at  Af4^/^*w,about  8  *m/«  diftant, 
a?i^  where  the  General  JJUmUf  and  FrwintialCeiirts  are  held,  and  PuUirk 
Officeskept.     And  for  the  better  aflifting  the  Gw«r/»wr  in  matters  that 
'^"l/mV.'^r?""^**'*'  °^  "* Province, hehath  his Co«ncel,c^c. 
^  nRG/iW^,IMrtrailarly  fo  called,hatb  fcr  its  Southern  limits  ^^ 
•    wU™"''  *''*  '''^«*  OttM ;  for  its^onhern,  Marp-laMl ;  and  for  of »"  i"-". 
Its  Weftern,that  vaft  track  of  Lsmd  which  ruimeth  into  the  South-Sea. 

ThisCountry  fas  indeedall  the  track  Of  the  Sea-oiaft  )  vvaSfirft  difco-  .-,*»>.  i„ 
vered  by  Sir  Francis  Drake  and  wasfonamed  by  Sif  Walter  Raleiek .  in  "»"""  fi^" 
honour  of  Queet^JE/»«4*r/A  who  then  reigned.  '  •       «J'rcovcr«:d. 


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j^merkan  Plantation f. 


Biiilh 


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jiifiy  It 


Irs  naiive  In 
iiiltitanis. 


Tuwtij, 


Htu-  i!i  Rrcat  plenty  of  excellent  AA,  as  well  in  theStAinti  P..  en  r 
Drums.  CM,.fjb,  Bsffes.  ^W t^Xh  Juk«  h;Slh?l!^'''  ^T^"^ 

I   ,3 every  whtre inter'ac«i  witfideleflablcWandXh  /Sfnd of 
a/«/f.,fi:n,:e,that  anacreofgmtind  commonly  yields  200  bXE"^ 

rl»,rec<.n,«m,o„,.  •_^'^<"'*'-'^'°'°''*«-*"*'.  "Oft  of 

TlieCV»«»*/«/iihichlhliCo«iitrvdoihoriiijvDmdu™   ...  u 

W,.  whKh  ,s  their  ftapje  C«i«-i,>,.and  tht  ftanda?d  bywbS  o,£ 
are  pnzed^nd  for  which  they  are  itire  to  fi«I  vent.thoujh  at  hide  pmS 
Th.s  Country  is  wcU  watered  withfevei:,!  great  and  ftronffE,,^.Tru 
loofc  thetiifelves  in  the  Guhhot  B«irfa//Sv.hi^I.«^  '"'"/'' 

Ships  intothisC^„try.,;?|f.;o*j^^ 

JconnnodK^usforftipping^beinpraid  to  run  up  intothS^TNo^^^^^ 
wards  near  7  5  UagMes  ;  its  breadth  beiiis  in  many  olices  7*^11,  /. 
and  6or  7  fothomdeep ;  ^  itsopeni  JtotKSj  f^if  C^^^S!'' 

10  or  i2/,^pri  wide.    Its  principal  Rivcr«  are  PstttM.  n^w  riZ 

'/r//.«  was  and  yet  is  the  habitation  ofdivers  roroof  wL,  -hirh 
Iuvenodependancrupo„eachother,andhaving  •hei"pecul2?Sm^ 

thtJew,^/r  do  rather  lireat  enmity  t1icn«mitvcogether.As  to  tliirS^^ 

thoreofM«^7WAm-//i!f/««^aDdtl^ 

and  have  feveral  r«r»,  vvh«:b  are  fcatcd  on ,  or  near  .the  banks  of  t£ 


ll-  ("nil  jrrt 
Itiiilil/, 


Fi  i.iti. 


Hofiri  .111 J 
Heih;. 


IM  Coin.nxt 


Its  Riven. 


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4 


The  Iflei  of  SporaJef. 


a'^""^'  "*  •*"'*  ""''"•''"y  of  Shipping.  tlK  chief  «nongft  ^^ 
7«iir/-r#w*,or  rather  T^mt/  C»//,coimnodlo«fl y  H  atcd  on  r,/*, ,  Ktv^r  7.«.  r— . 

r«»oftheCountry.hercan-k«p,,he6W#,orW,X"Jdc^^^^ 

ThiJ  Gotintry  is  Rovcrned  by  tiw/  .gmable  to  thofc  of £*,/«V  for  r.^  •""'^^'. 
deciding  ofall  C4i»/«,  both  ttviUnd  trfmimAl   AnJt^l.hli^^'^  '•*  *"•**'• 

being  no  wayes  offenfive  to  the /.AX4«rNc3i,  ^^^ 

rate  and  acrecable  to  the  \\ti..,.r^}     i      Ncaher  is  the  m  thus  tempe- 

b«jKly  E^lift  frSn'^S^ft^ 

duceand bring tooat^  y ^^i, flllr^^^r  v    I  ^" '^»*P'  to pn>     . 

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^Il^tf/?.-'^' V  ^"»'"«^*^'«'*i>lm.futiy  ftorfd  will. « 

«MPinw^,  c)-*  arc  much  ke  (he  i«<6Mi  ilr c*dw  r rVi»«l ...  *"  ^  ' 
account  of  whi  h  yo«n«v  fine!  inTfZt^T^'^  ZtlZ::''// 
JtmkM,  .with  Uhrr  rhc  A?//  ,nd  Urmma  co  which  i  Jt  w^Urt. '  *  .°'^ 
ted,  with  M^M^trly  ,«,(;i,nr.l  by  ,«•  *'***  '**  '•'** 

This  Prrvii^tox  Vtmni.j >>»  tjf#/»<M  wjs firft  nonrflM » tt.l*.  r     •  . 

jcfty  King  a-rit,  ,hc  Sc^,ndjpJnVcJ  bf/'So  7^' R  .2';?^""  ^t" 

tf-t.,,.  7.*»L<,r,l  B,r*i^;.  ^A,/iy  Lord  W  Jow  EaH^Tf  wi-'' 

Utter  rcgu  ation  thereof,  and  the  inviting  ^S^^uT^!^' '  ^ 
M#.fr/(  whicKbythcgrncralcairentofallth/iPr!I«^^  have  formed  , 
by  Ihc  Right  f!<.,K,n.bf  Y,,/^;  rlf  .i^/l^!:'?':^ '!?«^^^      "I 


by  Ihc  Right  „o'.i,;;f.r;  >:;^;"S 7 of  i^^;^^^^^^        ■•» 

worth  an5  pnid«,ce.  whofe  knZledBf  fnmV^JW!?;^^^ 


The  fenle- 
mcnrt  c'jf  tlw 
Ergliih. 


Tlic  tiUm» 


Tlie  /fl,iof 

dcrctibed. 

IttSiiiuaiian 
and  Njise. 


Eitenr. 


that  It  i»Cftcrm<«by)uaiciouy,„4,  wilSuTcST^^^^       ''*-*"-". 

forA/^4.1;T[„Theaffi..f;;trce^'  "  ^'"«  '^""^'^  T^  «""«<»d'OU, 

^  Maving  thusdcfcnbed  all  the  coiTcem^  that  the  Erifflifl,  h.«. «     ^    ^ 

».jy^  C*nu^^, ;  Jn  ,he  ne«  place  iXllS  SX  te   H^V* 

The  BAHAMJ  IJUnds,  fated  in  the  I^//«d!,  of  26  Jr^«.    ..  j 

ivX'tf  riCOrW/iSiVCf,  alateereaedCiiifwof  rlw.l?j.«iin.   k    » 
.J/-I  firon,  his  IVfajefty  to  the  >r«r,,/^/,"  of  cXl  fSS.'  i^f.  '"■ 

dvedofdir»*^r««ll^rr-      J        •'^ '**''*'*"'•  "^o'  none  have 

^f-^t^P^S;  acmainnoniberof  fmall  Ifftt  t^td  in  the  fim-  r 
jrWrwKhpr^,  f«>m  which  they  atr  30b  &I?diiantSS^ 
thet,earcftIjndunto them;  they  wJrefbcall^fSSif^^^^ 

Smmmtr-lfes,  from  the  Skifwmk  that  one  Gr#»w  vJ-l!.  «  c '  •  I^ 
man  there  niffeitd.  '      '  ^  a«iiw»rr,  an  EnglUh- 

Of  theft  tfla  thegreateft  called  St.  Gttrge,  is  five  or  fix  r^-.«  1 

broad;  and  the  others  are  much  lefs.  ^'*'* 

•All  thefc//f/ together  form  a  body  like  a  (^Rtmi  anrf  in^\^c 
BOodP.r,Mhcchiefamongft,^kha^rJtS.ft^Tc;i^^^ 

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^'t  Vf*t, 

'•,  •'ivitiiulir. 
>(rri|)eioo  of 
i«li(limreU. 

yiW-Knglif 

H  Htinonitl 
>li"m  Earl  M 
trlMSisftl 
.  Sir  H'iiul 
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'  Xw**/  for  t. 
'avc  formed 
"^  drawn  ii, 
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ind  th«  ri-rf  IcJ 
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nglifli  for  (b 
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ly  to  be  the 
cominodious 

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Tlrrr  uiiio  Fri|^»*,r  %ii^or  hmmtsim  in  theft  M-/    but  ih.r  rSH..m  ' 
-    fullifr.  *"'^"'"*^' '""•»*";<^«nof4;ongu,idhfaltlh 

.,       ./r;'r^r;-«'/--^"thtoNorl!;irS^:idS^^^^^^^  ■ 

i^n.  that  fo  pln,tSy\?ar?r  Sf /Sl^ll'.l^"';  'S*  "*  "«"y 

JtisforthemoftuBrtYefpeciallyfh*>NL»m  «f      •  u     j>      ..  ' 

vrryawt6piX)duceVand   ,Sj?oXll\iV^*''^^^^^^^  ' 

,         paim  £r  w)li  i.  planted.beSwJies  foXL    J?"^  '°"  ^"^  "'""•       ' 

amounted  unto  about  60000  -^cZ^I^lf,    I  i**  ^r '"^'  "'"*^'' 
t^irr^r/^.  '*"'*"*~n''f"«ltoi'4/l.f«forthefe«ding 

all  the  day  fKini  nine  In  SST^^?  •  '^"«  wiK*»,whlchcooftamly  blow 

butfh)maboutdglSatnlXtoS^re!?h.  • ''11:''°'  '^^  J»Mkrabfej  r 
blows we(hrnlv;andXt£ft^iv*^*i"       III^-'S^'  "  fi^quently 
n-rhms,  andpi;  to wJ2aS  '*'^'^ '>Mg«  outof  tte  " 


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254  American  Tlantatiom. 

Da}«  and         Thcte  H  fcafcc any  fcnfiblc  Ungchning or  fliortning of  the ddjt  or mgluB 
"'«];{' *'""'*  thro»gj)out  Che  Year  ;  andihe  HiMtr  mutts »n  only  known  by  a  Imie 
won  rtum  tnd  ihmider. 

Thii  IJUmI  doth  produce  iiuny  excellent  Cmmiilut,  which  time  may 
briijciogoodperttflion  ;  ris.  Siigvt  fogood  thaf  they  fMitfell  thofeof 
ttKBtrbtuUt  is.perctitf.MttfCtUim,  which  is  excellent  fmei  Tttuf0 
but  indiffewnt^  and  therefore  not  much  planted  ;  Urdti,  7tHtifts  in  great 
ftort,  whofeinr*!/ is  excellent  to  eat,  and  their  fi*Us  much  eftenned  for 
fcveral  curioiii  works ;  C0fftr,  feveral  forts  of  mtdt  for  Djtrs,  as  hufiitk, 
ReJ-w»«il,i  kind  of  Ugm»d,&t.  alfoCr^iir,  Mtthtttw),  Br^ftUttto.  Lig- 
numl'ii*,  t.i*iiy,  GrtiudilU,  withnuny other  fwett-ftiylling,  and cunouj 
WMif  fit  for  choife  works,  whofenfwcsarenoc  yet  known,  nor  indeed 
their  excellencies.  >  Gwifrr  which  thrivethexc^ingly,  &i/r  in  great  a- 
bundance,  Sii/r-/rwr,  Udi^  P*lf*'y  Fifmeiite^  ot  jMuit4-fefjftr,vtcy 
Aromaticaljandoffo  curious  a  G#i[^,  that  It  harhthc  inixtufte  of  di- 
vers  j^/rrr»X)r««j/ in  jpmt  abundance,  asCjiMfiiw,  Chii$*-rHti,  S*f*fh»- 

..,.  r,iM0y,i'juui*t,  €^u-liftiiU,TtmtriHdes\  JthUts^ov  Jmtttt,  which  is  like 
toproveagoodCi»«»i»*<<//r,  with  many  olhcr  Dr4jg|/,  B^/yiww,  andGum/, 
very  good  10  cure  nuny  //«r«,  Uktrt^  and  Diftemftrs  in  the  body,  whofe 

•  names  arc  not  yet  known ;  alfoCuffArMKi/,  but  above  all  Gw,  of  which 
Chtctltt  is  made,  the  principal  and  moft  beneficial  ConuiKxlity  in  the  Ifit^ 
which  hath  induced  abundance  to  imploy  their  ftocks  in  p'anting  of  Cuw 
wmUs,  forlhemakingand  managing  of  which,  with  the  great  profit  that 
according  to  experience  hath  been  made  thereof,  you  may  have  recourfc 
to  that  Dcfcription  of  Jnmit*;  with  the  other  Amtnitm  TUiiiaitnt  of 
theEngliftit  lately  publiflied  bV  tne  in  O&tvt. 

!c.  In  this  W*  ate  greater  abundance  of  CtttU^  then  in  moft  of  the  Engltjlb 
fXmtt'unSy  as  C»»/,  ^tf^  GoMti,  and  H^s. 

In  the  Kh/ers,  Bjjti,  R*mb,  and  Creeks,  are  very  excellent  gfb.  And  in 
fuch  abundance,  that  it  contributes  much  to  the  feeding  of  the  hhtbittiits: 
and  thofe  that  fineguent  this  iyZf,  fay,  That  they  have  few  of  thofe  fow« 
common  to  us  in  £«/*»</,  but  great  variety  of  thofe  appropriate  to  the 
W»«,asT»>'/»ij^,flteemed  the  wholfomeft  food  in  the  Indies,  Sntffers, 
Crsbs,  Ltbfters,  t^bmms,  Mtufserels,  Mdlits,  CtvtUts,  Ptrra-ffi/,  Ctiiy 
fjb,  Creeifturtles,  with  abundance  of  other  forts,  too  tedious  to  re- 
peat. 

c  Here  atr- great  plenty  of  Hens,  fnrKeys,  Ducts,  tetU,  Wigen,  Geefe,  jPi- 
^ii»s, tnrtlfDtves,  GuiiijfheHS,  J*ltvers,Flemiiges, SBiftSyFtrrts,  with 
great  variety  of  fmall  Bir<(». 

Excellent /rw/j  heteare  in  great  plenty  all  the  year  long,  viz^Orstges, 
yme^rMMtes,Ckni>s,  Lemns,  Ctur-sms,  Urns,  Gtuvtrs,  Mtmwus  , 
Almnee-SsiHtM,  S»ff«tiUisi,  JMtMm,  C^s,  Frickle-JffUs,  Frttkle- 
I'etrs,  Grsfes,  Smer-^t,  Q^nri-jIffUs,  DtUttfes,BUMimes,  Fiises,  Mm- 
tms.FMuy*rs,MiMst-Figgs,B0iiMtes,ixidMelUiUt&t.      , 

Here  likewife  grow  very  well  all  manner  of  Ssmimer  GtritifHerbs  and 
R»*/i  common  to  us  in  J^liii,  as  LttiUt,  ttrfin,  Rtfewwji ,  Lntsider, 
Mtrjerimy  Smnry,  thyme,  %r,  FmrfiMiu,  &t.  and  for  Ruts,  Fetft^Betsis, 
CshMet,C$Ujfimers,tmmifs.PetttMs,  Oiijnu,R*iifii,  &c. 

There  ai«  upon  this  IjUmtvery  fewobnoxious  Besp  or  hfeas ;  thofe 
moft  hurtful  arc  MmketttesvcA  Mtrn-mitgs,  a  fort  of  ftinging)!^«  that 
are  troubleforoe  infodiepansof  ihei^,  but  above  all  Aligtters,  which 
anj  very  voracious  fr#4r*r«,  yetfeldom  prey  upon  a  man,  as  being  very 
eafie  to  be  avoidtrf :  but  as  thev  are  obnoxious  on  one  hand,  fo  arc  they 
found  tobeufefiil  on  the  other,  for  their  fat  isaSoveraign  Oyiicnienc  fora». 
ny  internal  achor  pain  in  the  j»/*;i  or ^»«.  The 


Thrtr  Cut 


Their  Fifh. 


Thf  ir  Ftml 
and  Cirdn. 


Fruitl. 


Hcrhs  and 
Root*. 


Hurtful 


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ru 

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,  Ibi 

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anc 

J/e 

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whi 

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neit 

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thfe\ 

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J' 

Win. 

SfMSt 

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place 

Fi 
only 
a  littl 
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nowc 

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y$  or  H^ttt 
by  a  Imie 

h  tiiue  may 
rcllchofeof 
ir.  7iitMtt0 
ifaingtat 
fleniwd  for 

Wettp,  Lig- 
iiirl  curious 
nor  indeed 
'  in  great  a- 
wtr,  vtry 
ulte  of  di> 
ti,  Stfi/kf 
hich  is  like 
and  G»ms^ 
ody,  whofe 
f,  of  which 
Y  in  the  IJle, 
ng  of  Cttsf 
(jrofit  that 
vc  recourfc 
'siattitiis  of 

the  EMilifi 

'<(b ,  and  i(i 
Mtbittirts'. 
thofe  ror»> 
riatc  to  the 
,  Siuffert, 
t.0,  CtHy 
ions  to  re- 

r,Geefe,fi- 
?0rMs^  with 

,  Mtmwus  , 
its,  Friikle- 
Fines,  M*- 

t- Herts  ind 

Lm/Mtidir, 

'edfe^BeMSt 

felts  i  thofe 
agfljies  that 
hrs,  which 
being  very 
(bare  they 
itmencfora^ 
The 


American  Plantation f. 


'hat  there  .s  no  luch  amiwc^betw^   ,£  Ji^Trr"'"'!''^''''  f"""^/ 
»«^5S:JhJr'"".«°^^--'''  ^-  -^^i'-^'  therrincipdU.B.,.  „, 

JikI  is  wc  guarded  by Staldiert  U  i«  u»^i  ■°?I'""'*y  P"««  ofOrJtume, 
runs  twelvS  SlvSftfr^:..  »l  °?^  P^*  ^^'^"^  ^hich 
vcrthatn«sbyir^S.Si/^^^ 

/r«.«aofs  in  moftpIa^sraTlLth^v  wl^^^ '•i!!''"' '^ 
foUeep.  rhataShipof  .*oolS«^X^h^r^Sf^1i'^*''*2*' " 
-Point,  andloaJif.mIoadwi*pS.  ,i5!^,       ..'^ '•*  *~'  °*^"«' 
doth  „«ke  i'^^t^Z^^tiS^^^^^^ 
and  as  much  inhabited  by  tWmAJ,/  iV  ^  L  ?  ."^  "**  -WwAw^w; 

^/^A-W,  beingXJ^'^lJS'plt'itlia 

contcin  (nnce  the /ivMbecaiir  m.o«7.lT^    .***''*"**  «'^*'' 

which  arc  .,  d„,  ™2j?.!f  S^jSJtaJHij'^,  ''"'/'•^'• 


<: 


theWinds;  andabbutthispartisap^JrT^Swfe  fiom 

W,ndward;^i„;hichjinSf  wl^l   ft**'^^^^  ^'^  «°°^  "^ ''«"'«  to  i'««-i*,w/? 
//  fii'nde/b;GSLaSt):^^ 

oniyrf^^rgin'sv^iStXit^rcj^'^  K^^ 

a  liule  //^W  tfet  lyes  off  the  ^tS  the  aS^'  ^  ""7^"^  '^V 
the  Right  Honon,Wea.r^,ffof  cS^^^''**'^"j'**^*^""P^^y 

whthij;K;:;fi7tS;;?^?;S'j^^^         a„x,„gfto..e.  „.. 

iff-    Alfo  in  the  North  pan^illjES'yS!^^ 

dipping.  "^  ^'*^  *''^'^ff**C«d«wi«)diou«fc^ 


»«**-.  -' 


^^^ 


i 


INI 


356 


\  American  T  lata  aliens. 


0,1114, 

i'7-S: 


vt 


*•••/•/.. 


U.  liUifijn. 


I  , 


1         ~ 


Number  of 
Inli^bitunts. 


CMtltU'%  already  trtatcd  of. 

liith  Sea ,  whrrc  are  many  Rnkt ,  and  anir nf  0  tlxW 

iksfotne  /////,  MSentvilU,  ^nmfvtii*,  and6>r/-4M,  hut  ct  vc  aH 

jtUUIfj^M,  ftattd  atiuut  fix  *m/«  witlmi  tl*  Land,  in 

livcri  and  abcHit  twelve  jw/fi  from  J'trtiinyil,  a  j^lacc  of 

:  account  whti^  the  Sf-wwi/i  were  Wallers  of  the  Ip ,  and  ot  tliat 

.tcincd about  jootyhttifrs,  aiulfor  DiviiKWorflnphad 

t^M) Churches, two CbMfpfh,ind an  Jtii^;  But  when  de  J-^^i/ijb  Ltcauw 
Maftcrsof  ilic^^  (under  the  conduft  of  General  I'efulrles )  its  Ihuftf. 
weredtftioyed  toal)out  fouror  five Inindred,  and  its  Lhunhct  i\\<.\  Cbtf- 
ftli  reduced trt a  tewernunibcr,  and  thoftthat  itinaincd  wtrc  riidliiLnt  y 
lixiiled  and haraired.  But  tiiice  the  En^ililb  liave  niadea  fcttkiiiint,  ihi'.' 
town  IS  becoine  of  confuJeralc  acvount,  w  lierc  the  Gcvernour  r^fidi tb,  and 
where  »hc  chief  Cturts  of  .7«{<M/«r^  arc  held,  which  iiiaKts  it  to  be  well 
rtforted  unto  and  inhabited,  fothat  its  ruinous  Ww/w  are  for  the  uioft 
\un  repaired,  and  is  in  hopes  to  arrive  to  a  greater  largmfs  then  formerly 
ir  was;  and  its/»/uii#*»/ilivejngreat  pl^fure,  where  tiicy  have  thtir 
Htvna,  in  which  the  better  fort  recreate  tiKinfelvcs  every  EvtninR  iiw 
their  Couhes,  of  on  HtrJf4Mk,  as  the  Gentry  do  here  in  Hidc-Fdrt.    ' 

About  the  mid-way  betwixt  St.  Ji^t  and  Ptrt-Rtjtl  ,*and  on  the  mouth 
of  the  River  IS  ftatedjP-ijIfi^r,  a  place  of  about  thirty  or  forty  //««/«, 
built  for  the  convcniencicof  paflage  to  Ftft-Roytt  from  St.  7^».  And  here 
is  a  Ftrt  railtcl  by  the  Eitgtifb,  the  better  to  ftcure  the  fame. 

AndaltlioughtheiTarefortheprerentnomoreTipw,  yet  tlic^W  is 
divided  into  14  Frttimat,  Divijhfu,  or  F*ri/bes,nmy  of  which  are  well 
inhabited,  efpecially  all  the  Soivhem  part  from  Ftiiii-CM(>r*>u,  aluioft  to 
FfM'XegriU,  fo  far  as  the  ridge  or  chain  of  t^#iMi/4iw  that  ninneth  in 
ihemidftof  the///*;  nor  are  its  Northern  parts  (efpecially  near  unto  the 
Sea)  without /#Ajii//*»// and  Pi^/tf4»/#«/,  thotjiiyjotfi^thick,  as  toutli- 
wardly  about  St.  J4j«,  butof  latehavemuchencreafcd. 

1  cannot  certainly  affirm  the  number  of  the  £ngli/b  in|bis  Iflc,  but  ac- 
cordingtothe  laft Survey  fome  years  fince  taken, and  retWnvd  into F.n^ 
/4iidbyi>uJhtm4tM»d^»rd,  laie  Covcrnour  thereof,  eafcb  Fr<cit>a  or 
Fdrijh  contained  as  fbllowcth. 

Ftrt'Rcftl      900  Families,  3500  Inhabitants. 
St.KMtkertMtt  <58  Families,  6*70  Inhabitants. 


St.  Jtbut 
SuAndrewt 
St.  Dsvids 
St.  7htmM 
CkrmdtH 


8^  Families, 

194  Families, 

80  Families, 

$9  Families, 

143  Families, 


996  Inhabitants 
1 5 $2  Inhabitants. 
Inhabitants. 
Inhabitants. 
Iniubitants-. 


1714  1529* 

Note  that  the  four  Ftr^es  on  the  North-fide  of  the  //&f,to  wir,St  Ji!i«*«'/», 
St.  C«ri{M,  St.  M4rw,-and  St.v<«tM;  as  alio  the  Leward-moft  mrifli , 
called  St.  £A«ArtK*ogether  with  the  two  unnamed,  both  adjoyhing  to 
St.  Eliaikethi^wen  not  as  then  fo  particularly  furveyed^by  reafoiibf  their 
diftance  artd  new  feitlcHiehts :  nevwthelefs  they  were  Ibiind  according  to 
calculation  to  amount  toabout2oo0/»A«Ai/i«»*i  but  all  thefci  as  aifo 
thofefeveoaforenamedyarenowekceedinglyencreaffd,  and  fiippofed  to 
exceed  double,  if  not  treble  the  number.  And  the/great  encouragement 
of  gaining  riches,  with  •  pleafani  life,  doth  invite  ev^  year  abundance  of 

people 


.  ^1 


t^- 


£>*     ^i^-^^^J^^'^'h^Jk^Mi'^ 


?37 


anirnfft  tlxHr  ' 
Jilt  cl'  vc  iiH 
I  tlx'  Land,  in 
I,  J  t^lacc  of 
and  of  tliac 
Wurfliiphad 
«y;///i  liccauw 
>)  Its  7/(i»/?j; 
';;/  Jiul  Cbd^ 
X  fiirik  iint  y 
tkiiitnt,  ihit' 
■  rcfidtth,  and 
it  to  be  well 
for  the  uioft 
then  formerly 
•y  have  thtir 
r  Evening  iii' 
ie-Psrk.  ' 
on  the  mouth 
brty  Hon/est 
'*£$.  And  here 

I  t\)elpfid  i.s 
'hich are  well 
tM,  alinoft  to 
at  ininneth  in 
tear  unto  the 
:k,  as  boutl)- 

slfle,  hiitac- 
m:d  Into  F.iig- 
j  frttmii  OP 


wir,St.75«»«'/»i 
•moft  mrifli , 
adjoyning  to 
eafoiyof  their 
I  according  to 
efe  /  as  airo 
I  fuppofed  to 
icouragcnent 
abundance  of 
people 


j; 


*^  American  PUntatioHt. 

^^cople  to  iphabiieberr,  quitting  thieir  concerns  at  E/^ktdts ,  and  other 
il^ur  Am*rutm  PUiitt$i*tu  \  (b  that  in  a  flidrt  tfaiK  it  is  U|M|^  to  become 
•  ih:  moft  |x)tcnt  and  richeft  Colony  in  the  Wti'lmdui.      '^^X, 

And  hefides  the  afbrrfaid  namber  of  MwMmts ,  thera^anT^koned 
to  IxUmc  to  the  l/k  atxMit  3000  liifty  an<t  liotit  fightit^  men,  who  eoi- 
ployefl  thcit  times  formerly  as  I'nvietfs,  ULtp,  and  hut^mtm,  whOft 
coimigr  hath  been  ftifficiently  evidenced  in  their  lateexploic  and  attempt  \ 
m;^de  jgaliift  the  SfMurdsit  J^tiumu.  -  \ 

A(  concerning  ih<-  l^mt  by  which  they  are govirncd,  they  are  afiiniu-  Th«ir  fc*** 
latedras  near  a<  may  be)  to  thofe  off!.t^UMi ;  having  their  iVvcral  C#«m,  _.  \ 

Ah^/jlrMfs,  diAO/fictn  for  tk  executing  of  Ju«  ice  on  criminal  OtFen-         "'"    "^ 
ders,and the heariuf; and detcniiinkng of caui«s betwixt  partyandpartyi 
and  fof  the  better  aflTtdance  of  tlie  Govemour,  he  hath  his  Omkttlto  con* 
fult  n^ith.  .      ,         •. 

BMB.1I)OF^,t\Kayo{i  confiderablcCdIbny  the  E^/^  have  atnoil^ll  ',n.,'„d  of  »,^ 
thatfryof  Iflands  vyhich  pafs  under  the  nanie  of  the  Ov^ee  Ifitj.  or  '-/-"dcicd. 
t  he  l/!a  oiJmtiUtt.     Is  is  feated  in  the  North  tttHmU  of  1 3  degrtts  and  '*''• 


vou!< 


20  »«{/7»*7<7:    And  although  but  of  a  finall  circuit  (  being  reckoned  not  a- 

krf>ve  ( ight /f4f««  in  length,  and  five  in  breadth  «irhere  broadf  ft,  bcii*  of 
an  Oval  forn.Jyet  is  it  a  potent  Colony,and  ableofioccaiion  to  arm  i  dooo 
fight  itignjefl;  which,  with  the  ibength  that  laninthath  bdkiwed  upon  ic 
$  abte  to  bid  defiance  to  the  fto«(eft  V»  havingbce*  kva^tinmC  but 
in  vim)  affaulted  by  the  ^muhb,  ,-.  Tt,  ;        :    , ,,  j  '^ ""; 

"his  Ip  is  very  hot,  cipecially  for  eight  oioMiiiv  yet  not  Ifa.  hut  tl^  TbeWn- 
m  or  travel  is  riifferable :  but  A-ere  iinotfor«»tttJ^nir*„  ofwind  Ts  "'^'^ 
ich  rife  w'lth  the  Snn,  and  blow^th  freflfeHa*  Mio ff««  AauAth  upi  k 
ii!d  be  unfuffenible.    And  itjiotfcrv*),  uhat  Hl^hotHA  aiifc  *MUdo 

/  bf  >/>ahd  ^i{f*/f ,  neiihtr  m^bty  Co  thi»%  f  iinlrfi  oloifioncd  by 
excrfs of  U^r,  or^Mitig df  ftronp drtnk»ii«Uratttti*  ithichthe^,i 
Wf  hereire  toomtichaddifted  ufttei,  u>  tMirgn/U  hurt.    And  the  airi       * 
thou^  thiis  hot,  IS  very  jhoift,  whidi  cauPeth  ad  hmtmitiKmet  [ 

SW-rf/,  L»r*A  X|Mf«,<ff.  toruft;  f6ihari;uhMiftcontiitaiaiiifi«thev 
vill  foon  becpbe  uftlefs.   But  ihiA  great  heaeaJld  hi«ft»t%  dutta  duft the 

P^«  and  r»*«  to  grow  very  quick  and  large.  ■      . 

1^.'*  l'**°rr:P'*''**'^''y  ^»^^r*^  *'»* ^WmmSt^lh  Sf^S,  tfceit  Very  deft. 

beiiitf  lilt  otik  that  n«y  appropriate  to  It  ftif  ik^  name  ■  Xt^tlirh!  ^'"^  "^  f«"> 
lov^  and  ftir  the  moft  part,cven,  there  are  fcveralslW/r  or  P,«i  befid^ 

£^[7^    *"""  «6atheredan.H  which  fer^  them  to  burn  in 

t^^l^Mt^'i^'^  .fc^ingcropsalltheyear  long;  and  its  •"  fenili,,. 
SffilteSS  ^''?''*:?^  reSriitve,; 


X  X 


Uti. 


3j8 


4 

American  TlantatmtJ0» ' 


I'-W' 


-•"»'  -' 


For  the 


mMttm 

lr>  diiriffcia. 


St.  MuKidt, 


•       ^ 


•n  ft«K«tM|^ncr,  ila.  about  aoo  iW  «fvAA«,  and ^X/C! 
ytarlvtTwirliaing^hichafter imported  inthefcvcral  r«)rt5 offivW 

for  iht  ufc  of  .nan.  as  well  for  the  kukml  My,  a,  for  thei?  Pt4MiS' 
together  with  4m.«i/iand  SUvts  ;  and  it  i.  obfcrvcd  that  the*r//rrThe 
QmmJttta  arc,  the  fooncr  tvill  rhcy  find  vtnr.  "ic#rwr  the 

l'«i»^l.^'.  and  f/y*.  they  aremuchihefaineasarc  found  at  T««i/r/ind  the 
»'  r  I*.  A.,  rw  reft  of  thefc  ///«.  to  which  I  refer  you.  J^mtitt,  ana  the 

tern  (f»>rtktnwi  aMfftls-.  And  here  are  many  Place,  that  nay  not  be 

andindml  the  whole /yfc  for  theft  nuny  year,  is  fo  taken  up  by  PWi 
(there  being  no  wade  ground  to  »xr  found;  that  it  is  throughout  befet 
with  Hiuftt ,  at  nogreat  diitanceooe  fromanoiber.  But  iti  chief  places 
•re  *^ 

».A&A«rfifom.eirly  called  the  Briefer,  ot  hdiMMtridgr,  fcituareae 
the  bottom  of  Ortilk-kMf  inthe  Leeward,  or  tkMithern  part  of  the  Mr  • 
which  Bay  it  very  capacious,  deep,  andjhrure  for  Ships,  beina  larae  e^ 
nough  to  entertain  about  500  S4asU0ff*lj  at  one  time.  The  TnJ*  is 
loiig,  containeth feveral7»w/i  ,  -(sgriced  with  abundance  of  wcll-buile 
«»■/«,  and  it  very  pop«lous,aii^  the  rather  as  being  tlie  rcfidence  of  the 
taZ'^  °!^^?V^  ^^ P'**°f  7«**«r«r*, and  the Stskoftrsif 
whflne  moftof  theM«ri^Mr/and  ft^.r/in  the  ip  have  their  Sttrt-huft, 
or  »•»/,  for  Che  negoiuiion  of  their  affairs.    Ther«»»i8illfeated.thB 

Bix).indhdnglowerth«  tbtfbankaof  die  Jr«,by  whichmeans  the  5wW^ 
r^i  do  aow  over .  4ml  there  remaining ,  make  a  kind  of  a  m6odii 
bo^,  which  doth  occafi^a  it  to  be  more  unhealthfijl  then  the  other  parts 
of  the  Wr.  For  its  defence,  and  the  fecurity  of  the  Sbifs,  it  hath  two 
ftrongf#r/joppofite  to  each  other,  withaP/i/.^nf  in  the  midft,  which 
alfo  commands  the  R»»d^\\  which  are  well  fortified  with  great  GimsAv 
,  theprincipalof  thefe i'msxi  called  CksrUt  Fart,  and  is  (cated  on  Nft^ 
bMms'ftint* 

L.,it..BriM  Uttk-Brijia,  fonaetly  Sfrights-bsf,  fcated  about  four  leagues  Leeu 
wards  from  5/.  nyhthaelt ;  hath  a  commodious  Road  for  Shift  i  whith 
makes  it  to  be  well  frequented  and  traded  unto  j  and  is  ftromly  defindcd 
by  two  powerful  F$rtti 

tt.  pma.  St.  Jmfs,  formerly  called  the  HmU,  feated  not  6r  fixwi  BriM-,  hath 
wteaccoinnmdationofaj*DodJ?««ifor»^^^  en)oyethagood/rAi^;and 
for  its  tfcfenfe,  befides  a  Targe  Ftst-ftrmM*^  fortified  Breaft-works :  and 
m  this  Tmm  is  kcpt^the  monthly  Qmrts  for  the  Frttina. 

a.tu,.  Ttmn.     ChsrUt-ttmn*  ftated  windwards  of  *.  Mithsels  about  two  lagues 
andonq)5^«',A<f,  being  fecuitd  by  two  ftr/i  with  a  tUt-ftrm  in  the 
midft.    This  IfiMhath  the  acooinnodation  of  weekly  AKrlr//;  and  here 
/  |s  kept  the  monthly  Cdiirt/ for  the  i'r/«wtf.     The  other  F^riOies  aiv  of 

SaXbS.''*  f  "f^^'    ^5  *'7«  »»«*«»*«»ft<«»eft  placesareof  fotneaccoum, </««. 

l>iK-A«r,C&'4r4«r,  and  a^iiirr-A-r.  »T-    "7» 

The  MuhitMit  of  this  jffr  may  be  ranged  under  thicerorts.toSirir  Jlis- 
fters  Chnfifgm  Serums,  mdNtgrp-JUves;  aiid  thefe  thitt'fects  are  ex- 
ceeding numerous,  for  according  to  a  calculation  not  long  firtceirade;  the     . 
MMfters  ind  SW^MT/didamowit  to  about  50000,  and  the  Nttrtes  to  a-  ^ 
boittdoiuble  the  number.  The        - 


Tlw  Inbabi 
tanit. 


i 


^  ^'''^f'i?'^  hot 
r  and  ir^tl,  have 

orci^  |)arts.  And 
chaslarcncccflary 
thtii*  PluttiUmsi 
thae  thclMtttr  the 

'*•/,  Btsftt ,  /«- 
Jtmditt,  and  the 

inwhicharcfour- 
(hat  nuy  not  be 
rpacious  Arret; 
I  up  hy  FUMtrt 
hrcMighout  befcc 
ic  its  chief  placet 

r/Wjf^,  rcituateae 
part  uf  the  ^  ; 
U  being  lai^e-  . 
.  The  Tmm  is 
ce  of  well-buile 
rcfidtnceof  the 

heir  Stmfbtt$ftt 
'is  ill  fnted,  tly 
leans  (he  Sfru^ 
id  of  a  mooriui 
1  the  other  pans 
pi>  it  hath  two 
he  midft,  which 
U^reat  Gmu^. 
Ifatcd  on  MTed- 

ur  leagues  Leew 
r  Slti^r;  whith 
onglydefindcd 

n  BriJfM;  hath 
pod/r«<r;and 
ift'works :  and 

two  leagues, 
y-firm  in  the 
r4rf/;  and  here 
^riOies  arc  of 
r  account,  «/«& 
f,  SfUes-tty, 

rts.toWjl£^ 
e'fectsareex- 
irtcemideftlje     , 
Nt^rtts  to  a-  "^' 
llie 


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itniJoy  their  r.mesaccoixlingtothei;  ShSanT^  !f  i**  ')«"«<  and 
get  a  ftnall  Pto.-zi^.  or  S wor?«  d.riXr^;X^'£L"!!r  ^ 
eireto-.xercife  their  Tr4^..  if  focawdratT^And^  /ir 

thc^h^Po^J^^^^ 

M  they  are  handfome/ lulH  voun*  IH^iVil  ''  ^""^  "^cording  «»"^  fto<t 

-n:^heygi^„K,„*or"S\7r:V^^^^ 


Ingabout  to  I.  butifa  7»tHtr'  C^mt^'^H'  ""'J*"* '»«'«««*/  be- 


>«Mr,/™d  !.*;_,  i,,_^^i™.*W         "  'o  iWr  B^rt  T..lr  I.,, 


#., 


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■"lowcimiirj  whldi  Ibis/*  hdMded  W*t«r  ??."?''  """''i  "f 
»nd  ctech  confift  Jrr^C^^ittJlS^'^^^f^mZ 


i 


fpnof^he  «ii*w  that  fill  iZ?J!^  ^5**^/  **»ch  (l^&ije,  b^ 


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IXtlltlfl.lD 
atii  llll:_ibl 
Mill*. 


lit  Tkrit, 


349  AimtudkVldntatiohr* 

llctpyaritiKior  ciM:«JirMiff/^«/Ai(.4ivUk(liniarevcral  ^^n  or  {««• 

On  the  Se^-fie  t\*\(  i>  a  Ssti  fit  callnJ  C»/</#  /i»  s  aft<l  oot  fiir  from 
the  laid  iMtfU,  chcic  ii  d  timll  Ijimmot  Uiid,  which  leachdh  wuhin  J 
HiilrindalM.t  ot  th«  lOt-ot  A'itvtt, 

I  he u rniU  ////  i>  divided  incu  four  Qtuarttrt  or  CWmu,  mo  gf  which 
are()»(r(flitJl)yihc>:«^///b,  jndtMobytlw  Fr#MA;,whichputf  areiiot 
fowtin«iiitrcdi»Uiui«ol  the  h)^ltjlf,  Lutartli^itcrforTi/iwi'.and  ikjc 
To  Aii!^. 

Tltc  J-M^l'jli  art  iiKHic  |x)pul()us  ilicn  the  frrwA,  and  hi^rc  two  fortifictl 
pUccs.  uiiccuiunuiidtiie thrgreat  //jvm,  and  thcochcr  a  dcfccnt  not Ur 
I'tmt  tttiu  dt  fiU*.    The  I'rtmli  have  four  Ihong  P«r//,ut  which  one  hjih 
^cmtt\\o\k^\\V.KiLut4uUl,  that  of  Mii)ft  i¥)ti- comnu^ds  tl>c  lUvtH, 
uini tsti'M  Ii4ff*lrrre.    And  toth  the  J-Mf^IiJbtwi Ok  I reM(hktTi)xun- 
tUot  Guardnt  tlitir  Itrts,  placed  at  the  cntnnce  of  the  Piithi  which  lead 
to  ibe  fcnral  ttUrdj,  t\>r  f»ie  better  fccurity  of  each  other. 
r,„  ,,f.  w       .  HeiT  an- five  CWfA/i  in ihofe parts  belonging  to  the  £4i^/>)i,  viz.  one 
it  Sdmdji-foiMl,  onv It  Falm-trte^  anutherncar^Tie great  Roa<l,  and  two 
Town.  |..f    **  ^^' '"'"  '^f  Cdytimt;  with  many  fair  OruAurts.     And  the  b'rtmh,  be- 
»«iUd  hjc^ie  ftJcs  tlicir  fcveral  h*btt*titiu,  diffjcrfed  up  and  down  in  their  4^«4rr«r/, 
r.fiKi;.        luvcat  B4/^-r*w(ncar  the  ««/«  where  the S^ij^ilve at  Anchor)ar#iWi 
of  a  good  bigpcfi,  whofe  !/«/«  are  well  built  of  hrith,  Vrfffitiu ,  and 
timittr,  where  the  Mfrihtrnts  havctbc;ir4^#rr-Artyr/,  and  ii  well  inhabi- 
ted an^l  traded  unto.     Hereiiafairandlarge(J«rfifc,airoapublickJi!<i!/ 
for  Che adininiftrationojf  Jufticr,  likewife  an //«/^tf<i/ for  fuch  aa  cannot 
get  cure  at  their  Houlcsof  their  difeaftii  and  for  iti  defence  a  ftately 
CsftU,  (Ixingtherefiddiccof  theCovcmour)  noA  pleaTantly  feated  at 
the  foot  of  %  high  Mmtfsm  not  far  from  the  S«d,  having  Tpacious  CtMrtt, 
dcliglitfui  H'sUj  anrl  G«r4fMt,  and  qjjoyrth  a  curioua  pro(^. 
,    A7£fXS,  or  MEHS,  a  Htall  />r  a(  ^  above  eififateen  mUes  in 
circuit,  fcatcd  near  unto  S*.  Chrifitftnrty  and  in  the  LdtitmU  of  1 7  4^ 
grretind  i^mimatt. 

In  this  2^  there  is  bfit  piK  MMMtfaM^and  that  ftated  in  the  midft  ther»> 

of,  which  is  of  a  great  emiocncy,  but  of  an  eaiic'  accers,and  clothed  with 

2>r»froui  itsfumniit  to  the  borR}in-,and  about  thiajlCiMN«/M/*  are  the  P/i** 

AffiMu  which  reach  to  the  j<4-)Wf,    ,■„.< 

let  fpriilirj,...  It  is  indifiercnt  fen i.l^JiHtbftore  of  i^f«r, and o^hcr Came  foriM//a^; 

Springs,  At.  ijid  hath  divers  Sfriiigt  ofltetb  wacer,  aixl  one  of  a  A»r  And  mumrtd  wa- 

.t(r ,  not  far  froin  whofji^jSpring-head  are  Bsths  nade,  which  are  much 

frequented  fi^  thecuringor  feVeral  diOcinpers  inibpbody  of  nan. 

Itiiniut.i-       ;  It  is  inhabited  by  about  3  or  4000,  who  livtwcllf,  and  drive  ttpsit 

Ir'dr  '""^      ^°^  ^>'<2'^thingp  as  they  have  occafioa  for,,  ,by  exchanging  fuch  Cummdititt 

as  the  (/^  produccth,  as  SWar,  Gtf/«/»|  0/M^^r,  T«A«cr»,  (^r. 
iisCJiurchei,     It  isa  wdl.;^»r,nBd<^j(;'|  where  J|ul\t<je  is  duly  adminilhed.  and  ail 
smre  Iwufe   ^^"^  fcvcrcly.puniih^ct  Fpr  Divine  (vor^^ip  it  hath  three  ckurtats ;  and 
"*  '    "  1  for  its  furtheir(idenceaj(lrongf#rffQJ^  (he  fccurity  of  the  Shift  in  the 
^  Road,  calU^JBjdtb'tigf  i  and  for  th^  accoiuiuod^tion  QJf  its,  hlMumtt  a ' 

.  -  "  publick%r-iU/'-    '..'.;.  ,..-^  ,     i  ,..!    "   ,   :    . 

This  ^  (as  the  refl  of  the  (2irjfoM)  IS  uoublcd.^ttb  C»%«/,  Mirier- 

.1  *'X  M»rif(HMft  and  otbec  SfiHtfytf^  .^h^ch  do  mich  annoy  the  hiMi- 

'  '  tmut.   ,,  ,,■  ^.,.         ./,,j  .^.       ^/    ,.. 

iiind  of  >(<*.     Ji^B(jdy'(exted\afifijLtta^^ 

'^'i.        '  6or7lbigueii^lcng^h,  aDdiainuypli^asiiiud»mt>readih;  ofadi^ 

^ult  acoefs,  40(1  vary  (^^^gerous  iwfirif^iigy  by  rcalqnof  the  J^ibMhat 

I    eocompafs  it.  f  It 


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MttHdclcri 
bed. 

A  Moomjin 
%if  i    IJirjI 
iXl^lll. 


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^•fciiilis. 


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i  Smei  or  St*- 

hil  not  far  froni 
icac-hctti  within  4 

«i,lwo  of  which 
iich  partf  are  hoc 
irTiJl^e^tnd  tot 

ii\re  two  rortificd 
'  i  dcfccnt  not  Cir 
Jl  which unthdth 
iWs  t\\e  lUvtM, 
Vrtmtb  kcrp  c«in- 
Piiihi  which  lead 

T. 

Engitfi,  viz.  one 
Road,  and  two 
the  trtmb,  be> 
i)  their  ^lurrrr/, 
:  Anchor)  a  7«iM 
,Frti-fitmt^  and 
id  is  well  inhabi* 
foapublickiM 
»r  Tuch  u  cannot 
lefence  a  Aately 
fantty  Tcated  at 
jfpacious  CMr//, 
roOxA. 

i^teen  miles  in 
r//«ir  of  1 7  4^ 

ithemidftther^. 
ind  clothed  with 
rtfz/varethei'Ziw- 

ame  for  imttiMgi 

which  are  much 

y  of  man. 

d  drive  a  /r«^ 

uch  Ommditiit 

r. 

iniftred.  and  all 

lecAnrcori;  and 

lie  S/(i//  in  the 

\%lHhdi$tMs  a' 

C^ij;*/.  Mittthe- 
inoy  the  iiMM^/> 

I  iiMiiMM,abouc 
adih;  of  adi^ 


■■T-ii^frn|^^;CT^wf»j 


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MONTSERKjT,  felted  in  the  iMitmbof  1 1  i<-»«.  ^  -  _  ^   .. 
nttnjt^t exceeding  ,o  iidi^,  i„  ic^h  ^  lef  i'ntellff  i^  ^™"  "^"«' »' 
inclined  to  Mmmnimt  whirh  .i*  .^iT.!  'V"i"\ '"  breadth ;  ft  is  much  **—r»rM 

efteemed  not  worth  the  Iteepine.         ''"'J^^'  flraderly  inhabited,and/-''*  «l«fcri. 

B£ilBJX)^i„theL-S«Jofi7i.i^,4^^„  ^ 

«ce«dingi5««;«inlcngth:  r»r  is  It  oHnl llSf  f"* '"'"' '  notiflkwlof.*- 
f-K/'A  who  are  the  pofleflbrs  thei«o/ •  Jr  l.^!T2?*'''  "^^'*  '»  "« tit  "*^"*' 
^and  well  ftottd  whh  CW/^fSV  'SI  JtfS.,!?  ^  °^«  '^''«^ 

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