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vantage. The woods are stored with
deer and wild turkeys, OF . great mag
nitude, weighing many times above
50 pounds apiece, and Of more pleas
ant taste than in England being in
their proper climate; other sorts of
beasts In the woods that are good for
food: and also fowls whose names are
not known to them"
Imported Foods Thrive.
This is what they found naturally
upon the place, but they have brought
with them most sorts of seeds and roots
of the Barbados, which thrive very
well and they have potatoes and
other roots and herbs Of Barbados
growing and thriving with them; as
also from Virginia, Barmoodoes and
New England what they could afford.
They have indigo, tobacco very good
and cotton wool, lime trees, orange.
lemon and other fruit trees thrive
exceedingly. They have two crops of
Indian corn in one year. The marshes
and meadows are very large-from
1,5o0 to 5000 acres and upward-and
are excellent for cattle. Some cattle,
both great and small, live well all
the winter and keep their fat without
fodder. Hogs find so much mast and
other food in the woods that they
want no other care than that of a
swineherd to keep them from run
ming wild.
Last OF ALL the air comes to be
considered, which is not the least
consideration to the we'll being of a
plantation, for without a wholesome
air all other considerations avail
nothing. And this is it which makes
tnls place so desirable, being seated
IN the most temperate cline where the
neighborhood of the glorious light of
heaven brings many advantages and
MS convenient distance secures them
rrom the inconvenience of his scorch-
ing beams. The nights nor days are
so long. when at longest as in England,
by somewhat above two hours,
Accent On Initiative,
is there therefore any younger
brother who is born Of gentle blood
and whose spirit is elevated above the
common sort, and yet the hard usage
OF our country hath not allowed suit
able fortune: he will not surely be
afraid to leave his native soil to ad-
vance his fortunes equal to his blood
and spirit, and so he will avoid those
unlawful ways too many of our Young
gentlemen take to maintain themselves
AcrOTnln0 hat -; ;-l
having but small estates: here with
a few servants and a small stock a
great estate may be raised, although
MS birth hath not entitled him to
any land Of his ancestors, vet his
industry may supply him SO as to
make him the head of as famous a
family
such as are here tormented with
much care how to get worth to gain
a livelihood, or that with their labor
can hardly yet get comfortable sub
slstence, shall do we'll to 20 to this
place where any man whatever that
Is but willing to take moderate pains
may be assured of 4 most comfortable
subsistence and be in q way to raise
his fortunes far beyond what he could
ever hope for in England Let no man
be troubled at the thoughts Of being
a servant for or years, for I
can assure you that many men give
money with their children to serve
seven years, to take more pains and
fare nothing so we'll as the servants
in this plantation will do. Then it
In tn hn nrncidaro1 hat
he Is out of his time he hath land
and tools and clothes given him and
Is in way Of Advancement.
IT any maid or single woman hath
a desire to 60 over. they will think
themselves in the golden age when
man paid a dowry for their wives; for
If they be but civil. and under so years
of age, some honest man or other will
purchase them for their wives. Those
that desire further advice, or servants
that would be entertained, let them
repair to Mr.. Mathew Wilkinson, the
ironmonger at the Sign of the Three
Feathers in Bishopsgate street. where
they will be informed when the ships
will be ready.
Every man servant at the expira-
ton Of their time is to have Of the
country 100 acres Of land to him
and his heirs forever, paying only
I'D per acre per annum; and the
women so acres Of land in the same
conditions: their masters also are to
allow them two suits OF apparel and
tools such as he is best able to work
with. according to the custom Of
the country"