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ing to his royal pleafure ; but the inhabi- 

 tants of the province make up his excel- 

 lency's falary. Therefore a man entrufted 

 with this place has greater or leifer reve- 

 nues, according as he knows how to gain 

 the confidence of the inhabitants. There 

 are examples of governors in this, and other 

 provinces of North America, who by their 

 diflenfions with the inhabitants of their 

 refpective governments, have loft their 

 whole falary, his Majefty having no power 

 to make them pay it. If a governor had 

 no other refource in thefe circumftances, he 

 would be obliged either to refign his office, 

 or to be content with an income too fmall 

 for his dignity; or elfe to conform himfelf 

 in every thing to the inclinations of the in- 

 habitants : but there are feveral ftated pro- 

 fits, which in fome meafure make up for 

 this. 1. No one is allowed to keep a pub- 

 lic houfe without the governor's leave ; 

 which is only to be obtained by the pay- 

 ment of a certain fee, according to the cir- 

 cumflances of the perfon. Some governors 

 therefore, when the inhabitants refufed to 

 pay them a falary, have hit upon the expe- 

 dient of doubling the number of inns in 

 their province. 2. Few people who intend 

 to be married, unlefs they be very poor, 

 will have their- banns publifhed from the 



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