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Indian, who poffefTed Rhode IJland had fold 

 it to the Englifh for a pair of fpe&acles : it 

 is large enough for a prince's domain, and 

 makes a peculiar government at prefent. 

 This Indian knew to fet a true value upon 

 a pair of fpectacles : for undoubtedly if 

 thofe glafles were not fo plentiful, and only 

 a few of them could be found, they would 

 on account of their great ufe, bear the fame 

 price with diamonds. 



The fervatits which are made ufe of in 

 the Englijh American colonies are either free 

 perfons, or flaves, and the former are again 

 of two different forts. 



1. Those who are quite free ferve by 



the year, they are not only allowed to leave 



their fervice at the expiration of their year, 



but may leave it at any time when they do 



not agree with their matters. However in 



that cafe they are in danger of lofing their 



wages, which are very confiderable. A 



man fervant who has fome abilities, gets 



between fixteen and twenty pounds in Pe?i- 



fyhania currency, but thofe in the country 



do not get fo much. A fervant maid gets 



eight or ten pounds a year : thefe fervants 



have their food befides their wages, but 



muft buy their own clothes, and what they 



get of thefe they muft thank their matter's 



goodnefs for. 



B b 2 2. The 



