400 December 1748. 



they had often tried. However on coming 

 to town during the fair (for he lived in the 

 country) fome other Negroes invited him 

 to drink with them. At firfl he would 

 not, but they preiTed him till he was obli- 

 ged to comply. As foon as he came into 

 the room, the others took a pot from the 

 wall and pledged him, defiring him to drink 

 likewife : he drank, but when he took the 

 pot from his mouth, he faid what beer is 

 this ? It is full of ******. I purpofely 

 omit what he mentioned, for it feems un- 

 doubtedly to have been the name of the 

 poifon with which malicious Negroes do fo 

 much harm, and which is to be met with 

 almoft every where. It might be too much 

 employed to wicked purpofes, and it is 

 therefore better that it remains unknown. 

 The other Negroes and Negro-women fell 

 a laughing at the complaints of their hated 

 countryman, and danced and fung as if they 

 had done an excellent action, and had at 

 laft obtained the point fo much wifhed for. 

 The innocent Negro went away immedi- 

 ately, and when he got home, faid that the 

 other Negroes had certainly poifoned him : 

 he then fell into a confumption, and no 

 remedy could prevent his death. 



End of Vol. I. 



