Travels Through North America 



of Albany; two for each of the other eight counties; 

 one for the borough of West Chester; one for the 

 township of Schenectady; and one for each of the 

 three manors of Rensselaerwyck, Livingston, and 

 Cortlandt. The legislative power is entirely lodged 

 in their hands, each branch having a negative; ex- 

 cept that, as in the other colonies, all laws must have 

 the king's approbation, and not interfere with, or be 

 repugnant to, the laws of Great Britain. 



The courts of judicature are similar, I believe, in 

 every respect, to those in the Jerseys. 



The established religion is that of the Church of 

 England, there being six churches in this province 

 with stipends (to the value of about 50 1. currency) 

 annexed to each by law. The clergy are twelve in 

 number, who, exclusive of what they acquire by the 

 establishment above-mentioned, or by contributions, 

 receive, as missionaries from the Society for the Prop- 

 agation of the Gospel, 50 1. sterling each. Besides 

 the religion of the Church of England, there is a 

 variety of others: dissenters of all denominations, 

 particularly Presbyterians, abound in great num- 

 bers, and there are some few Roman Catholics. 



Arts and sciences have made no greater progress 

 here than in the other colonies; but as a subscription 

 library* has been lately opened, and every one seems 

 zealous to promote learning, it may be hoped they 

 will hereafter advance faster than they have done 



* See Note XIII. 



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