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not help perceiving, that this is that " English 

 " Hospitality" of which we have read so much ; 

 but, which Boroughmongers' taxes and pawns 

 have long since driven out of England. This 

 American way of life puts one in mind of 

 FORTESCUE'S fine description of the happy 

 state of the English, produced by their good 

 laws, which kept every man's property sacred, 

 even from the grasp of the king. " Every in- 

 " habitant is at his Liberty fully to use and en- 

 " JY whatever his Farm produceth, the Fruits 

 " of the Earth, the Increase of his Flock, and 

 " the like: All the Improvements he makes, 

 " whether by his own proper Industry, or of 

 " those he retains in his Service, are his own to 

 " use and enjoy without the Lett, Interruption, 

 " or Denial of any : If he be in any wise in- 

 " jured, or oppressed, he shall have his Amends 

 " and Satisfaction against the party offending : 

 " Hence it is, that the Inhabitants are Rich in 

 " Gold, Silver, and in all the Necessaries and 

 " Conveniences of Life. They drink no Water, 

 " unless at certain Times, upon a Religious 

 " Score, and by Way of doing Penance. They 

 " are fed, in great Abundance, with all sorts of 

 " Flesh and Fish, of which they have Plenty 

 " every where ; they are cloathed throughout 

 " in good Woollens ; their Bedding and other 

 " Furniture in their Houses are of Wool, and 



