2 o 2 November 1748. 



THE country people come to market in New 

 Tork twice a week, much in the fame manner as 

 they do at Philadelphia-, with this difference, that 

 the markets are here kept in feveral places. 



THE governor of the province of New Tork 

 refides here, and has a palace in the fort. Among 

 thofe who have been entrufted with this poft, 

 William Burnet deferves to be had in perpetual 

 remembrance. He was one of the fons of Dr. 

 Thomas Burnet (fo celebrated on account of his 

 learning) and feemed to have inherited the know- 

 ledge of his father. But his great affiduity in 

 promoting the welfare of this province, is what 

 makes the principal merit of his charader. The 

 people of New Tork therefore flill reckon him the 

 beft governor they ever had, and think that they 

 cannot praife his fervices too much. The many 

 agronomical obfervations which he made in thefe 

 parts, are inlerted in feveral Englifh works. In 

 the year 1727, at the acceffion of king George 

 II. to the throne of Great Britain, he was ap- 

 pointed governor of New England. In confe- 

 quence of this he left New Tork, and went to 

 Bofton, where he died univerfally lamented, OQ 

 the 7th of September 1729. 



AN affembly of deputies, from all the particu- 

 lar diftrifts of the province of New Tork, is held 

 at New Tork once or twice every year. It may 

 be looked upon as a parliament or dyet in mini- 

 ature. Every thing relating to the good of the 

 province is here debated. The governor calls the 

 afiembly, and diffolves it at pleafure: this is a 

 power which he ought only to make ufe of, either 

 when no farther debajtes are neceffary, or when 



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