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kind of fervants, the Englifh call fervings. When 

 a perfon has bought fuch a fervant for a certain 

 number of years, and has an intention to fell 

 him again, he is at liberty to do fo ; but he is 

 obliged, at the expiration of the term of the 

 fervitude, to provide the ufual fuit of cloaths for 

 the fervant, unlefs he has made that part of the 

 bargain with the purchafer. The Bnglifh and 

 Irijh commonly fell themfelves for four years, 

 but the Germans frequently agree with the cap- 

 tain before they fet out, to pay him a certain 

 fum of money, for a certain number of perfons ; 

 as foon as they arrive in America, they go about 

 and try to get a man who will pay the paffage 

 for them : in return they give according to the 

 circumftances, one, or feveral of their children, 

 to ferve a certain number of years : at laft they 

 make their bargain with the higheft bidder. 



3. THE Negroes or Blacks make the third 

 kind. They are in a manner flaves ; for when 

 a Negro is once bought, he is the purchafer's 

 fervant as long as he lives, unlefs he gives him 

 to another, or makes him free. However it is 

 not in the power of the matter to kill his Negro 

 for a fault, but he mud leave it to the magi- 

 ftrates to proceed according to the laws! For- 

 merly the Negroes were brought over from Af- 

 rica > and bought by almoft every one who could 

 afford it. The Quakers alone fcrupled to have 

 flaves \ but they are no longer fo nice, and they 

 have as many Negroes as other people. How- 

 ever many people cannot conquer the idea of 

 its being contrary to the laws of Chriftianity to 

 keep flaves. There are likev/iib feveral free 

 VOL. I. X Negrses 



