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BOOK II. CHAP. VII. 101 



State of the Parifh. 



■? Annual Produce of Sugar. 



Negroes. CajMe. Sugar-plantations. | Hogfheads. | Other Settlements. 



1734, 4441 



1740, 5242 



1761, 7729 



1768, 8320 6^P7 22 I 1700 I 158 



This parifh has increafed, as appears from the table, upwards of 

 three thoufand in J^egroes, and in cattle near four thoufand, from 

 1745 to 1768, or* in Vyenty-three years. This is to be afcribed 

 almoit entirely to the Settlements formed in Pedro's Cockpits: and 

 a better proof cannot -be ^quired, to fliew the vaft benefits arifing 

 to the ifland fiom a nmre extenfive colonization of its interior 

 waftes ; nor a flronger reafon given for an immediate and vigorous 

 encouragement of fuch a p\n. 



To recapitulate fome of the preceding matters, and bring them 

 into one view, I fhall clofe my detail of this county with the fol- 

 lowing particulars : 



County-town of Middlesex. 

 St. Jago de la Vega» 

 where is held the fupreme court of common law on the lail Tuef- 

 day in February, May, Augufl, and November. 



Annual Produce of Sugar. 

 Negroes. Cattle. Sugar-plantations. | Hogflieads. | Other Settlements. 



Stateof it 1 ,, , 1 1 ^-^ 



in 1-68, J '^'^ ^^^'"^ ^^9 ' ^'^'^•^° ' '^ ^ 



Redlories, and their Stipends. 



St. Catharine,' 



St. Dorothy, 



St. John, 



St. Thomas in the Vale, 



Clarendon, 



Vere, 



St. Mary, — 



St. Anne, 



J750 o o 



The 



