102 J A M A I C A. 



The parifli of St. Mary alone has no church as yet built; and con- 

 fequently divine fervice is very leldom performed here ; but, when 

 it is performed, fome private houfe is uiually. lent for the occafion. 

 In the county are feven churches, two chapels of eafe, and one fyn- 

 agogue. The civil government of each pari(h, or precindt, is 

 under the diredlion of a cujlos rotiilorum, and his affociates, juftices 

 of the peace, who hold a quarter feflion ; and fubordinate to them 

 ;are the feveral conftables, clerk of the peace, furveyors and war- 

 (dens of highways, coroner, collcflors of the parochial taxes, &c. 



CHAP. VIII. 



SECT. I. 

 SURRY 



Contains about 672616 acres, and ha^ feven parilhes, and ten 

 towns and hamlets, viz. 

 Parifhes. Towns. Hamleta. 



Kingfton, Kingflon, the county-town. 



Port Royal, Port Royal, 



; St. Andrew, Half-way Tree. 



St. David, Yallahs. 



St.ThomasintheEaft, Bath, Morant. 



Portland, Titchfield and Moore,. Manchineel. 



Negroe-town, J 



St. George, Crawford, now Charles- 



town, Negroe-town. 

 The parifli of Kingfton is bounded Raft by the parifli of Port 

 Royal ; Weft and North, by St. Andrew ; and South, by the har- 

 bour. The town of Kingfton is fituated in latitude \f 59!' North; 

 longitude, 76° 34' Weft. According to fome geographers, the 

 diftance and bearing from London are 4080 miles ; and the dif- 

 ference of time from the fame, five hours, fix minutes, Weft. After 

 the repeated defolations by earthquake and fire, which drove the 



inhabitants 



