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appoint. Thefe are the moft material articles recognized by the 

 law. It likewife provides, that no perfon (hall feize, detain, or 

 diflurb, any of the Negroes in the pofleffions and privileges thereby 

 granted, under penalty of 500/.; and it allows them, for appre- 

 hending and bringing in run-away flaves, 10 s. per hctid, with a 

 poundage of is. bd. for money difburfed, befides mile-money, ac- 

 cording to the diflance. Thefe were tlie Negroes belonging to the 

 leeward towns, Trelawny and Accompong, the former in St. 

 James ; the other in St. Elizabeth. Some years afterwards, upon 

 feme difference arifing among the Negroes at Trelawny, as I have 

 heai'd, concerning the right of command, a fray enfued. The 

 town divided into two factions ; one of which adhered to a new 

 chief, named Furry, and removed with him to another fpot, where 

 they formed a new town, called after his name. In 1740, the like 

 accommodation was entered into with Captain Quao, of the wind- 

 ward party ; the purporti: of which is much the fame as the pre- 

 ceding, except that they are prohibited exprefsly from planting 

 any fugar-canes, except for their hogs; and are to be tried for capital 

 crimes, like other Negroes. The command, upon Quao's death,, 

 is fettled to devolve to Captain Thomboy ; remainder to Apong, 

 Blackwall^ Cla(h ; and afterwards to be fupplied by the governor 

 for tlic time being. It was likewife conditioned, that all fugitive 

 {laves, who liad joined Quao's party, or had been taken prifoners 

 by them within three years antecedent, fliould be delivered up to 

 their refpedive owners, upon affurance of pardon and good ufage. 

 This windward party now occupy Scot's Hall, in St. Mary; Moore 

 Town (formed upon the defertion of Nanny Town), in Portland 

 and Crawford; or. Charles Town, in St. George, 

 . By lubkquent laws, the premium for taking up run-aways was 

 augmented tO'^I. pt'r head [p'j, and forae other providons enafted: 

 viz. that any Negroes in thefe towns, committing tumult and di- 

 fhubance, Ihall luffcr iuch punilhment as the white fuperintendant,,, 

 with four tov/nfa.en, and the captain commandant, fhall infiitf, 

 not extending; to life : that the p-overnor fhall iffue commiilions 

 for trial of the oiTeaders : that they fhall not abfent themfelves 



[/d ^'7 "" ^'^ pafled fitue, viz. in the year 1769, the preiniitro is redi'ced to 2/. ^«- head, or !b 

 jTiudi on'y iis the iiKi^lftrate may deem meet ; and mile-money at the rare of j{J,fa- mile. 



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