10 The Natural Historic 



mild, the Planters are at little or no Labour or Expence in 

 providing Fodder for their Stocks, to what other Northerly 

 Countries are. For in the Winter they only fell large Trees, 

 whereon gi'ow long Moss, which the Horses and Cows feed 

 upon, and makes them both fat and strong ; the Cows will pro- 

 duce Milk, with this kind of Fodder, all the Winter Season, in 

 great plenty. As for Hay, I never observed any made in the 

 Country, tho' they have such plenty of Grass, that they are 

 obliged to burn it off the Ground every lOth of March, by 

 vertue of a Law made in the Country for that purpose. 



These Inducements encouraged them to Settle here, though 

 but a handful of People, seated at great distance one from 

 another, amidst such vast N^umbers of Savage Indians, of dif- 

 ferent JSTations, who w^ere then in Carolina to be met withal. 



The Fame of this Province soon spread itself to the Neigh- 

 bouring Colonies, and in a few Years drew considerable num- 

 bers of Families, not only from them, but likewise from sev- 

 eral Parts of Europe, who all found Land enough to settle 

 themselves in, had they been many Thousands more, both for 

 Pleasure and Profit; which makes the Planters in a great 

 measure live after a most luxurious manner, and void of Care, 

 to what other more ISTortherly Climates are obliged to, by pro- 

 viding Necessaries for the Winter. So that it may properly 

 be said, that Nature produces every thing here for the Pleas- 

 ure and Profit of the Inhabitants. 



Most of the Plantations naturally have a very noble and 

 beautiful Prospect of large and spacious Rivers or Creeks, 

 abounding with variety of Fish and Wildfowl ; as also, pleas- 

 ant and delightful Savannas or Meddows, with their Grean 

 Liveries, interwoven with various kinds of beautiful and most 



glorious 



