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Antegua, Barbados, and many others, to settle here; many 

 of whom with small Beginnings, are become very Rich in a 

 few Years. 



The Europians, or Christians of North-Carolina, are a 

 streight, tall, well-limb'd and active People; their Children 

 being seldom or never troubled with Rickets, and many other 

 Distempers that the Europians are afflicted with, and you 

 shall seldom see any of them deformed in Body. 



The Men who frequent the Woods, and labour out of 

 Doors, or use the Waters, the vicinity of the Sun makes Im- 

 pressions on them ; but as for the Women that do not expose 

 themselves to Weather, they are often very fair, and well 

 featur'd, as you shall meet with any where, and have very 

 Brisk and Charming Eyes; and as well and finely shaped, 

 as any Women in the World. And I have seldom observed 

 any Red-hair'd Women, or Men, born in this Country. 



They marry generally very young, some at Thirteen or 

 Fourteen; and she that continues unmarried, until Twenty, 

 is reckoned a stale Maid, which is a very indifferent Char- 

 acter in that Country. These Marriages for want of an 

 Orthodox Clergyman, is performed by the Governor, or the 

 next Justice of the Peace ; who reads the Matrimonial Cere- 

 mony, which is as binding there as if done by the best divine 

 in Europe. The Women are very fruitful, most Houses 

 being full of Little Ones, and many Women from other 

 Places who have been long Married and without Children, 

 have remov'd to Carolina, and become joyful Mothers, as has 

 been often observed. It very seldom happens they miscarry, 

 and they have very easie Travail in their Child-bearing. 



The Children at nine Months old are able to walk and 

 run about the House, and are very Docile and apt to learn 



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