of North Carolina. 35 



OF THE 



Religion, Houses, Raiment, Diet, Liquors, Fir- 

 ing, Diversions, Commodities, Language, 

 Diseases, Curiosities, Cattle, &c. of 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



THE Eeligion by Law established, is the Protestant, as 

 it is professed in England; and tho' thej seldom have 

 Orthodox Clergymen among them, yet there are not 

 only Glebe Lands laid out for that Use, commodious to each 

 Town, but likewise conyenient for building Churches. The 

 want of these Protestant Clergy, is generally supply' d by 

 some School-Masters, who read the Lithurgy, and then a 

 Sermon out of Doctor TiUitson, or some good practical 

 Diyine, every Sunday. These are the most numerous, and 

 are dispersed through the whole Province. 



I shall treat of the other Religions as they are to be re- 

 garded according to their lumbers; and first of the Quahers: 

 These People enjoy the same Privileges as with us in Ireland, 

 and live for the most part in Albemarle County, wherein 

 they have a decent Meeting-House. 



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