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honestly pay, looking upon it as the greatest Scandal in I^a- 

 ture to make use of this Law; neither would the Country 

 much regard them afterwards if they did. Yet there are 

 some that are not so scrupulous, or so strictly bound up to 

 Principles of Justice, that have taken the advantage of this 

 Law, to defraud their Creditors, when they had an Oppor- 

 tunity. 



There are several other good Laws in this Province,, and 

 particularly, that no Vagabond, or inferiour Person is suf- 

 fered to travel through the Country without a Pass from the 

 Governor, or some of the Justices of the Peace, this is done 

 to prevent Transports from Europe running away from their 

 Masters. 



They have no Frontier Towns, as I before observed, 

 neither have they any Army, except their Militia, which are 

 both of Horse and Foot, having proper Officers, who are 

 Commissioned, or IN'ominated by the Governor, although 

 they are seldom obliged to Muster (as they are in most of the 

 other English Provinces in Aifnerica) except it be to appre- 

 hend Offenders that will not submit themselves to the Law, 

 or be taken by the Authority of their Justices of Peace's 

 Warrant; in such cases, they generally raise the Posse or 

 Militia^ to seize and bring them to Justice; Yet instances 

 of this jN^ature are but seldom, for I never knew but two 

 whilst I was in the Country. 



But to return to the Subject in Hand, there are made 

 throughout this Settlement, as good Bricks as any I have 

 ever met with in Europe: All sorts of Handy-crafts, such as 

 Carpenters, Joyners, Coopers, Brichlayers, Plaisterers, Shoe- 

 makers, Tanners, Curriers, Taylors, Weavers, and most other 

 sorts of Tradesmen, may with small Beginnings, and good 

 Industry, soon thrive well in this Place, and provide good 

 Estates, and all manner of N^ecessaries for their Families, 



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