provides him with a bed, food, medicines^ 

 and people to take care of, and ferve him. 

 When fome of them aiked leave to be ab- 

 fent for a day or tvi^o, to go abroad, it was 

 generally granted them, if circumftances 

 would permit, and they enjoyed as iifual 

 their fliare of proviHons and money, but 

 were obliged to get fome of their comrades 

 to mount the guard for them as often as it 

 came to their turns, for which they gave 

 them an equivalent. The governor and 

 officers were duly honoured by the fol- 

 diers 3 however, the foldiers and officers of- 

 ten fpoke together as comrades, without 

 any ceremonies, and with a very becoming 

 freedom. The foldiers who are fent hi- 

 ther from France, commonly ferve till they 

 are forty or fifty years old, after which they 

 are difmiffed and allowed to fettle upon^, 

 and cultivate a piece of ground. But if 

 they have agreed on their arrival to ferve 

 no longer than a certain number of years^ 

 they are difmilTed at the expiration of their 

 term. Thofe who are born here, com- 

 monly agree to ferve the crown during fix, 

 eight, or ten years; after which they are 

 difmilTcd, and fet up for farmers in the 

 country. The king prefents each difmiffed 

 foldier with a piece of land, being com- 

 monly 



