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and were indulged in great privileges which 

 were given them forever. The Germans 

 not fatisfied with being themfelves removed 

 from New Tork, wrote to their relations 

 and friends and advifed them, if ever they 

 intended to come to America, not to go to 

 New York, where the government had 

 ihewn itfelf fo unequitable. This advice 

 had fuch influence, that the Germansy who 

 afterwards went in great numbers to North 

 America, conftantly avoided Ne%v York and 

 always went to Penfyhania. It fometimes 

 happened that they were forced to go on. 

 board fuch fhips as were bound to New 

 York ; but they were fcarce got on fhore, 

 when they haftened on to Penfyhania in 

 light of all the inhabitants of New York, 



But the want of people in this province 

 may likewife be accounted for in a different 

 manner. As the Dutch, who firft culti- 

 vated this country, obtained the liberty of 

 flaying here by the treaty with England, 

 and of enjoying all their privileges and ad- 

 vantages without the leaft limitation, each 

 of them took a very large piece of ground 

 for himfelf, and many of the more power- 

 ful heads of families made themfelves the 

 poffeffors and mailers of a country of as 

 great an extent as would be fufficient to form 

 a middling and even a great parifh. Moft 



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