39 o December 1748. 



lefs he has made that part of the bargain 

 with the purchafer. The Englijh and 

 Irijh commonly fell themfelves for four 

 years, but the Germans frequently agree 

 with the captain before they fet out, to 

 pay him a certain fum of money, for a cer- 

 tain number of perfons 5 as foon as they ar- 

 rive in America, they go about and try to 

 get a man who will pay the pafTage for 

 them. In return they give according to 

 the circumftances one, or feveral of their 

 children to ferve a certain number of years, 

 at laft they make their bargain with the 

 higheft bidder. 



3. The Negroes or Blacks make the third 

 kind. They are in a manner Haves 5 for 

 when a Negro is once bought, he is the 

 purchafer's fervant as long as he lives, un- 

 iefs he gives him to another, or makes him 

 free. However it is not in the power of 

 the mafter to kill his Negro for a fault, but 

 he mufl: leave it to the magiftrates to pro- 

 ceed according to the laws. Formerly the 

 Negroes were brought over from Africa, 

 and bought by almoft every one who could 

 afford it. The quakers alone fcrupled to 

 have Haves ; but they are no longer fo nice, 

 and they have as many Negroes as other 

 people. However many people cannot con- 

 quer the idea of its being contrary to the 



laws 



