of the Ifland of Barbadoes. | 113 
keep the Plantation in the condition we receive it, which we will) 
fappofe to be compleatly furnifhed, with all that is neceflary there- 
unto: And firlt, of allmanner ofhouleing, as convenient dwelling | 
houfes, the Mill-houfe, or Grinding-houfe where the Sugar is preft 
out 5 the boyling houfe, with five fufficient Coppers for boyling:, | 
and one or two for cooling, with all Utenfills, that belong to the Mill, 
and boyling-houfe ; the filling room, with ftantions; the Still-houfe 
"| with two {ufficient Stills, and receivers to hold the drink , with Ci- 
fterns to’all thefe rooms, for holding liquor, and: temper; the Cureing 
houfe alfd with {tantions, two ftories high,and commonly in it feven- 
teen or eighteen hundred pots for curemg 5 the Smiths forge, with 
room to lay coales , Iron, and Steel; the Carpenter, and Joyners 
| houfes , where they lodge and lay theirtools, and much of their fine 
worke 5 with fufficient ftore-houfes, to lay fuch provifion as we 
receive from forrain parts, as Beef,Pork,Fifh, Turtles and alfo to keep 
our drink which is made of the Sugar, to the repairing of all which, 
the premifés'with the Appurtenances, we will allow no Jef then 5001. 
Annu, 4 
{° The. next thing we are toconfidert 
s, the feeding of our fervants 
rowifions. which the Plantations 
; bear, and that will be no matter > 10r: ney are not Often ed 
jwith bone-meat; But we will allow to.the Ghriftian fervants , | 
“tC which are not above thirty in number, ) four barrels of Beef, 
and as much of Porke yearly, with two barrels of falt Fifh, and 
$90 poor-Johns, which we have from New England , four barrels 
of Turtle, and as many of pickled Makerels , and two of Herings , 
\for the Negroes; all which I have computed , and finde they will 
j amount unto tool, or there abouts ; befides the fraight, which will 
| be no great matter; for you mutt be fure to have a Factor, both 
fat New Evglavd and Virginia , to provide you of all Commodities | 
ithofe places afford, that are ufeful to your Plantation 5 or elfe your} 
i charge will be treble, As ftom New England, Beef, Porke, Fith, of 
‘all forts, dried and pickled; from Virginia live-Cattle 5 “Beef and 
! Tobacco ; for theirs at Barbadoes is the worft I think that growes in 
the world ; And for Cattle, no place lyes neercr to provide) 
jthemfelyes , and the Virginians cannot have a better 4 
tofell them; for an Oxe of § |. pound price at Virginie; will ee 
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| But togoon with our computation: foraswehave given order od 
__ feeding our people, fo we muft fortheir cloathing; and firft for the | 
| Chriftians, which we will account to be thirty in number, whereof =. 3 
| 3 fhall be men, and } women, that we may make our computation 
ithe more exact; and for the men, (which aretwenty in number,) 
| we will allow one for the fupreame Overfeer, who is to receive and 
| give directions, to all the oth Overfeers , which weallow to 
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