Chap. II. a M EX^IC A. 167 



The People of the Countrey are given to Hunting of wild Beafts, which is their 

 chiefeft Food. 



Their Arms are Bowes and Arrows. Their Armor is made partly of Wood, 

 and partly of a kind of twifted Stuff like Cotton^Wool. 



Thdj^Meat is Flour of Indian Corn, of that Countreys growth, fodden to Pap, 

 whicnThcy preferve for times of Neceflity when they cannot Hunt. 



This Province of Laconia, however known by a diftinct Name, is included within- 

 the Province of Main, which offers it felf next to our confideration. 



All that part of the Continent of New England, which was allotted by Patent to of the Pro- 

 Sir Ferdinando Gorges and to his Heirs, he thought fit to call by the Name of The Tro- ^%. of 

 YmceofMain* It takes it beginning at the entrance of Tafcatoway Harbor, and Co 

 pafleth up the fame into the River of Ne'\Ytchv>a'Vocb j and through the fame unto the 

 fartheft Head thereof ; and from thence North-Weft wards for the fpace of a hun- 

 dred and twenty Miles . and from the Mouth of PafcatoTtay Harbor aforefaid, 

 North-Eaftward along the Sea*Coaft, to Sagadehock ; and up the River thereof to 

 JQnibequy River, even as far as the Head thereof; and into the Land North- Weft* 

 wards, for the fpace of a hundred and twenty Miles. 



To thefe Territories are alfo adjoyn'd the North half of the Ifles of Sboles, toge- 

 ther with the Ifles ofCapawkk and Is^auticanj as alfo all the little Iflands lying within 

 five Leagues of the Main, all along the Sea«Coaft, between the aforefaid Rivers of 

 PafcatoTbay and Sagadehock* 



He no fooncr had this Province fetled upon him, but he gave publick notice, 

 That if anyone would undertake by himfelf and his Affociates, toTranfporta 

 competent number of Inhabitants, to Plant in any part of his Limits, he would 

 affign unto him or them fuch a proportion of Land, as fhould in reafon fatisfie them, 

 referving onely to himfelf fome fmall High-Rent, as is. ox is. 6 d. for a hundred 

 Aores per Annum : and if they went about to build any Town or City, he would 

 Endow them with fuch Liberties and Immunities, as fliould make them capable to 

 Govern themfelvcs within their own Limits, according to the Liberties granted to 

 any Town or Corporation within this Realm of England. And as for others of the 

 meaner fort who went as Tenants, that they fhould have fuch quantities of Land 

 aflign'd them as they were able to manage, at the Rate of 4 d. or 6 d. an Acre, ac- 

 cording to the nature or fituation of the Place they fettle in. 



And for the Divifion of the Province, and the Form of Government which he 

 intended to EftablHh, he firft divided the Province into feveral Parts ; and thofc 

 again he fubdivided into diftinA Regiments, as Eaft, Weft, North, and South ; 

 thofe again into feveral Hundreds, Parifhesand Tythings, and thefe to have their 

 feveral Officers to Govern, according to fuch Laws as fliould be agreed upon by 

 publick Affent of the Free-holders, with the approbation of himfelf or Deputy ^and 

 the principal Officers of the publick State. 



The fetled Government for the general State, to whom all Appeals were to be 

 made, and from whom all Instructions for the welfare of the Publick weretoiffue, 

 were to confift of himfelf or his Deputy, who was to be chofen every three year 

 by himfelf, with the advice of his Council : Next a Chancellor for the determina* 

 tion of all Caufes ; ATreafurer, to whom the care of the publick Revenue was 

 to be committed • A Marfhal, whofc Office was to overfee the Regiments, and to 

 provide Men for publick Service ; An Admiral, to take care of all Maritime Af* 

 fairs, to whom a Judge of the Admiralty was to be joyn'd to determine all Mari- 

 time Caufes ; A Matter of the Ordnance, to look to the publick Atms and Am- 

 munition • A Secretary, to receive Intelligence, and to acquaint himlelf or Deputy 



there- 



