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ceptingone Place, call'd Tlie Sofers, which was kept by a Garrifon, but fince the Re- 

 duccmenc of thefe Parts under His Majefties Obedience, and a Patent granted to 

 his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Tork, which is about fix years, by the care and dili- 

 gence of the Honorable Collonel NjcWj, fent thither as Deputy to his Highnefs, 

 fuch a League of Peace was made, and Friendfliip concluded betwixt that Colony 

 and the Indians, that they have not refilled or difturb'd any Qmflians there, in the 

 fetling or peaceable polTeffing of any Lands within that Government, but every 

 Man hath fat under his own Vine,and hath peaceably reap'd and enjoy 'd the Fruits 

 of their own Labors, which God continue. 



Weflward of Jfter-skull River before mention'd, about eighteen or twenty Miles, *™««-*/- 

 runs in ^aritan River Northward into the Countrey fomc fcores of Miles j both 

 fides of which River are adorn'd with fpacious MeadowSjenough to feed thoufands 

 of Cattel : The Wood*Land is very good for Corn, and ftor'd with wild Beafts, 

 as Deer, Elks, and an innumerable multitude of Fowl, as in other parts of the 

 Countrey. This River is thought very capable for the erecting of feveral Towns 

 and Villages on each fide of it, no place in the North of America having better con- 

 venience for the maintaining of all forts of Cattel for Winter and Summer Food. 



Upon this River is no Town fetled, onely one at the Mouth of it j but next to it, 

 Weftward, is a Place call'd Nevafons 5 where are two or three Towns and Tillages 

 fetled upon the Sea-fide, but none betwixt that and Delaware Say, which is about 

 fixty Miles, all which is a rich Champain Countrey, free from Stones, and indiffe- 

 rent level, having (lore of excellent good Timber, and very well water'd, having 

 Brooks or Rivers ordinarily, one or more in every Miles travel. This Countrey 

 is peopled onely with wild Beafts, as Deer, Elks, Bears, and other Creatures, fo 

 that in a whole days Journey you fliall meet vrith no Inhabitants except a few 

 Indians. It is alfo full of ftately Oaks, whofe broad-branch'd tops ferve for no other 

 ufe, but to keep off the Suns heat from the wild Beafts of the Wildernefs, where is 

 Grafs as high as a Man's Middle, which ferves for no other end, except to main- 

 tain the Elks and Deer, who never devour a hundredth part of it, than to be burnt 

 every Spring to make way for new. How many poor People in the World would 

 think themfelves happy, had they an Acre or two of Land,whilft here is hundreds, 

 nay thoufands of Acres that would invite Inhabitants. 



Delaware Say, the Mouth of the River, lieth about the mid way betwixt New *>'/«»*»- 

 Tork and the Capes of Virginia. V 



The beft Commodities for any to carry with them to this Countrey is Clothing, 

 the Countrey being full of all forts of Cattel, which they may furnifli themfelves 

 withal at an eafie Rate, for any fort of Englijh Goods, as likewife Inftruments for 

 Husbandry and Building, with Nails, Hinges, Glafs, and the like. They get a Live- 

 lihood principally by Corn and Cattcl,which will there fetch them any Commodu 

 ties : Likewife they Sowe ftore of Flax, which they make every one Cloth of for 

 their own wearing ; as alfo Woollen Cloth, and Linfey-woolfey 5 and had they 

 more Tradefmen amongft them, they would in a little time live without the help 

 of any other Countrey for their Clothing ; for Tradefmen there are none but live 

 happily there, as Carpenters, Blackfmiths, Mafons,Taylors, Weavers, Shoemakers, 

 Tanners, Brickmakers, and fo any other Trade : Them that have no Trade be- 

 take themfelves to Husbandry, get Land of their own, and live exceeding well. 



We {lull conclude our Difcourfe of this Countrey with a notable Character gi- 

 ven thereof by a late Writer, as to the great advantage of happy living in all rc- 

 fpe&s, for whofoever fliall be pleis'd to betake himfelf thither to live. 



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