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Chap. II. 



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cha^ra. ( cT F there be any terredriai happinefs (faith he) to be had by any People, efpeci. 

 :°omurcy: »1 a ll y f an inferior rank, it muft certainly be here. Here any one may furnifli 

 "himfclf with Land, and live Rent-free, yea, with fuch a quantity of Land, that 

 «he may weary himfelf with walking over his Fields of Corn, and all forts of 

 « Grain, and let his Stock amount co fome hundreds . he needs not fear there want 

 « of Pafture in the Summer, or Fodder in the Winter, the Woods affording fuffici- 

 « ent fupply, where you have Grafs as high as a Man's Knees, nay, as high as his 

 « Wafte, interlac'd with Pea-Vines, and other Weeds that Cattel much delight in, 

 « as much as a Man can pafs through : And thefe Woods alfo every Mile or half- 

 " Mile are furnifli'd with frcfli Ponds, Brooks, or Rivers, where all forts of Cattel, 

 " during the heat of the day, do quench their third, and cool themfelves. Thefe 

 " Brooks and Rivers being inviron'd of each fide with feveral forts of Trees and 

 « Grape-Vines, Arbor-like interchanging places, and croffing thefe Rivers, do ftiadc 

 * and flielter them from the fcorching beams of the Sun. Such as by their utmoft 

 « Labors can fcarcely get a Living, may here procure Inheritances of Lands and 

 " PofTeffions, ftock themfelves with all forts of Cattel, enjoy the benefit of them 

 « whild they live, and leave them to their Children when they die. Here you need 

 ct not trouble the Shambles for Meat, nor Bakers and Brewers for Beer and Bread, 

 « nor run to a Linnen-Draper for a fupply, every one making their own Linnen, 

 " and a great part of their woollen Cloth for their ordinary wearing. And how 

 "prodigal (if I may fo fay) hath Nature been to furnifli this Countrey with all 

 " forts of wild Beads and Fowl, which every one hath an intereft in, and may Hunt 

 " at his pleafure \ where, befides the pleafure in Hunting, he may furnifli his Houfe 

 « with excellent fat Venifon,Turkies, Geefe, Heath-hens, Cranes, Swans, Ducks, 

 " Pigeons, and the like . and wearied with that, he may go a Fifliing, where the 

 « Rivers are fo furnifli'd, that he may fupply himfelf with Fifli before he can leave 

 « off the Recreation. Here one may travel by Land upon the fame Continent 

 < < hundreds of Miles, and pafs through Towns and Villages, and never hear the 

 " lead complaint for want, nor hear any ask him for a Farthing. Here one may 

 " lodge in the Fields and Woods, travel from one end of the Countrey to another, 

 " with as much fecurity as if he were lock'd within his own Chamber : And if 

 " one chance to meet with an hdian Town, they (hall give him the bed Entertain- 

 " ment they have, and upon his defire direct him on his Way. But that which 

 " adds happinefs to all the red, is the healthfulnefs of the Place, where many Peo- 

 lc pie in twenty years time never know what Sicknefs is h where they look upon it 

 a as a great Mortality, if two or three die out of a Town in a years time. Befides 

 " thcfweetnefsoftheAir, the Countrey it felf fends forth fuch a fragrant fmell, 

 " that it may be perceiv'd at Sea before they can make the Land : No evil Fog or 

 « Vapor doth any fooner appear, but a North*Wed or Wederly Wind immediately 

 " diffolves it, and drives it away. Moreover,youfliallfcarce fee a Houfe, but the 

 " South-fide is begirt with Hives of Bees, which increafc after an incredible man- 

 " ner : So that if there be any tcrrcdrial Canaan, 'tis furely here, where the Land 

 11 floweth with Milk and Honey. 



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