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Chap. VII. 



they gave the Hollanders to underftand, that they would kill the Vortuguefe if they 

 offer'd to crofs the Rivers. 



Maurice advifing Prince Frederick Henrick of his Tranfa&ions, defir'd that he 

 would fend over Planters thither, whether they were banifli'd Germans or Vaga. 

 bonds, out of their Houfes of Cdrreftion ; for without them the fruitful Coururey 

 of Braftte would render but a flender Account to the Weft*lndia Company, nor be 

 able to prevent the Invafions of the Spaniards. 



The fruitfulnefs of this Trait of Land was not inferior to any Countrey in the 



whole World, Cattel grazing up and down in Herds of five, fix, and feven thou- 



fand. Moreover, Maurice advis'd them about the fcarcity of Provifions, without 



Gr*v, Ma* w h jch they were not able to maintain Wan He alfo fetled the Traders in a good 



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his Govern- Order, dividing all thofe free People which bore no Offices, into tour Companies, 



merit with * O * 1 n 1 rv* i 



J c ^ k /^ s under Captains, Enfigns, and Lieutenants. The Cuftoms and Tributes were 

 Farm'd, Marriages were order'd to be perform'd by the Netberland Priefts, the Jews 

 had leave not to Watch on their Sabbath, all manner of Deboflieries were ftri&ly 

 forbid from being a&ed on the Lords-Day, and Punifhments ordain'd for Drunk- 

 ards and other Debofliees ; feveral Schools were alfo ere&ed for Youth, and for 

 the inftrudion of the Brafilians in the Cbrijlian Religion 5 arid laftly, it was permit- 

 ted to any that would, to build in the ruin'd City Olinda, or elfe to repair thofe Hou- 

 fes that were fail'n to ruine. 



Some of the Tortuguefes fill'd Maurice his Ears with a Report of the Silver-Mines 

 at Coubaou y CopaoHy Terra Nova, and about Cape St. Augufiine $ but he not regarding 

 them, plac'd Sheriffs over the Villages, and Overfcers over the Alms-houfes and 

 Hofpitals, iiTuing out Orders alfo for the delivering of the Provifions, which be* 

 ing very fcarce, every Man had a certain Allowance, that fo it might laft the longer; 

 but when in th js Diftribution the meaner fort began to be fcanted, the Peoples 

 Complaints were fuch, that an Infurre&ion was like to enfue, if not carefully and 

 fpeedily prevented : whereupon the decay'd and deferted Sugar-Mills of the Tortw 

 guefes were put to Sale, and fold fomefor three, others for fix and feven thoufand 



Pound, 



