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menfe, in a country where their flaves 

 are fed with little or no expence to 

 their matters, and where winter nei- 

 ther interrupts their labour, nor ren- 

 ders cloathing neceffary. To avoid the 

 difadvantages of this pradtice, many of 

 the Planters of this Colony are endea- 

 vouring to encourage the wenches to 

 child-bearing, by particular rewards and 

 immunities, which, in feveral inliances, 

 have proved fuccefsful. That this is the 

 true caufe of their decreafe, is farther 

 evident, from obferving the iituation 

 of Virginia and Maryland, where the 

 Slaves increafe, without any addition by 

 importation, becaufe this pernicious co- 

 pulation is there detefted, as infamous 

 and unnatural. 



The Inhabitants derive no fmall af- 

 fiftance from the Indians, particularly 

 the Arrowauks, fome of whom refide 

 on almoft every plantation, and are em- 

 B b 3 ployed 



