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1 be five more 5 and thofe he appoints to go out with (evcral Gangs, 

 fome ten , forae twenty ^ more or lefs^ according to the ability of the 

 overfeer he fo imploycs , and thefe are to go out upon feveral 

 Imployments, as he gives them diredions, fome to weed , fome to 

 plantjifome to fall wood, fome to cleave it, fome to fawit into boards, 

 fome to fetch home, fome to cut Canes, others to attend the Ingenio, 

 Boyling-houfe , Still-houfe, and Cureing-houfe 5 fome for Harveft, 

 to cut the Maies,(of which we have three Crops every year,J others 

 to gather Provifions, ofBonavift, Maies, Yeames, Potatoes, Caflavie, 

 anddrelsit at fit times for their dinners and fuppers, for the Chrifti- 

 an fervantsj the Negresalwayes dreffing their own meat themfolves, 

 in their little Pots, which is only Plantines, boyl'd or roafted, and 

 fome eares of Maies toafted, at the fire, and now and then a Makerel 

 a piece, or two Herrings. 



The Prime Overfoer may very well deforve Fifty pounds Ter 

 Annum^ or the value in foch Commodities as he likes, that are groW' 

 ing upon the Plantation 5 for he is a man that the mafter may allow 

 fometimes to fit at his own Table , and therefore muft be clad accor- 

 dingly. The other five of the Overfoers, are to be accounted ia the 

 ranke of Servants, whole freedome is not yet purchafed, by their five 

 years fervice, according to the cuftome of the Ifland. And for their 

 cloathing, they (hall be allowed three fliirts together, to every man 

 for fhifts , which will very well laft half a year, and then as many- 

 more. And the like proportion for drawers , and for ftiooes , every 

 month a paire, that is twelve pair \ year, fix paic offtockingi yearly, 

 and three Monmouth Capps, and for Sunday es, a doublet of Canvas, 

 and a plain band of Holland. 



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