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called if Thornbick, legs and clam Uj^e 0 
Hawke, and in other rejpedf as a iVomairv* 
child. 
The Secbnd of O^ober^ about p of the 
clock in the nnornieg^Mi'- Maverid^s Negro 
wonniin came to tny chamber window, and 
in her own Countrcy language atid tune 
fang very loud and (hril, going out to her, 
(he ufed a great deal of refped toward^ 
me, and willmgff wobld haveexpre(Ted her 
grief mEngliJk 'i but I apprehended it by 
her countenance and deportment, whereup- 
on I repaired to myhoft, to learn of hinr^ 
tht caufe, and rcfolyed to intreat him in 
her behalf, for that I underftood before , 
that (he had been a Qjcen in her own 
Countrey,and obfervcd a very humble and 
dutiful garb ufed towards her by another 
Negro who was her nriaid. Mr. Mavericl^ 
was defirous to have a breed of Negroes, 
and therefore feeing fhc would not yield by 
perfwafions to company with a Negro 
young man he had in his houfe *, he com- 
tnanded him wilFd (he niird (he to go to 
bed to her ^ which Was ho foorier done but 
(he kickt him out again, this (he took in 
high di(dain beyond her flavery, an(J this 
was the caufe of her grief* In the after- 
noon I walked into the Woods on the back 
Cide of the houfc, and happening into ^ 
