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Show (6) fork, Wrgfnfrz, fl/[my/mI/Z, and Pellfl/flvmziu. i people of this, as well as the other provinces, have likewife had the opportunity ofeonverling multiplied exceedingly. freely and largely with many, that came from efleét of the unparallelled lenity of the govern- thofe provinces, and of comparing together the accounts of thofe, who were attached to one ment they were under, and the perfect liberty they enjoyed, civil as well as religious. Thro' or the other party. And I fhall endeavour to deliver the plain facts, without fpeeulations the fame caufes, from the finallnefs ofthcir concerning them. 6. ln the year 1737, my Brother tool: fliip, ccivcd from their mother-country, (which alto protected them from all their enemies) their wealth increafed as fall as their numbers. And together with their number and their wealth, the fpirit of lndependency increafed .1112). At the fame time, it could not be, but their fhip~ ping would likewife increafe in the fame prouortion with their trade, which was now ex- A in order to return from Grorgz‘a to Eng/and. But a violent ftorm drove him up to New-England; and he was for fome time detained at Boflon. liven then he was furprized to hear the molt ferious people, and men of confequence, almolt continually crying out, " We mutt be fizz/{prim mt : we lhall never l) well, till weflmtc qfl‘t/Je Eng/fl) yoke." This founded exceeding f'trange to him; as he could not form any imagination, that they could be happier under any government, than the mild one which they then en- ioyed. A, gentleman, who {pent fome time at Boflozz in the year 1739, informed me, that he had frequently heard the very fame converfation there: although at that time the people only This was the natural taxes, and the large bounties continually ren tended not only through flmrrim, and not only through Great-Britain and [re/and, but alto (notwithfianding the a8; of navigation) thro' almofl every part of Euro 5. 8. leluch more wealth was accumulated in the numerous {ea-port towns, by defrauding his Majelly ofhis cuftoms. This was continually done, not only by fiealth, but frequent-1 1y with an high hand. Whole {hip-loads 0t uncufiomed goods were imported, particularly llut, it lbems, without any formed defign, or at 80/2011, and that at noon-day. And His notorious, that one of the greatcf't dealers in this having concerted any meafures upon the head. 7. Almofi from their fettlement in the coun- kind, was the celebrated Mr. lflmcork. It is true, this now and then met with fom‘e check try, but more etpecially from this time, the from his tVIajefiy'solficer‘s: but itwas to little, ipalte what they had long and eagerly defired. people il' 4:] |