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A29410 A Brief account of the province of East-New-Jarsey in America published by the Scots proprietors having interest there, for the information of such as may have a desire to transport themselves or their families thither ; wherein the nature and advantage of, and interest in a forraign plantation to the country is demonstrated. 1683 (1683) Wing B4518; ESTC R10995 15,463 16

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in Cloaths gather so much together as when they Marry and come to have Children will be the beginning of any Comfortable Lively-hood But there after 4 years they may be in a far better Condition as shall hereafter be demonstrated There needs no other nor more evident proof for this then the example of most of these who being taken at the fights of Dumbar and Worcester in the years 1650 and 51 being sent over as Servants to Barbadoes and other places after they served out their time have most of them purchased notable Plantations for themselves both in Barbadoes and Mary-land and els-where and live very plentifully accounting themselves happy in that providence that brought them there and extreamly regrating the Condition of many of their friends at home and wishing them sharers of their prosperitie But some who will readily acknowledge what hes been here said doe think it impracticable for our Countrey-men to have this advantage Because there is no forraigne plantation in America belongs to the Crown of Scotland and all of such where we could settle are a part of the English Dominions It shall not be contended but it were well there were some belonging to Scotland for that it is not proper to Contradict what might be esteemed honorable to this Crown But those who Judge all the advantages above mentioned might not arise to us from having an interest in a plantation under the protection of the Crown of England are under great mistakes yea as things now stands it is more advantageous to us if it be Considered 1. That tho it be under a different respect Yet we are still under the same Monarch as if the Plantation belonged to the Crown of Scotland 2. The protection is much more sure and considerable from England whose interest oblidge them because of the great advantage yearly comes in to them from thence to see to the Protection of the forraign plantations and all of these lying upon the main Continent being contiguous no encroatchment can be made upon part without endangering of the rest And for the capacitie of defence there is no need of Comparison Scotland having no ships of warre upon the publick accompt and it's pollicy not lying in that Method If the scruple be that any think there are things uneasy in the Laws of England that are better with us There is thence no occasion of being straitned for as will after appear the Plantation here proposed hes that Latitude in the Patent that they are not tyed to the Laws of England so particularly but they may let fall what they think inconvenient and take of Ours what seems to contribute more to their advantage There would this visible disadvantage besides fall out if the Plantation were disjoyned from the English Dominions that by the act of Navigation we would be debarred from trade with the other English Plantations which would be a verie great prejudice But no disadvantage on the other part does come for we can be allowed to carry over as many people as we please with their Cloathing and necessarys which is the chief thing whereby advantage would come to Scotland in the accomodating of people of several sorts as We observed before And the goods which are of most Value and most necessar there are such things as our Countrey affoords most plentifully such as all sorts of Wollen and Linnen-Cloath and the like so that there is occasion for Export of our Commodities and the trade of Scotland consists much more in that then in Import there being not that occasion here for Consumption of forraigne Commodities and the product of the Plantations there not being Suggar or any Store of Tobacco is not fit to be imported in Scotland So that the product of the Plantation coming to England according to Law if the money be from thence remitted to us for the transport of People and our Commodities it will make a Circulation of Trade as advantageous for us Yea more then if returns come straight home which would not so soon affoord money in Scotland It is true if trade were absolutely as free 'twixt Scotland and there as in England it might be an encouragment to Scots Shipping and Sea-men But for that it may be answered that Ships built in the Plantations where there is great conveniency for building of Vessels will be free to come to Scotland as well as any other English Ships and 2. part of the Sea-men being Inhabitants of the Plantation who by dwelling there are Denizons of England satisfies the Law So that tho the Ship be not a Scots Ship yet it may belong to Scots-men dwelling in the Collonie and sailled with Sea-men belonging thereto It is time now to show how some of our Country-men in order to so advantagious a Project have already purchased an considerable Interest in a Plantation which is justly esteemed not Inferiour if not beyond any place upon the whole continent of America belonging to the English Dominions called East-New-Jarsey The deduction of the right of it is thus The KING by Patent to the Duke of York granted a great tract of Land lying betwixt Virginia and New-England It was formerly in the hand of the Dutch and Considerably improved by them and called New-Netherlands And by treaty after the first Dutch Wars Surrendred to the King that part of it lying betwixt the 39 and 41 Degree of Northern Latitude Was by the Duke of York granted to John Lord Barkly and Sir George Cartwright That part which belonged to the Lord Barkley being assigned to Edward Billings Afterwards by a Deed of Partition betwixt the said Edward Billings and Sir George Cartwright The West Part lying upon Delaware River was alloted to Edward Billings for his share and the East part lying upon Hudsons River nearest to the Province of New York was appointed to Sir George Cartwright for his share Which part now called East-New-Jarsey is from Sir George Cartwright conveyed to twelve Persons in and about London who have since conveyed an half to other twelve so that as well the Right of Government as the Soyl standeth now in 24 Proprietors in favours of some of whom the Duke of York has been lately pleased to make a new grant of Confirmation both of Soyl and Government to the 24 Proprietors with the same Powers and Priviledges he has in his Patent from the King which are as large as any other Plantation hath for the Words of the Dukes Patent are as followeth The Patent from the KING to JAMES Duke of York c. CHARLES the Second By the Grace of GOD King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c To all Men to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye that WE for diverse good Causes and Considerations Us hereunto moving have of Our special Grace certain Knowledge and meer Motion Given and Granted and by these Presents for Us Our Heirs and Successours Do give and grant unto Our dearest Brother JAMES Duke of