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A64548 An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania, and of the West-New-Jersey in America ... with a map of both countries / by Gabriel Thomas ... Thomas, Gabriel.; Thomas, Gabriel. Historical description of the province ... of West-New Jersey. 1698 (1698) Wing T964; ESTC R2921 24,884 114

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when with Child will not admit of their Husbands Embraces any more till Deliver'd Exceeding Liberal and Generous Kind and Affable uneasie in Sickness to remedy which they drink a Decoction of Roots in Spring-Water forbearing Flesh which if they happen to eat it must be the Female they commonly bury their Kettles and part of their Goods with their Friends when they die suspecting poor Souls they shall make use of them again at the Resurrection They Mourn a whole Year but it is no other than blacking their Faces Their Government is Monarchical and Successive and ever of the Mothers the surest side to prevent a Spurious Issue The Distaff as in France is excluded the Regal Inheritance Their Princes are Powerful yet do nothing without the Concurrence of their Senate or Councils consisting chiefly of Old but mixt with Young Men slow and deliberate Spaniard-like in resolving naturally wise and hardly to be out-witted Their Punishments are Pecuniary Murder may be aton'd for by Feasts and Presents in Proportion to the Quality of the Offence Person or Sex injur'd for if a Woman be kill'd the Mulct is double because she brings forth Children They seldom quarel when Sober and if Boozy which of late they are more apt to be having learn'd to drink a little too much Rum of the Christians to their shame they readily pardon it alledging the Liquor is Criminal not the Man The way of Worship the Sweeds use in this Countrey is the Lutheran the English have four sorts of Assemblies or Religious Meetings here as first The Church of England who built a very fine Church in the City of Philadelphia in the Year 1695. Secondly the Anabaptists Thirdly the Presbyterians and two sorts of Quakers of all the most numerous by much one Party held with George Keith but whether both Parties will joyn together again in one I cannot tell for that Gentleman hath alter'd his Judgment since he came to England concerning his Church-Orders in Pensilvania by telling and shewing them Precepts that were lawful in the time of the Law but forbidden under the Gospel to pay Tithes or Ministers to Preach for Hire c. As also to sprinkle Infants and he tells the Presbyterian Minister That he must go to the Pope of Rome for his Call for he had no Scripture for it and that Water-Baptism and the Outward Supper are not of the Nature of the Everlasting Gospel nor essential Parts of it see his Truth Advanced page 173. He gives likewise a strict Charge concerning plain Language and plain Habit and that they should not be concern'd in the compelling part of the Worldly Government and that they should set their Negroes at Liberty after some reasonable time of Service likewise they should not take the Advantage of the Law against one another as to procure them any Corporeal Punishment These Orders he tells his Followers would make Distinction between them and Jews and Moral Heathens this was in the Year 1693. in Pensilvania But now the Year 1697. since he came to England his Judgment is chang'd for he tells his Disciples that Water-Baptism is come in the room of Circumcision and by so doing they would distinguish themselves from either Jews Pagans or Moral Heathens He keeps his Meeting once a Week at Turners-Hall in Fill-Pot-Lane London on Sundays in the Afternoon he begins between Two and Three of the Clock and commonly ends between Four and Five Friendly Reader by this thou mayst see how wavering and mutable Men of great Outward Learning are if the Truth of this be by any Body question'd let them look in the Creed and the Paper against Christians being concern'd in Worldly Government and the Paper concerning Negroes that was given forth by the Appointment of the Meeting held by George Keith at Philip James's House in the City of Philadelphia in Pensilvania and his Letter also in Mary-Land against the Presbyterian Catechism Printed at Boston in New-England in 1695. with the Answer to it bound up together in one Book and in Truth Advanced page 173. And for what relates to him since in England let them look into the Quakers Argument Refuted Concerning Water-Baptism and the Lord's Supper page 70. And now Reader I shall take my leave of thee recommending thee with my own self to the Directions of the Spirit of God in our Conscience and that will agree with all the Holy Scriptures in its right place and when we find our selves so we have no need to take any Thought or Care what any Body shall say of us The End of the History of Pensilvania An Historical Description OF THE PROVINCE and COUNTRY OF West-New-Jersey IN AMERICA A short View of their Laws Customs and Religion As also the Temperament of the Air and Climate The fatness of the Soil with the vast Produce of Rice c. The Improvement of their Lands as in England to Pasture Meadows c. Their making great quantities of Pitch and Tar as also Turpentine which proceeds from the Pine Trees with Rozen as clear as Gum-Arabick with particular Remarks upon their Towns Fairs and Markets with the great Plenty of Oyl and Whale-Bone made from the great number of Whales they yearly take As also may other Profitable and New Improvements Never made Publick till now By GABRIEL THOMAS LONDON Printed in the Year 1698. To the Right Honourable Sir John Moor Sir Thomas Lane Knights and Aldermen of the City of London and to the rest of the Worthy Members of the West-Jersey Proprietors Worthy Friends TO whom can the History of West-Jersey with more Justice pertain than to you the Noble and Generous Proprietors That was the chief Motive that inclin'd me to this Dedication which I hope will be the more acceptable to you because the Account of that Country is so Sincere and Candid I have endeavour'd by setting forth the great Encouragements there are to persuade the Poor the Idle the Lazy the Vagabonds of these Kingdoms and of Wales to hasten thither that they may live plentifully and happily and I doubt not but they will hearken to it because it is their true Interest I have done my best endeavours to possess them and others of the great Fertility and Plenty in those Parts which I need not repeat to you who must needs be well ac quainted with the State of that Place That it may Flourish and mightily tend to your Advantage as also to the Benefit of England the hearty desire of your Friend Gabriel Thomas THE PREFACE TO THE READER Courteous Reader MY Chief Design in writing this short Account of West-New-Jersey is to inform all but especially the Poor what Ample and Happy Livelihoods People may gain in those Parts whereby they may subsist very well without either Begging or Stealing for if they Steal they are Whipt and oblig'd to pay Four Fold and if they are not of Ability to do that they must abide in Servitude till they have made Satisfaction to the injur'd Person And if