The History of Jamaica: Or, General Survey of the Antient and Modern State of the Island: with Reflections on Its Situation Settlements, Inhabitants, Climate, Products, Commerce, Laws, and Government ... |
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affembly againſt almoſt Barbadoes becauſe befides beſt Britain Britiſh buſineſs cafe caufe cauſe coaft colony commiffion confequence confiderable confifting conftitution council courſe court defire ditto eftates England English eſtabliſhed exerciſe expence export faid fame fecurity feems fees fent fervants ferve fervice fettled fettlements fettlers feven feveral fhall fhew fhips fhould fide filver fince firſt fituation flaves fmall foldiers fome foon fpirit ftate fterling ftill fubfiftence fubjects fuch fuffer fufficient fugar fupply fuppofed fupport governor Great-Britain himſelf houfe houſe increaſed induſtry inftructions inhabitants intereft iſland Jamaica juſtice land leaſt lefs legiſlative logwood majefty majeſty's meaſure moft moſt muft muſt neceffary Negroes obferved occafion officers paffed perfons plantations planters poffeffion poffefs prefent privy-council provifion purchaſe purpoſe quit-rents raiſed reaſon refident refpect reprefentatives ſeveral ſhall ſhips ſmall Spaniards Spaniſh ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe Thomas Lynch thoſe thouſand trade uſed veffels Weft whofe