The History of Jamaica: Or, General Survey of the Antient and Modern State of that Island: with Reflections on Its Situation, Settlements, Inhabitants, ... In Three Volumes. Illustrated with Copper Plates. ...T. Lowndes, 1774 - Jamaica |
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affembly almoſt alſo anſwer aſſembly Barbadoes becauſe beſt Britain Britiſh buſineſs caſe cauſe colony commiffion commiſſion confiderable conſequence conſtitution council courſe court defire ditto eaſy England Engliſh eſpecially eſtabliſhed eſtates exerciſe expence export faid fame fees fettled fide filver fince firſt foldiers fome foon fuch fuffer fugar governor Great-Britain houſe increaſed induſtry inhabitants inſtructions intereſt iſland iſſued Jamaica juſt labour land laſt leaſt legiſlative leſs loſs majesty's meaſure merchants moſt muſt neceſſary Negroes obſerved occafion officers pariſh paſs paſſed perſons plantations planters pleaſed preſent preſerved privy-council propoſed proviſion purpoſe quit-rents raiſed reaſon repreſentatives reſident reſpect reſt ſame ſay ſecurity ſeems ſent ſervants ſerve ſervice ſet ſettled ſettlements ſettlers ſeveral ſhall ſhare ſhew ſhips ſhort ſhould ſmall ſome Spaniards Spaniſh ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſterling ſtill ſtock ſubjects ſubſiſtence ſuch ſufficient ſugar ſum ſupply ſupport ſuppoſed themſelves theſe thoſe trade uſe uſual vaſt veſſels whoſe