IN Pennfilvania & New-Jersey IN AMERICA, Being a true Account of the Country; With its Produce and Commodities there made. And the great Improvements that may be made by means of Publick Store-houses for Hemp, Flar and Linnen-Cloth; also, the Advantages of a Publick-School, the Profits of a Publick= Bank, and the Probability of its arifing, if those directions here laid down are followed. With the advantages of publick Granaries, Likewise, several other things needful to be understood by those that are or do intend to be concerned in planting in the faid Countries. All which is laid down very plain, in this small Treatife; it being eafie to be understood by any ordinary Capacity. To which the Reader is referred for his further fatisfaction. By Thomas Budd. Printed in the Year 1685. Those that have generous Spirits, whose desires and Endeavours are to bring the Creation into Order, do I dedicate This, the first I Fruits of my Endeavours. Taking into consideration the distressed Condition that many thousand Families lie under in my Native Country, by reason of the deadness of Trade, and want of work, and believing that many that have great store of Money that lies by them unimploy'd, would be willing and ready to assist and encourage those poor distressed People, by supplying them with Monies, in order to bring them out of that Slavery and Poverty they groan under, if they might do it with safety to themselves. These Considerations put me on writing this small Treatise, wherein I hope the Reader will have full Satisfaction, that the Rich may help to relieve the Poor, and yet reap great Profit and Advantage to themselves by their so doing, which if it so happen that Rich and Poor are benefitted by following the Advice here given, then will be answered to the hearty Desires of. (See note No. 1). Your True and Well-wishing Friend It is to be noted, that the Government of these Countries is so settled by Consessions, and such care taken by the establishment of certain fundamental Laws, by which every Man's Liberty and Property, both as Men and Christians, are preserved; so that non shall be hurt in his Person, Estate or Liberty for his Religious Perswasion or Practice in Worship towards God. (See note No. 2). |