his Intention, _viz._ When
these _Negroes_ shall have cleared the Land, planted Hedges, and built
Barns and Farm-Houses gradually in a few Years, without any Hindrance to
their Crops, then he proposed to let these Farms with a Stock of Cattle,
_&c._ ready upon them for a small Rent and Fines, to such poor, honest,
skilful Farmers, as he can procure to come and take them, either upon
long Lease or for Lives; and remove his _Negroes_ upon fresh Land to
prepare more Farms. 'Tis Pity but this Project was frequently practised,
for thereby good Estates might be raised in Families; many an
unfortunate Family might retrieve their bad Circumstances, and find
Employment and great Benefit; and all this carried on with the same
Opportunity of Profit from _Tobacco_, as other Gentlemen Planters have;
nay better, in that the _Hands_ would be still tending fresh Ground.

As for Liquors, they might make as good Malt-Drink, and as cheap there
as any where else; and for Cyder I think it surpasses even
_Herefordshire_ it self, for Plenty and Fairness of Fruit, the Trees
thriving and producing wonderfully, yielding a strong and good tasted
Cyder, when well made and managed, especially if kept in good Vaults.
From Peaches is distilled an excellent Spirit in very great Plenty, very
difficult to be distinguished (when well made) from _Citron Water_. This
they call _Persico_, which with many other _Spirits_ might be made there
to turn to a very good Account, and produced in great Quantities from
their numerous large Orchards of Apples and Peaches. Hogs, horned
Cattle, and Sheep thrive and encrease there mightily; and Salt and Casks
being very cheap, vast Advantage might be made more than is, by raising
of great Stocks, and salting up Beef and Pork for victualling of Ships,
and supplying the _West-Indies_ and other Places with Provisions, which
they might afford to do very cheap, did some of the additional Part of
the Servants before-mentioned make it their Business to tend Flocks and
Herds, and provide better and more Food for them in the Winter, than
what they now usually have. As for the Advantage of Woollen
Manufactures, that is so well known, that I shall say nothing in that
Respect, only that there is in _Virginia_ as good Wool as the finest in
_England_; and I doubt not but with good Management the Climate will
produce as fine as any in _Spain_, since the Sheep in both Places are of
_British_ Original; and in my Opinion it would be a great