. An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania; and of West-New-Jersey in America. The richness of the soil, the sweetness of the situation, the wholesomeness of the air, the navigable rivers, and others, the prodigious encrease of corn, the flourishing condition of the city of Philadelphia, with the stately buildings, and other improvements there. The strange creatures, as birds, beasts, fishes,and fowls, with the several sorts of minerals, purging waters, and stones, lately discovered. The natives, aborogmes [!] their language, religion, laws, and customs
. An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania; and of West-New-Jersey in America. The richness of the soil, the sweetness of the situation, the wholesomeness of the air, the navigable rivers, and others, the prodigious encrease of corn, the flourishing condition of the city of Philadelphia, with the stately buildings, and other improvements there. The strange creatures, as birds, beasts, fishes,and fowls, with the several sorts of minerals, purging waters, and stones, lately discovered. The natives, aborogmes [!] their language, religion, laws, and customs; the first planters, the Dutch, Sweeds, and English, with the number of its inhabitants; as also a touch upon George Keith's new religion, in his second change since he left the Quakers. With a map of both countries . {as OreattiEe ffce £feg- Brok* Tfene are great mfefers of jBPSM JCfer, &&$ MMDeer alfo j sdnd iUm wiM Crea-tpjtes are fee and reoronon far 24 Tl>e Hi(iorj any to kill and take. And fotWild Fruits, there are Chefnuts,Filberts , Hickery-Nuts , Graces jMulberries, Strawberries, Rasberries,Huckleberries find. Cranberries,withfcveral forts of Plumbs, and allthofe Fruits in great plenty beingfree for any Body to gather. Now I am a coming to thePlanted Fruit-Trees, as Apples,Pears, Apricocks, Quinces, Plumbs,Cherries, Goofeberries, Currants, andPeachesfiom which laft they diftila liquor as mPenfilvania,much likeRumm or Brandy,in the tafte ; andall thofe Trees will come to bearin a little more than half the time,they do in England^ the Soil isfo rich; they have great plentyof the aforementioned Fruits,which are exceeding delicious*Thefe, as alfo many other Fruitsthat come not to any pitch ofPerfection in England, are theNatural Product of this Coun-try, which lies warmer, being mo
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