Modern history : or, the present state of all nations : describing their respective situations, persons, habits, buildings, manners, laws and customs, religion and policy, arts and sciences, trades, manufactures and husbandry, plants, animals and minerals ... . rge vefTels a great way. 2. The Thames, Tliames,which riftng in fome lake north of the Maffachu-fets, runs alfo directly fouth, falling into the feabelow New London, and to the eaftward of theriver Connefticut. 3. The river Patuxet, which in the north-weft of the AdafTachufets coun-try, runs to the fouth-eaft thro Provid
Modern history : or, the present state of all nations : describing their respective situations, persons, habits, buildings, manners, laws and customs, religion and policy, arts and sciences, trades, manufactures and husbandry, plants, animals and minerals ... . rge vefTels a great way. 2. The Thames, Tliames,which riftng in fome lake north of the Maffachu-fets, runs alfo directly fouth, falling into the feabelow New London, and to the eaftward of theriver Connefticut. 3. The river Patuxet, which in the north-weft of the AdafTachufets coun-try, runs to the fouth-eaft thro Providence Plan-tation, falling into a bay of the fea near the townof Swanfey. 4. The great river Merimack, which north of New-England alfo runs to thefouthward, forming a lake on the weft of NewHampfhire, from whence continuing its courfefouth to 43 degrees of latitude, then turns aboutto the eaft, falling into the fea between Salifburyand Newbury in the county of EfTex. 5. Theriver Pifcataway, which runs from weft to eaft, Pilcatawajr,and falls into the fea near the town of Porcfmouthin Hampfhire ; the mouth of which is more likean arm of the fea than a river, and is capable of• receiving^ l^i 3p-^<^ 7 /- jy^i^f^eJ Uist -fi-atn Zrcndori. Bi6 THE PRESENT STATE CHAP of Virginia, where the climate and foil are the reader will obferve on comparing the abovefaidCH AP. V fame ; the government, manners, religion and abftraas that have been given of the laws of the V. i--V>J cuftoms of the Indians th: fame ; and the Eu- refpeftive countries. I proceed therefore now to •V^J ropean inhabitants differing but little from thofe the defcnption of New-England. of Virginia in their laws and cuftoms ; as the THE Prefent State of NEW-ENGLAND. CHAP. I. Of the name, fituntkn, extent and face of the country. Ofitsfeas,bays, capa, lakes, fprlngs and rivers ; and of the tides, ivinds, air and Jeafons. CHA UNDER the general title of New-England are comprehended the feve-ral
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