A Description of the island of Jamaica with the other isles and territories in America, to which the English are related ... : taken from the notes of Sr. Thomas Linch, Knight, governour of Jamaica, and other experienced persons in the said places : illustrated with maps / published by Richard Blome.
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A Description of the island of Jamaica with the other isles and territories in America, to which the English are related ... : taken from the notes of Sr. Thomas Linch, Knight, governour of Jamaica, and other experienced persons in the said places : illustrated with maps / published by Richard Blome.
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London :: Printed by T. Milbourn, and sold by the book-sellers of London and Westminster,
1672.
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The English Government.
This Countrey is Governed by
Laws agreeable with those of Eng∣land,* 1.1
for the deciding of all Causes
both Civil and Criminal; which
said Laws are thus made by the
Governour, appointed by his Ma∣jesty,
with the consent of the Ge∣neral
Assembly, which doth consist
of his Council, and the Burgesses
chosen by the Free-holders.
And for the better Government,
the Countrey, which is possessed by
the English, is divided into seve∣ral
Counties, in each of which are
Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, and
other Officers, which are from
time to time appoynted by the
Governour; The names of the
Counties are those of Carotuck,* 1.2Charles, Glocester, Hartford, Hen∣rico,
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James, New-Kent, Lancastar,
Middlesex, Nansemund, Lower-Norfolk,
Northampton, Northum∣berland,
Rappahanock, Surrey,
Warwick, Westmorland, Isle of
Wight, and York, and in each of
these Counties, are held petty
Courts, every month from which
there may be Appeales to the
Quarter-Court held at James-Town.