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Their Lawes are assimulated (as near as may be) to those of Eng∣land, having their several Courts▪ Magistrates, and Officers, for the executing of Justice on criminal Offenders, and the hearing and determination of Causes or Con∣troversies betwixt party, and party.
Having thus made a short des∣scription
of the Island, as to its Sci∣tuation, Fertility, Commodities, Har∣bours, Towns, and Precincts, with an estimate of the number of its Inhabitants: In the next place, I shall give you the state of the Isle, when the Spaniards were posses∣sors thereof; and wind up my dis∣course with some seasonable con∣siderations relating to the English Affairs in America, with reasons to justifie the first design in taking it, and why his Majesty should keep and support it. And of these in order.
Their Lawes.