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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to the Lawes of England.
For the Execution of these Lawes, they have their Courts of Judicature.
The Law is administred by the Governour, or his Deputy, and Ten of his Council.
The Isle is divided into four Cir∣cuites, in each of which, there is an Inferiour Court for civil Causes, from which, Appeals may be made to the Supream Court.
Here are also Justices of the Peace, Constables, Church-war∣dens, and Tything-men.
And for the Administration of Justice, here are yearly 5 Sessions.
At the Governours pleasure, he calleth an Assembly for the ma∣king of New Lawes, (so, as not contrary to those of England) and for the abolishing of Old; which said Assembly is much in the
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nature of our Parliament, and doth consist of the Governour as Supream, his Ten Council as so many Peers, and two Burgesses, chosen by the Commonalty out of each of the Parishes.
The present Governour is the Right Hon. William Willoughby, Baron Willoughby of Parham.
As concerning the nature of the Sugar-Canes, how to Plant them, their growth, cutting, grind∣ing, boyling; the conveyance of the Skimmings into the Cisterns, how to distill it for Spirits; how long it stayes in the Cureing-house, before it be good Muscovado-Sugar; to∣gether with the making it into Whites, is not my business in this small Treatise, to give the Reader instructions therein, referring to Mr. Richard Ligons Book of the Description of this Isle.
Notes
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The Go∣vern∣ment of the Is∣land.
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The Isle divided into four Circuits.
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The pre∣sent Go∣vernour.
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See Mr. Ligons Book of Barbadoes page 87.