A True and Exact History of the Island of Barbadoes by Richard Ligon

Author:Richard Ligon [Ligon, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, General
ISBN: 9781134729548
Google: OtQMXLWcmFgC
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-07-23T01:18:12+00:00

Hogs.

We have here in abundance, but not wild or loose, for if they were they would do more harm than their bodies are worth, they are enclos'd, and every man knows his own: those that rear them to fell, j do commonly fell them for a groat a pound, weighing them alive ; sometimes fix pence if flesh be dear. There was a Planter in the Island, that came to his neighbour, and said to him, Neighbour I hear you have lately bought good store of servants, out of the last ship that came from Enqjand, and I hear withall, that you want provisions, I have great want of a woman servant and would be glad to make an exchanged you will let me have some of your womans flesh, you (hall j have some of my hogs flesh so the price was set a groat a pound for the hogs slesh, and fix-pence for the Womans flesh. The scales were set up, and the Planter had a Maid that was extream fat, up, and good for nothing, her name was Honor ; The man brought a great fat sow, and put it in one scale, and. Honor was put in the other; but when he saw how much the Maid outweighed his Sow, he broke off the bargain, and would not go on : though such a cafe as this, may seldom happen, yet ;tis an ordinary thing there, to fell their servants to one another for the time they have to serve; and in exchange, receive any commodities that are in the Island; I have said as much already of the largeness weight and goodness of these hogs as is needful, and therefore I shall need no more.

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