When I said on the other side that if the people were encouraged they would be able to supply England with all manner of Naval Stores, I mean (by encouraged) if they had a certain sure market produce for as the Case now stands, they aply their land to Corn of all sorts, but chiefly Wheat, because they have a certain Market for that in the Islands, but if they had a sure market for Hemp and flax in England, they would greedily fall to the planting of hemp and Flax, because they want Commoditys, to make returns to England for the goods they take from thence. Besides if part of their lands were imployed to those uses, their Corn would fetch a better price besides the want for their

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of wherewithall to make returns for England, sets mens witts at work, and that has put them upon

a Trade which I am sure will hurt England in a little time ; for I am well informed, that upon Long Island and Connecticut, they are setting up a Woollen Manufacture, and I myself have seen Serge

made upon Long Island that any man may wear. Now if they begin to make Serge, they will in time make Course Cloth, and then fine we have as good fullers earth and tobacco pipe clay in this Province, as any in the world how farr this will be for the service of England I submit to better Judg;

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ments ; but however I hope I may be pardoned, if I declare my opinion to be, that all these Colloneys,