This is the mode of their election or choosing : Each town consults first by itself and sends then its deputies, and all these delegates choose the Governor, and he is so for that year, without any longer assurance. In the year following there is a new election, in form as stated, and

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IV. 267 IL In Exemption from duties,* tenths,' and taxes which at the first beginning are disadvantageous and oppressive,' until the country becomes populous and somevehat firmly established.* III. In Exemption of Tobacco, shipped hence, from all duty.* This would not only afford

every time the most votes must carry it; these are collected in writing; but if a Governor retires, he remains Deputy Governor. Moreover, this is the practice in their General Court, already mentioned. This Court is held twice a year, and each time in a particular place where the Governors reside. The oldest has precedence, without his being president however, for each Governor presides in the Court holden in his own government. As this comes around every two years, each knows his station, unless there be reason to change the place once or twice, which the Governors indeed do among themselves, but only on considerations of great moment. At these Courts appear four Governors and the Deputy of the place, besides the entire Council, if they be not a party in any case ; together with as many Delegates from the towns throughout each Province as they deem necessary ; and no business is transacted except what exclusively interests the country at large. Here is commissioned an Agent for New England to the Parliament ; and this is what we have learned from divers of the English respecting New England. In Military affairs they have also some Generalia which we shall pass over with a word or two.