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ſidered as the children of his family, and treated accordingly. At the ſame time he gave each of them a bond[1] for the faithful performance of theſe promiſes; in which, among other things, it was covenanted that they ſhould, each of them in their ſeveral families, have a liberty of making ſuch rules and regulations for their own good government as they ſhould find convenient; provided theſe rules and regulations ſhould not contradict or be inconſiſtent with the general ſtanding orders eſtabliſhed in his farm.[2]
In return for theſe favours he inſiſted that they, on their parts, ſhould at all times acknowledge him to be their father; that they ſhould not deal with their neighbours without his leave, but ſend to his ſhop only for ſuch merchandize as they ſhould want. But in order to enable them to pay for ſuch goods as they ſhould purchaſe, they were permitted to ſell the produce of their lands to certain of his neighbours.
Theſe preliminaries being duly adjuſted, our adventurers bid adieu to the comforts and conveniencies of their father’s houſe, and ſet off on their journey.—Many and great were the difficulties they encountered on their way: But many more and much greater had they to combat on their
