A true & exact history of the island of BarbadosLigon, Richard
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A true & exact history of the island of Barbados
Ligon, Richard
Barbados -- Description and travel; Plants -- Barbados; Sugar -- Manufacture and refining -- Barbados
So then you see, that upon the venturing, and well husbanding of 3000
l. stock, you are setled in a revenue of 682 l. a month, of which
months we will account 13 in a year, so that after your work is set
in order, and that you will account the yearly revenue, you will
finde it 8866 l. per Annum.
Now let us confider, what the certain charge will be yearly, to keep
the Plantation in the condition we receive it, which we will suppose
to be compleatly furnished, with all that is necessary thereunto:
And first, of all manner of houseing, as convenient dwelling houses,
the Mill-house, or Grinding-house where the sugar is prest out; the
boyling-house, with five sufficient Coppers for boyling, and one or
two for cooling, with all Utensills, that belong to the Mill, and
boyling-house; the filling room, with stantions; the Still-house
with two sufficient Stills, and receivers to hold the drinke, with
Cisterns to all these rooms, for holding liquor, and temper; the
Cureing house fill’d with stantions, two stories high, and commonly
in it seventeen or eighteen hundred pots for cureing; the Smiths
forge, with room to lay coales, Iron, and steele; the Carpenter, and
Joyners houses, where they lodge and lay their tools, and much of
their fine worke, with sufficient store-houses, to lay such provision
as we receive from forraine parts, as Beefe, Pork, Fish, Turtle; and
also to keep our drink which is made of the sugar, to the repairing
of all which, the premises with the Appurtenances, we will allow no
lesse then 500 l. Per Annum.
To this, there is yet more to be added: for though we breed both
Negres, Horses, and Cattle; yet that increase, will not supply the
moderate decayes which we finde in all those; especially in our
Horses and Cattell, therefore we will allow for that 500 l. Per Annum.
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