Divine principle in every man, its effects on those who obey its dictates, 14.

E

Elizabeth (Queen) her caution to captain Hawkins not to enslave any of the Negroes, 55.

English, their first trade on the coast of Guinea, 52.

Europeans are the principal cause of the wars which subsist amongst the Negroes, 61.

English laws allow no man, of what condition soever, to be deprived of his liberty, without a legal process, 150.  The danger of confining any person without a warrant, 162.

F

Fishing, a considerable business on the Guinea coast, 26.  How carried on, ibid.

Foster (James) his testimony against slavery, 186.

Fuli Negroes good farmers, 10.  Those on the Gambia particularly recommended for their industry and good behaviour, ibid.

France (King of) objects to the Negroes in his dominions being reduced to a state of slavery, 58.

G

Gambia (river)8, 14.

Gloucester (bishop of) extract of his sermon, 195.

Godwyn (Morgan) his plea in favour of the Negroes and Indians, 75.  Complains of the cruelties exercised upon slaves, 76.  A false opinion prevailed in his time, that the Negroes were not objects of redeeming grace, 77.

Gold Coast has several European factories, 22.  Great trade for slaves, ibid. Carried on far in the inland country, ibid. Natives more reconciled to the Europeans, and more diligent in procuring slaves, ibid. Extraordinarily fruitful and agreeable, 22, 25.  The natives industrious, 24.

Great Britain, all persons during their residence there are the King’s subjects, 148.

Guinea extraordinarily fertile, 2.  Extremely unhealthy to the Europeans, 4.  But agrees well with the natives, ibid. Prodigious rising of waters, ibid. Hot winds, ibid. Surprising vegetation, 15.

H

Hawkins (captain) lands on the coast of Guinea and seizes on a number of the natives, which he sells to the Spaniards, 55.

Hottentots misrepresented by authors, 101.  True account given of these people by Kolben, 102.  Love of liberty and sloth their prevailing passions, 102.  Distinguished by several virtues, 103.  Firm in alliances, ibid. Offended at the vices predominant amongst christians, 104.  Make nor keep no slaves, ibid.

Hughes (Griffith) his account of the number of Negroes in Barbadoes, 85.  Speaks well of their natural capacities, 86.

Husbandry of the Negroes carried on in common, 28.

Hutcheson (Francis) his declaration against slavery, 184.