OFTHEIRSLAVES, ANDOFTHEIRMARRIAGES

"Theydonotmakeslavesofprisonersofwar, exceptthosethataretakeninbattle, norofthesonsoftheirslaves, norofthoseofothernations: theslavesamongthemareonlysuchasarecondemnedtothatstateoflifeforthecommissionofsomecrime, or, whichismorecommon, suchastheirmerchantsfindcondemnedtodieinthosepartstowhichtheytrade, whomtheysometimesredeematlowrates, , andarealwayschained, butwiththisdifference, thattheirownnativesaretreatedmuchworsethanothers: theyareconsideredasmoreprofligatethantherest, andsincetheycouldnotberestrainedbytheadvantagesofsoexcellentaneducation, , whoofferoftheirownaccordtocomeandservethem: theytreatthesebetter, andusetheminallotherrespectsaswellastheirowncountrymen, excepttheirimposingmorelabouruponthem, whichisnohardtasktothosethathavebeenaccustomedtoit; andifanyofthesehaveamindtogobacktotheirowncountry, which, indeed, fallsoutbutseldom, astheydonotforcethemtostay, sotheydonotsendthemawayempty-handed.