they know not how to provide so well for themselves generally; neither did they live so plentifully nor (many of them) so easily in their own country, where they are made slaves to one another, or taken captive by their enemies.
seems like a subtle portayal that they just don't have the capabilities to do so
shall happen to be killed in such correction, it shall not be accounted felony; but the master, owner, and every such other person so giving correction, shall be free and acquit of all punishment and accusation for the same, as if such incident had never happened:
no punishment for killing enslaved ppl
so many lashes as the said justice shall think fit,
so much power and discretion given to enslavers
pay to the church-wardens for the time being,
white women are punished for having Black or mixed children
servants shall faithfully and obediently, all the whole time of their service, do all their masters’ or owners’ just and lawful commands. And if any servant shall resist the master, or mistress, or overseer, or offer violence to any of them, the said servant shall, for every such offence, be adjudged to serve his or her said master or owner, one whole year after the time, by indenture, custom, or former order of court, shall be expired.
very lax
no master or owner of any servant shall during the time of such servant’s servitude, make any bargain with his or her said servant for further service, or other matter or thing relating to liberty, or personal profit, unless the same be made in the presence, and with the approbation, of the court of that county where the master or owner resides:
enslavers didn't have the power to free the enslaved