During the term, the Governor's bond-servant, who was a free born Englishman but now a seven years' slave, was considered as the property of his master and treated as a commodity for sale. What was the status of the bond-servant during this period?
1) He had the same rights as an ox or a joint-stool
2) He had more rights than an ox or a joint-stool
3) He had fewer rights than an ox or a joint-stool
4) He had equal rights as any other free born Englishman