THE 



EDITOR'S PREFACE, 



TO a nation to enlightened as the 

 Englijh, the following tranflation can 

 hardly be unacceptable, and therefore I mighc 

 well have been excufed the common appen- 

 dage of a preface; but as there are many 

 particulars relative to the author, which may 

 contribute to flamp a value on this work, I 

 mall briefly ftate them without any farther apo- 

 logy. 



The author, Mr. Osbeck, chaplain to an 

 Eajl India fhip of Sweden (his native country), 



was 



