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OME of the moft wonderful Produflions of America have now the 

 Honour to lay themfelyes ^t the Feet of your ROYAL HIGHNESS ; 

 Things new and ftrange to the Inhabitants of this Side pf the Globe 



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and which muft therefore neceflarily excite, in Minds of infinitely lel^ 



your 



ROYAL HIGHNESS, exalted ancf 



Difcernment and Piety than that of 



religious Sentiments of the Power, Wifdom, and Goodnefs of that Almighty Being« 



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who not only formed the Univerfe, but has adqrned every Part of it witfi ^n incoq^ 



ceivable Variety of Beauty and Magnificence, 



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Obedience to the Commands of our late mofl Gracious QUEEN, 



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condefcended to over-look and approve rny Drawings of the moft extraordinary Cu 



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obfervable 



Carolina^ and the adjacent C 



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to the 



Crown of Great Britain^ that I applied myfelf to compile ^ Natural Hijlory of 

 thofe Parts of the World j and Her Majesty was pleafed tq take the Firft Vglum^ 



of this Work under Her own Royal Patronage, 



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