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tny return to England I prefented to 

 Dr. Woodward\ Repofitory of Foffils at 

 Cambridge. Mr. Mafon^ the TVoodwar- 

 dtan Profeflbr defiring me to give him 

 fome account of them, occafioned my 

 writing the firft Letter ; And as I com- 

 pofed the others at leifure hours after- 

 wards, I did not think myfelf necefli- 

 tated to put any Dates to them : Be- 

 fides, I had no thoughts of printing tfiem 

 till of late. 



The principal Subjedl relates pretty'^ 

 much to your Ifland : But as my Book 

 of Remarks might not be free from Er-^ 

 rours ; and as in divers Articles I was 

 forced to truft folely to memory at the 

 time of writing them ; I fliall own myfelf 

 farther indebted to Your generous Tem- 

 per, if any of you will redlify thofe Er- 

 rours ; as well as point out fuch curious 

 things as may have efcaped my memory 

 or notice i and indeed I lay hold of this 



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