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their unjuft Cenfure, and pity their Prejudice. I 

 fhall not imitate that inconfiderate Gentleman, 

 who fent over to the Weft-Indies for a whole 

 Cabbage-tree, on purpofe to prove its exiftence, 

 to fome idle-headed Folks, who difbelieved him. 

 There is not the leaft fliadow of reafon for fo 

 doing : No ; we are to reft very well fatisfied 

 with fuch Proofs, as the nature of the affair will 

 admit of; in fhort, it is impoffible for fo many 

 thoufands who never faw each other, to agree in 

 a fahhood, purely to impofe upon fuch of their 

 Neighbours, as ftrangely imagine, that they 

 muft have feen every thing in the World, tho' 

 perhaps they never travelled above fifty miles 

 from their own Fire-fides : I do not think, that 

 I am bound to find Judgment and Faith, as well 

 as Truth. 



I anty 



Tour fmc ere Friend^ 



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Poftfcript, Simple Nature is a fine Study, and 

 unbiafled Reafon, with the afliftance of Humi- 

 lity, is the beft Judge of it : Grant, kind Heaven, 

 that I may experience the latter part. 



LET. 



