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feveral Fruits ripe, which would of courfe be fit 

 to be put in the Ground, when they arrive at 

 the Weji-Indies^ as likewife as many of the fmalleft 

 young Trees, with the Earth about them, as 

 the Ships could find room for, in Boxes. And 

 for the farther encouragement of Publick Spirit j 

 let us remember, that Coffee does now thrive 

 pretty well in the fVeJi-IfidieSy though formerly 

 the Planters knew nothing of it, and that it would 

 moreover prove a moil advantageous Voyage, be- 

 caufe the Weft-India Gentleman would flick at 

 no price in purchafing them. The Dutch would 

 (no doubt) try all methods to prevent fuch a pro- 

 jed: from fucceeding j but there are other Iflands 

 befides their Settlements, where they might be 

 had eflfedtually, if the Expedition was kept a fe- 

 cret for fome time: For inllance. Nutmegs might 

 be had at Boutoriy where they grow. One Mr. 

 Powers^ (a Cantabrigian) who was a Predeceflbr 

 of mine, in the Reftory of St. Johns at Nevis^ 

 wrote a Po'em called, T'he Sugar-Cane^ which 

 was looked upon there as a curious Work, and 

 as fuch (after his death) fent home hither to his 

 Relations: But I believe it was never printed, for 

 at my return to England ^ I made a particular en- 

 quiry after it of Mr. Rivington^ by St. Paul's 

 Church-yard, and of many other London Book- 

 fellers, but in vain. However, the Subjed: was 



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