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feut they will ufe their utmoft EfFjrts to fupport 

 themfelves in it by their own Strength ; or if 

 that will not do, by making Alliances with o- 

 ther Nations that are able to affift them with a 

 Naval Force. 



2. If they meet with no other Oppofifioq 

 but what thG Spaptlards are able to make tothem, 

 it will be eafy for the Nobility, and Gentry^ 

 and Royal Burroughs of ScotUndy to raife Mo-. 

 ney upon their Lands, c^c. to in(jrea{e their 

 Stock for the American Trade, and buy Ships of 

 Force to protett it : Nay, without that it's 

 but giving Commiflion to the Buccaneers to be?: 

 come an over-march for the Spaniards. 



J. Suppofing the fr^/?r^ fliould offer to joia 

 with the Spaniards J and affill them to drive the 

 Scots from Darien^ as fome fay they have al- 

 readv proffered ; we are not to imagine that 

 the Spaniards will accept their Proffers in this 

 cafe, when they refuied them as to the driving 

 the Moors from before Ceuta, The Reafonsi 

 are obvious: They declined the accepting their 

 Proffers as to Ceuta^ becaufe they would not 

 thereby give the French dn opportunity of pcft 

 Icfling themfelves of aiiy of their Tovvji^ in 

 Africa^ as it is but too common for foreign Au- 

 xiliarys to do in fuch cafes. Then certainly 

 they have much greater reafbn to refule their 

 Proffers as to Darien^ America being of infinitly 

 more value to them than fbrne Ajrican Towns ; 

 and if once the French fhouid ger footing there, 

 it would be in vain fur the S^ant(h Grandees any 



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