Settlement in Daricn.' ip 



Force from the Northern Crowns : It's well 

 enough known that thoft Kingdoms abound 

 with Men and Shipping, and that they would 

 be glad with all their hearts to make an Ex- 

 change of thefe for the Gold and Silver of J- 

 nierica, which they might eafily carry from 

 Town to Town, and from Market to Market, 

 without the trouble of a Wheel-barrow, as 

 they are now obliged to do with their Copper. 

 From all which it is evident enough that it is 

 not impoffib'e for the Scots to maintain tl em- 

 felves in Darien without the Affiiiance of £;?^- 

 Und. 



The next thing to be difcours'd of is, what 

 the confequences may probably be, if the 

 JE^gl/Jb fhould oppofe us in this Settlement. 



We could heartily wifh there had never been 

 any ground for this fuggeftion, and that the 

 Oppofition we have met with from EngUncL 

 had been lefs National than that which we had 

 from both their Houfes of Parliament, after the 

 pafling an Aft for an African Company, &c. in 

 ours : and it were to be wilh^d that fo many 

 of the Engltfb had not given us fuch proofs of 

 an alienated mind and averfion to our Welfare, 

 as they have done fince by their Refident at 

 fiamhorough, and their late Proclamations in 

 their Weft /W/4 Plantations: and we could have 

 wifh'd above all that his Majefty of England 

 had not in the leart concurred, orgiv'n his Coun- 

 tenance to that Oppofition ; for as King oi Scots 

 it is plain he could not do it : he hath con- 



firmM 



