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Ic muft be granted, that the Reafons of fwch 

 a grateful Retribution are redoubled now: In- 

 termarriages betwixt the two Nations are more 

 frequent than ever ; the Union of the King- 

 doms under one Crown for almofi: ico years; 

 the generous Concurrence of the Scots in the 

 laft Revolution ; their lofs of fomany gallant 

 Officers and brave Soldiers in the common 

 Caufe during the late War, and the preferva- 

 tion of Ireland^ which hath been twice owing 

 to our Countrymen, might reafonably entitle 

 us to the fame Privileges now, that ourAnce- 

 ftors were formerly allow'd by King Edward, 

 and William the Conqueror. We need not in- 

 fifl: on another fort of Obligation, that we have 

 put upon England twice within this 60 years, 

 viz. the delivering them from their Oppreffions 

 in the time of K. Charles I. the Anarchy of the 

 Rump, and feveral Models of Armys and Jun- 

 tos, By encouraging General ik/i?«i's Undertak- 

 ing; for it cannot be denied that we had the 

 Ballance of Europe in our hands at thetime of the 

 laft Rev^olution, and that we turn'd the Scale to 

 the advantage of England in particular and of 

 Europe in general, which muft be allowed to be 

 as great a Service, as that which was (b thankful- 

 ly rewarded by Edward^ and William the Con- 

 queror ; whence it is evident that thofe Englifh^ 

 wen^ who at prefent oppofe our Settlement ia 

 America^ don't inherit the gratitude of their 

 Anceftors, when they not only will not allow 

 us to trade in conjundion with them, but with- 



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