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tiemen take the direfl: way by cppofing and op- 

 prefTingustorun into thofe dangers they would 

 avoid ; for they may afTure themfelves that if 

 the Englijh Oppofinon to our Amtrk^in Settle- 

 meof fhould once break out into Holtilities, the 

 Sicots will find fome Allies, antientornew, that 

 will be glad of the opportunity to join with 

 them. Or if, which is moft probable, tho 

 highly ungrateful and impolitick, the Englijh 

 fhould fo far neglefl: th^Scots^ as to fuffer them 

 to be overpowered by the Frerjch, thev may 

 be fure that the Scots^ when put to their iaft 

 fhift, can always make an honourable Capitula- 

 tion with France: It's not to be doubted, but 

 that Crown would be very willing t > renew 

 their antient Alliance v^ ich us ; and befides al- 

 lowing us a Share at leaft in the Trade of Da- 

 rien, would on condition of giving them the 

 Poffeflionof A^ni?OW^;?//j, reftore us likewiie 

 to all our antient Privileges in Fra,nce. They 

 Vv^ould think it a very good purchafe if tl-ey 

 could fecure themfelves of that Colony by coo- 

 ing fo, granting us what (ecuricy we could rea- 

 Ibnabiy defire for the uninterrupted Injoymenc 

 of the Proreftant Religion, ?ind a Freedom of 

 Trade to all places of the World where it did 

 not aftually interfere with their own Settie- 

 ments and Colonies. So that if this fhould 

 be the cafe, we leave it to our Neighbours 

 to judg what would become of their Eaji 

 and Wefi India, Trade and Plantations, and of 

 their own Liberty, and whether they would 

 .be able ro ftand out againft France and us, now 



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