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a Compenfation fomewhere, refume the Govern- 

 ment into our own hands, and rtrengthen cur 

 felves by new Alliances ; which perhaps might 

 be little to their advantage. This is not fug- 

 gerted as a thing that is ever likely to be pra- 

 ftis'*d, or to wliich the Kingdom of Scotland 

 is any way inclined : Our whole Conduct fince 

 the Union is a continued evidence of the up- 

 rightnefs of our Intentions towards £;^^/4»i; 

 and the Offers we did make, and do ftill con- 

 tinue to make, of admitting 'em as Partners 

 and Sharers in our new Settlement, are enough 

 to iiop the mouth of Calumny it Telf. But if in 

 return for our kindnefs we meet with Negleffc 

 and Contempt, have our Soveraignty trampled 

 under foot, our Settlement in Amtricx by an 

 Aft of Parliament in ScotUnd reflefted upon 

 as unjuft by Proclamations from' E^gUnd^ the 

 World cannot blame us to complain of the Vio- 

 lence done to our Independency and Honour; 

 which is not to be falvM by any politick con- 

 fideratlons whatever, that our Neighbours can 

 pretend for this Treatment. 



Nor can any thing le(s than joining with us, 

 and proteOiing that Settlement againft all oppofi. 

 tion incafe of Attacks by thz French^ or others, 

 fufficiently atone for what is already don, or heal 

 the Wound thofe Proclamations have giv'n to 

 the common Intereft and Honor of the Ifland. 



We come in the next place to give a Dc- 

 fcriptionof the I/fhmus oi DAvkft. It lies be- 



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