The TDedication, 



can affure your GRACE, that A 

 Friendfhip may be eafily cultivated 

 with the Natives, who are entirely in 

 our Intereft. And befides the peculiar 

 Advantage of fuch a Settlement, Eng- 

 land would derive by their Vicinity to 

 Portobely and Cartbagena, a ready Sale 

 for their Slaves brought from the 

 Coaft of Africa, 



The Trench , My Lord, being now 

 our Rivals for this Settlement, it high- 

 ly imports England to prevent them^ 

 by endeavouring to become Mailers 

 of this Neck of Land, of which be- 

 ing once poflefled, they may command 

 thofe inexhauftible Trcafures , which 

 at Pleafure give either Peace or War. 



And how eafily th it might be 

 effected, will eafily appear, if your 

 GRACE will be but pleas 'd to 

 take notice, with how little Diffi- 

 culty Captain Kafb and his Affoci- 

 ates made themfelves Mafters of all 

 thofe Mines with a Handful of Men, 



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