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by pubJique order from time to time regifter'd at their chief 
Colony Satavia, And it appears by the paper it felf^that the 
Relation was not look'd upon as a doubtful thiog^but as a thiog 
from which a pradiical way may be deduced to make this D f- 
coveryeafily Lucriferous to the Dutch Company, And I 
could heartily wiflvhat in thofe Couotreys that are addicflcd 
to long Navigationsjmore notice thao is ufual were taken and 
given of the Natural Rarities that occur t5 Merchants and 
Sea-meo. On which occafion I remember^wheo I had^io com- 
plyancewirhmy Curiofity, put my felf into our Eaft-Indiaa 
Compaoy.and had,by theirCivility to me^been chofcn of their 
Committee as long as my Health allowed me to continue fo^ I 
had the opportunity in fome Regifter books of Merchants 5 
EngHJhdLud Dutchjioohittvt fome things^ which would eafily 
juftifie this wifti of mine-, if myhaftcand their Intereft would 
permit me to acquaint others with them. But to return to 
our Accompt of-^^^Z'er-^rw^?! think you will eafily believe, 
thatjif I had received it not by a Paper but immediately from 
the WritcrJ (houldj^by propofiag divers Queftions^have been 
enabled to give you a much more fatisfadory account than 
this ftiort one contains. But the obliging perfon that gave it 
mcjbeing juft going out ofTown^ I could not civily ftay him 
to receive my fare's about it 5 which though (God permit- 
ting) I may propofe erelongjifl can light on him againj yet I 
fear h? has given me/m theft few liuesjall that he found about 
this matter. However this Relation as (hort as it being a» 
bout the Nature of a drug fo precious and fo little known, 
will notjlhope^beunwelcom to the Carious 5 to whom none 
is fo like to convey it fo foon and fo well as Mr, 0 § whofc f or- 
wardnefi to oblige others by his various Communications 
challenges Returns ofthe like nature from othcrsjand particu- 
larly from his Aifeftionate Humble fer vant. 
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