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" a leader or policy. We alfo thought to entitle the King's 
" Majefty thereto by this weak means than to let it fall for 
" want of prevention, into the hands of the States, knowing 
" very well that his Majefty is able to maintain his title by his 
" word againft the States, and by his power againft any other 
" prince or potentate whatfoever ; and better it is that the 
" Dutch, or any other nation whatfoever fliould be his fubjeds 
" in this place, than that his fubjeds fhould be fubje£t to them 
/ " or any other. To which may be added the pradice of all 
*' men of all times and in all places in the like caufe, entitling 
" their fovereigns to be governors where no government is 
" already inftituted. Many more particulars might be alledged, 
" as the certain refrefhing of your fleets quickly acquired out 
" of your own means by plantation, and to be hoped for from 
" the Blacks when there is a government eftabliihed to keep 
" them in awe. The whale fifhery befides perfuades us that 
" it would be profitable to defray part of your charge. The 
" fruitfulnefs of the foil, together with the temper of the air, 
" alTures us that the Blacks, with the time, will come in, for 
" their eafe, and of neceffity. Time will, no doubt, make 
" them your fervants, and by ferving you they will become 
" hereafter (we hope) the fervants of God." 
No further notice feems to have been taken by the Britifli 
government of this pofTeflion, at that time ; nor does it appear 
that any kind of interference or contravention was made by 
it when the Dutch Eaft India Company fent out Van Riebeck, 
in order to form a fettlement there in the year 1650. Till this 
period the Englifh, the Portugueze and the Dutch had indifcri- 
minately refrefhed their crews at the Cape. The Portugueze, 
who 
