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ferred it to his own, and there- 
fore gave up all thoughts of pub- 
lishing one himfexf. But he was 
fo obliging as to favour me with 
a fight of his manufcript, in order 
that I might infert (as I actually 
have done) fome particular inci- 
dents, which the failors had omit- 
ted to inform me of, but had re- 
lated to him. Both the accounts 
agreed to a tittle in all particulars 
where this Gentleman and I had 
put the fame queftions to the fai- 
lors; a circumftance which affords 
an almoft inconteftable proof of the 
truth of the whole. 
THE 
