Atlantis. 
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'Ships, there jhoiiU be a Miftion ofthree of the FeliovvcSjOr Brc- j 
! ihren of Salomons Houfe; whoje Errand was only to glue <vs 
j Knowledge of tbs Affaires and State ofthofe Countries,to which they 
[were defigned-, And ejfecially of the Sciences , Arts , ManufaElures, 
[and InueHtion s of all the World-, And wit hall to bring <~vnto nos, 
j B pokes, Inflrument^and Patterns , in eueiy kinds ; T hat the Ships, 
\ after they had landed the Brethren, fhouldreturne-, and that the 
Bret 1 1 r e n flmldft ay abroad till the new MiftiontT'hefe Ships are not 
otberwife fraught,than with Store of Vidualls find good Quantity of 
Treajure to remaine with the Brecnren, for the buying of fuch . 
Things,and rewarding of fuch Per fins,as theyfhould thinksJitNow j 
for me to tell.you, how the Vulgar (ort of Mariners are contained 
from being dijeousred at Land-,And how they that mufl be put on (bore 
for any time, colour them]clues bonder the Names of other Nations, J 
And to what places thefe Voyages bane beene defigned-, And what j 
places of Remiet-Vous are appointed for the new Mi ft ions, Ana 
the like Circumftances of the Tracliquej 1 may not doe it-. Neither 
is it much to your defire. But thus you fee, wee maintains a Trade, 
not for Gold, Si liter, or leWels, Nor for Si Ikes, Nor for Spi¬ 
ces} Nor any other Commodity of Matter, But onely for Gods 
fir ft Creature, which was Light ; Tohaue Light (I fay) of the 
Growth of allT-arts of the World . And when hce had (aid 
this j hcc was (ilenc $ And fo were wee all. For indeed 
wee were ail aRonifhcd, to heare fa ftrange things 
fo probably told. And hcc perceiuing, that wee were 
willing to lay fomewhar, but bad it not ready, in 
great Coustclie tooke vs off, anddefeended to aske vsQuc- 
(Lions' of our Voyage and Fortunes, and in the end conclu¬ 
ded, that wee mought doe well, to thinke with our felues, 
what time offhy wee Would demand of the State ; And 1 
bad vs not to (cant our felues; For hce would procureluch 
time as wee defired, Whcrevpon wee all role vp, and pre~ 
fared our fducs to kiffe the skirt of his Tippet, But hee 
would not luffer vs; anehfa tooke his leaue. Buc when it 
came onec amongft our People, that the State vfed to offer 
Conditions to Strangers, that would flay, wee had Worke 
enough to get any of our Men to looke to our Ship 3 And 
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