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xiv has been quite extinct and forgot: All this ought to encourage us to continue our Endeavours to dicover the Eatern Shore, where it is confeed, the chief Colony has been eated; and perhaps the of the old Norwegians and Ilanders may be recovered; which I don't think impoible, provided we go on in the right Way, as I hope to hew in the following Treatie.

How and glorious an Enterprize would it be, to undertake so great and wholeom a Work, chiefly in regard to thee unhappy People, who, by a jut Judgment of God, now for upwards of three hundred Years, have been debarred all Communication with Chritians; which to remedy, not only our Civil, but Chritian Duty obliges us. It becomes us therefore heartily to pray God Almighty, that he will be pleaed to