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10 ing on the Wetern Shore, originally decended from the Americans; as may with great Probability be gathered from the Agreement of their Perons, Cutoms and Habits with thoe who dwell to the North of Hudons Bay; as likewie while thoe, that inhabited the Northern Parts (now going by the Name of Daviss Straits) advanced nearer and nearer to the South, and often made War upon the Norwegians. Concerning the Caue of the Ruin and total Detruction of that o well etablished Norwegian Colony, there is nothing found upon Record; the Reaon of which I think to be, that after all Correpondence and Navigation ceaed between Greenland and Norway, partly by the Change and Tranlation of the Government in Queen Margaret's Reign; and partly by the next following continual Wars between the Danes and Swedes, which caued the Navigation to thoe Parts to be laid aide, and chiefly by the great Difficulty and innumerable Dangers of uch Navigation, which everal Caues cut off all Intelligences, that might be