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Name stands already Printed to a late Essay, Entituled, Several Assertions proved, in order to Create another Species of Money than Gold and Silver, of which I am not ashamed; and I have added my Name to this, that (whatever usage it meets with) I may stand bound to recognize it.

I hope I have such a Warrant to search for Truth, that will justifie me in breaking through all Crafts and Sciences to find it; as Hunger justified David and his Men, for entering the Priest's House, and eating the Shew-bread.

And because I find that I shall scarce be able to begin, much less to get through my Argument, without unfolding some Mysteries of Iniquity between Priests and Lawyers, relating to the Titles and Settlements of Lands, I hope that the Modern Pro-