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N my firt number, I gave the facts out like any other of the languages of a learned man, as my education is but very mall, (but bleed to God) my memory is very good, and what I treat of is undoubted facts, they are not adorned with that tile of eloquence wichwhich [sic] Authors in this preent age is capable of. But they are dilightfuldelightful [sic] truths, and not founded upon falhoods. As too many impoes on the public, in :histhis [sic] preent age, my condition of life call’s upon me to do all I am capiblecapable [sic] of in this tranitory life. I do not freet of my misfortune as I am deprived of the precious benefite of my eye sight, as better chritian has uferedſuffered [sic] much more. So that whatoever condition I am in,