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 preent Englih name was probably given them (1689) by Strong, whoe journal, yet imprinted, may be found in the Mueum. This name was adopted by Halley, and has from that time, I believe, been received into our maps.

privateers which were put into motion by the wars of William and Anne, aw thoe ilands and mention them; but they were yet not conidered as territories worth a contet. Strong affirmed that there was no wood, and Dampier upected that they had no water.

decribes their appearance with more ditinctnes, and mentions ome hips of St. Maloes, by which they had been viited, and to which he eems willing enough to acribe the honour of dicovering ilands which yet he admits to have been een by Hawkins, and named by Sebald de Wert. He, I uppoe, in honour of his