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by whose means the learned world in general might reap as much benefit as possible from those discoveries which my good fortune or industry might enable me to make.
the navy Board was in consequence of this orderd[sic] to purchase two ships & to fit them up in a proper manner for our reception that we might be enabled to exert our utmost endeavours to serve the publick[sic] where-soever the course of our discoveries might induce us to proceed
Two ships were accordingly purchasd,[sic] but when I went
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