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Some account of the Cape of Good Hope

& great childbearers  had I been inclind for a wife I think this is the place of all others I have seen where I could have best suited myself

Their servants are in general Malay slaves who are brought here from Batavia  to these they behave much better than the Batavians in consequence of which these Malays are much quieter  honester  more diligent & less wicked than those in that place  in instance of which I need only say that there was never known an instance of running Amoc in this place

The Town is governd by a Governor & Council who are quite independent of Batavia  the Present Governor is Ryck Tulback  he is very old & has long enjoyd his present station with a most universal good Character  which is easily explaind in this manner  he is unmarried & has no connections which may make him wish to make more money than
 

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