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The Second Preface.<br />

may be fomething miftaken. For I never<br />

was out oiFormofa till I came with de Rhode,<br />

fo what I have aflerted is by hearfay, from<br />

my own Countrymen who have been Travellers.<br />

J';'^^'<br />

2 Anfvp. The Europeans themfelves are<br />

fometimes out in their Computations 5 no<br />

wonder then that my Coimtrymen, wfio<br />

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,'^^<br />

are far the worft Geographers, are often miftaken.<br />

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3 Anfrv. Suppofe Iftiordldfask ten Eriglrm^<br />

men, how many Miles to France or Hol-^<br />

land^ Some would fay more, fome lefsfo<br />

no doubt but many of my Countrymen<br />

will fay the diftance is<br />

I have aflerted.<br />

greater or lefs thaii<br />

4 i4^7/n?. Let the Reader cohfider, that as<br />

the Englifh Miles differ from the German, Itai<br />

lian, i&c. So it's no wonder that oui Bail{!os^<br />

or Leagues differ from yours. I take a Baikfi^<br />

to be about a Mile and a half Englifh (more<br />

or lefs, as you fay here.) We reckon For-'<br />

mofa, to be 400 Bail{hs irom Japan, which<br />

from the be(i computation I could make, is<br />

600 Englifh Miles: But if you reckon aj'<br />

Baikh to be but one of your Miles, then t<br />

find your Geographers and I agree pretty<br />

well. So that the difficulty lies in tclljng<br />

in Engliiii exactly how much a Bail{/j is,<br />

which ! muft confefs is too hard for me to<br />

demonftrate.<br />

b 2<br />

id^Ohje^I.

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