1710

Great Queen, We have undertaken a long and tedious Voyage, which none of our predecessors could ever be prevailed upon to undertake.  The Motive that induced us, was, that we might see our Great Queen, and relate to her those things we thought absolutely necessary for the Good of her, and us her Allies, on the other fide of the great Water.

The Indian's speech, translated from the Latin, is as followeth.— "Since the subject of his errand is to persaude is to embrace new doctrines, perhaps it may not be amiss, before we offer hint the reasons why we cannot comply with his request, to acquaint him of the grounds and princi-ples of that religion he would hare Us to abandon.