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or_o five_o king_n of_o the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n that_o bereo_n keep_v in_o chain_n and_o send_v thâ—…m_n home_n to_o their_o own_o which_o deâ—…d_v of_o his_o do_v win_v he_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n they_o and_o make_v much_o to_o favour_v our_o english_a at_o this_o day_n divers_a also_o of_o that_o country_n which_o â—…mongst_a they_o be_v man_n of_o note_n have_v be_v bring_v over_o into_o england_n &_o here_o live_v many_o year_n be_v by_o our_o man_n bring_v home_o to_o theirown_a country_n who_o report_n and_o knowledge_n of_o our_o nation_n be_v a_o cause_n that_o they_o have_v be_v well_o entreat_v of_o these_o guiancans_n and_o much_o desire_v to_o plant_v themselves_o among_o they_o our_o man_n that_o travel_v to_o guiana_n story_n among_o other_o thing_n most_o memorable_a do_v report_n and_o in_o write_v deliver_v to_o the_o world_n that_o near_o unto_o guiana_n and_o not_o far_o from_o those_o place_n where_o themselves_o be_v there_o be_v man_n 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