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colony_n at_o darien_n present_v to_o his_o majesty_n the_o 12_o of_o february_n 1700._o p._n 138._o his_o majesty_n most_o gracious_a answer_n to_o that_o address_n p._n 140_o the_o first_o national_a address_n petition_v that_o his_o majesty_n will_v be_v gracious_o please_v to_o allow_v the_o parliament_n of_o scotland_n to_o meet_v etc._n etc._n present_v to_o his_o majesty_n the_o 25_o of_o march_v 1700._o p._n 105_o his_o majesty_n most_o gracious_a answer_n p._n 107._o the_o humble_a representation_n and_o petition_n of_o the_o company_n to_o his_o grace_n his_o majesty_n high_a commissioner_n and_o the_o right_n honourable_a estate_n of_o parliament_n the_o 16_o of_o may_n 1700._o p._n 108_o the_o humble_a address_n and_o petition_n of_o the_o heretor_n of_o the_o shire_n of_o haddingtoun_n present_v and_o read_v in_o parliament_n the_o 27_o of_o may_n 1700._o p._n 124_o the_o head_n of_o several_a address_n from_o other_o shire_n and_o burgh_n which_o be_v likewise_o read_v 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honourable_a estate_n of_o parliament_n the_o 28_o of_o october_n 1700._o p._n 142._o finis_fw-la a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o several_a book_n and_o pamphlet_n that_o have_v be_v hitherto_o publish_v concern_v the_o indian_a and_o african_a company_n of_o scotland_n set_v down_o according_a to_o order_n of_o time_n for_o the_o information_n of_o the_o curious_a 1._o a_o letter_n from_o a_o member_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o scotland_n to_o his_o friend_n at_o london_n show_v the_o reasonableness_n of_o that_o act_n by_o which_o the_o company_n be_v establish_v print_a 1695_o 2._o some_o seasonable_a and_o modest_a thought_n etc._n etc._n humble_o offer_v to_o r._n h._n a_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o of_o england_n 1696._o 3._o a_o letter_n from_o a_o gentleman_n in_o the_o country_n to_o his_o friend_n at_o edinburgh_n 1696._o 4._o a_o letter_n from_o a_o merchant_n in_o amsterdam_n to_o his_o friend_n at_o hamburgh_n concern_v the_o design_n of_o the_o scot_n 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