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enough to convey them to China: the king gave them permis­
sion to use anything that the island afforded, to carry this
design into execution; and as they pursued this work new

wonders broke in upon Abba Tliulle and his subjects, who
were till now utterly ignorant of the saw, axe, forge, and other
implements with which the English perform their work. The
grindstone was still more strange, and, altogether, it filled
them with wonder, surprise, and admiration, and they could not
help thinking, that the peojile who could perform such things
were uncommon and superior beings. The natives treated the
English with the greatest respectt thinking they must be people
of a superior order, seeing how clever they were in all kinds of