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Vocabulary Continued

Kau-nai	Now	Tow-an-nee	How
Ko-thait-tsin	Before	Et-lau-hó	When
Nau-dai-zy	After	Tin-nao-tee	Where
Dai-ye-engh	Here	Yea-dit-tee	What
Ai-yid	There	Mea-dee	Who
C-hel-le	Yesterday	Et-lau-ee-tau	With what
Did-di-zin-ná	To Day	Ko-yau-gai	Under
Sa-chongh-ai	Tomorrow	Ko-dau-gai	Upon
Nehl-he	Look
Nin-ni-net-ci	Yours

This Dear Sir, is an authentic account of this Country and its Inhabitants, with a few Hints on some who are not under its immediate dependency – upon which I might have enlarged, had not the Scarcity of Paper with nu obliged me to put a period to my illegible career – which also occasions the many errors that are but coursely corrected[.]

If I attempted this imperfect discription it was not with a view of gaining Praise to myself or giving information to you Sir, (As I know myself to be as undeserving of the one as you are above the other) but, as I have already observed, to Shew with what readiness, I Should always attend to your Commands tho ever so much above my abilities to Handle[.] But, was I to declare in favour of this undertaking (of which you are pleased to desire my opinion) I Should abuse your confidence & commit an act of violence against my own Sentiments – from the Publication of which, I conceive too many disadvantages that must naturally arise – to the detriment of Trade & injurious to the true welfare of the Company[.] Contentions will revive, and commerce already Hurt will then be ruined[.] Swarms of adventurers, will I fear inund the North[.]

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