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To his Honored Friend, CAPTAIN S. P. Commander of the Good Ship MARYGOLD, 1670/71.
MOst noble Captain, under whose Com∣mand,
I have been Servant both by Sea and Land,
Peruse these Lines, which though they do not show
Wonders unto you, yet they'r true, you know,
Your self enduring many a bitter Blast,
From the first of the Voyage, to the last.
Read and accept them, so desires your Friend
Who is, and will be, till his Life doth end.
John Hardie.