THE TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF JAMES MASSEY.

Translated from the FRENCH.

LONDON:

Printed for JOHN WATTS, at the Printing-Office

in Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields.

MDCCXXXIII.

G. Van de Gucht Inv. et Sculp.

DEDICATION

TO

JEREMIAH DUMMER, Esq;

SIR,

The Recommendation these Travels have been favour'd with fromyourself and other good Judges, as a History admirably adaptedboth to the Entertainment and Instruction of the Reader; and yourCommands upon me to translate it, lay me under the strongestInducement to claim your Patronage.

And I humbly conceive that your Retirement from that AGENCY,during which you perform'd so many National Services incultivating a mutual good Understanding and Commerce betweenOld and New England, as justly gain'd you the Love andApplause of those who truly understand the Interests of bothPeople, gives you the more Leisure to receive a Dedication.

It must be own'd that bright Accomplishments, acquired andimprov'd in European, as well as American Universities; TheElegance of your Taste, both in Men and Books; The Politeness ofyour Conversation; Your Esteem for the Sciences, which are sodelicately interwoven in the following Narrative; Your Knowledgein the Belles Lettres; Your long Acquaintance with the BeauMonde; And, what is equal to all, Your generous Disposition todo Good to Mankind;, are Qualities which would have continued youvery useful and ornamental in a Public Station.

Yet I take Leave to congratulate you on your Preference of aprivate Life; since not only an innate Principle of Honour, butan easy Fortune, set you above the Temptation of solicitingEmployments, and subjecting yourself to Dependencies which oftenprove Snares to the best of Men, by causing them to deviate fromthe sacred Paths of Truth and Justice. This probably was theReason you lately declin'd acting as an Inspector of a GREATCOMPANY'S Affairs, an Office of no little Trust and Confidence,and to which you was unanimously elected by the General Court.

I heartily wish you Health and long Life for the Pleasure andProfit of all your Friends, and especially of,

SIR,

Your most obedient

October 11,
1732.
humble Servant,


STEPHEN WHATLEY.

THE PREFACE

The French EDITOR'S LETTER,

To M * * *

SIR,

These are the TRAVELS you heard so much talk of, and was sodesirous to see. By what Chance the Manuscript fell into myHands, I will let you know another time: As soon as I had dipp'dinto it, I could not help reading it from the Beginning to theEnd, and found so many curious and important Passages in it, andso m