In a method to put this Trade to _Africa_ on a just and lawful footing. First, in order to this, it is my humble opinion, if I may be allowed to give it, that there be a number of men who may chuse to venture in this Trade, both in _Britain_ and the Colonies, that shall be incorporated into separate bodies by the name of _English_, or _British_; _American_, or _New-England African_ companies, or by the denomination of other Provinces in _America_, or Plantations in the _West-Indies_; and these companies shall equip and rig out as many vessels as they think proper, loading them with _British America_, _East_ and _West-India_ goods, and bring back in return, the rich and plentiful produce of _Africa_. But before I go any further into this point it must be observed, there is one real hinderance in the way which must be removed, or else no man or company need ever think of penetrating into the heart of this country, but just content themselves with taking the skim of this Trade, leting the body stand, and that is, the Slave Trade; this must be entirely renounced and given up by the _Europeans_, particularly by _Britain_ and the Colonies; then we may with a good face and conscience travel into the heart of _Africa_, and meet with a friendly and hearty reception from the natives, who will trade with us, and give in exchange their valuable productions for our goods which are generally exported thither. When that great, that only chief obstacle, the Slave Trade is removed, then _Britain_ and the Colonies will flourish by so great and profitable a Commerce. Think what a great addition it will make to their traffick, the furnishing a hundred thousand people annually, more than are at present with cloathing, powder, shot, and warlike arms, and many more things needless here to enumerate out of England; rum, and sundry other articles out of _America_ and the _West-Indies_. It is supposed that the above extraordinary number of Blacks are taken out of _Africa_ yearly, and either murdered or made Slaves of, by the ships that go there out of _Boston_, _&c._ and what advantages may arise to the inhabitants in peopling, and consequently of cultivating and manuring their ground, and of bringing their rich trade to the perfection it is capable of, with _Britain_, _&c._ is hard to say, when the innermost parts of that great and fruitful country is settled, and a free and happy trade carried into the heart of it: But thus far I will venture to say, as I have done already, that where twenty shillings worth of commodities is at present exported an hundred pound will be, when a friendly Commerce is carried on with the natives.