. The craftsman. ^ 3 SATURBATf e Craftiman* N^ i88w N^ i88^ Satukdayj FeK^y tyi^-^oi. To CALEB. DANVERS, Eff* S I Ry Beneve you will not tKmk it an unxfeafonable Subje£l at this Time, to con-fider the Interefl: of Great Britain^with Refped to its Treaties with fo-reign States, and wherein our true F(hlicy confifts. I will firlt of all venture to lay down this Maxim,and undertake to maintain itagainft all Contradiftion i;that it is the Interell oi dM Nations, as well as cfprivate Perfons, religioufly to perform their. Contrailsand Engagements i xh\t all Tricki, Cunning and De-^teitf though they


. The craftsman. ^ 3 SATURBATf e Craftiman* N^ i88w N^ i88^ Satukdayj FeK^y tyi^-^oi. To CALEB. DANVERS, Eff* S I Ry Beneve you will not tKmk it an unxfeafonable Subje£l at this Time, to con-fider the Interefl: of Great Britain^with Refped to its Treaties with fo-reign States, and wherein our true F(hlicy confifts. I will firlt of all venture to lay down this Maxim,and undertake to maintain itagainft all Contradiftion i;that it is the Interell oi dM Nations, as well as cfprivate Perfons, religioufly to perform their. Contrailsand Engagements i xh\t all Tricki, Cunning and De-^teitf though they may be applauded by vicious andihort-fighted Minds, are in Reality direftly oppofiteto true Wifdom and true Policy. The Confequence©f which is, that we Ihould never enter into anyEngagements^ for little prefent Turns, which it is not-our lajiing Int^reji to fuML I know it v/ill be faidthat fuch a religious. Gbfer-vation of this Rule would often be very even ridiculous on our Parts, becaufe other Na-tionsYfiW not obferye it towards Us; but whenevertheir Interell


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