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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF HADDINGTON,
first lord commissioner for executing the office
of lord high admiral of great britain and
ireland, &c., &c., &c.,
THESE VOLUMES,
containing
THE NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD,
are, by his lordship's permission,
inscribed,
with the greatest respect,
by
his lordship's
very obedient servant,
EDWARD BELCHER