66 Travels t}>rough the 



be condu(9:ed to the king iq the capital. Though, we haci 

 ftlll three German miles to, go, yet the way did not feem 

 tedious to me, as we were always meeting 'peeple, and my 

 attention was (Iruck by a diverfity of obje<Sls. 



"It was already dark when we came to Haoufla; which, 

 ftanding on a mountain,' may tc feen at a great diflance. 

 Th'e king being gone to reft, we were obliged to remain with 

 fhe guard at the gate ; liut we were treated with good pro- 

 yifidns, and particularly fofnedelicaie goat's flefh broiled. 

 About eight o'clock the next morning I was admitted into 

 tne court of the palace^ and conveyed to the king, tte or- 

 dered a number of qucftions to be put to me, and he was 

 particularly intercfted in the account of my journey, of which 

 he was eager, to knpvy all the particulars. In order to con- 

 vince him that T was no fpy, and to gratify his curiofity, t 

 drew my journal from under my waiftcoat, and related from 

 it fiich parts.as I ct,ofe,j|nd efpecially thofe which I thought 

 he would be the mod entertained in hearing; the interpreter 

 writing (\o\vn fcveral of thefe accounts on a piece of wood, 

 which he handed to the king. When he had read them, he 

 ordered meat and drink to be fet before me immediately, then 

 directed me to be taken to the houfe of his fervants, and to 

 te provided with a cloak. All this was accordingly done; 

 and I was obliged to lay afide my (heep-fkin pelice and waift- 

 coat. The cloak, according to the cuftom of the country, 

 was made vervjong, and confifted of reddifh- coloured linen. 

 The number of the royal fervants, including myfelf, amounted 

 to Hxtv-eight perfons. Our fnnclions were to attend the 

 king twice a day to the ten)}^Je, and once to the place where 

 he ifllied his decrees; alfo, whenever he went to vifit any 

 tllincr out of the town, alternately to bear him on a litter. 

 Kight perfons were commonly employed in the lad office, fo 

 that the turn came in rotation only once "in feveral weeks. 

 When I had been here a fortnight, it pjeafed the king to 

 .make an excurfion to Boofu, and to vifit many things there; 

 and, it being my turn, I was ordered to, prepare for the jour- 

 ney. On receiving this notice I wa? extremely didrtfTed, on 

 -confidering how I fhould go through with the fervice, as it 

 v\'a8 generally performed in. a U)n of harncf?. At firlt I 



managed 



