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%. few fheels of printed paper; four fmall cannons, fuch as 

 children have to play with; a few other toys, and a wooden 

 clock, which itemed to be quite deranged. The king 

 having, by an interpreter, expreffed great concern that the 

 clock did not go as formerly, our traveller, when his ma- 

 jefly was gone, told the interpreter that he would try to re- 

 pair it, if the king gave him penniflion. The king affected; 

 •and Damberger, though not much acquainted with clock- 

 making, was fo fortunate as to fuceeed. When the king 

 •returned next day lie was much furprifed, and began to en- 

 tertain a very high idea of a man who had been able to effect 

 what exceeded the flail and ability of the moft ingenious oi 

 •his fubjects. From that moment our traveller's confequence 

 continually increafed ; he received the fame victuals as were 

 ufed by the king, accompanied hwa every where, and, by 

 means of this privilege, had an opportunity of getting ?. 

 complete view of the lake of Zambre, when the king went 

 thither to fee the people employed there in fowling and fiflj— 

 ing. This lake is in length three full days journey, and is 

 interfperfed with about forty fmall iflands, frequented bv in- 

 numerable flocks of birds. It is of an oval form, and about 

 ■half a day's journey in bpeadlh. The king keeps here a 

 guard of two hundred men to take care that the fowling and 

 fiihing are properly conducted for his majeliy's advantage; 

 but our traveller was told that thefe people drefs for 

 themfelves the beft of the fowls an'd Che !il.h that are 

 caught. 



After fpending five months at this place, Damberger, hav- 

 ing obtained the king's leave to depart, continued his journey 

 on the 28th of May 17.87, and on the nth of June arrived 

 at the lir.'l frontier huts of the Moohatans; a numerous and 

 warlike nation, who inhabit a tract of land belonging to the 

 kingdom of Moncemugi, and fubjeet to its lbv»-:reign. As 

 the rainy feafon had now commenced in this part of the 

 country, he was obliged to remain fume time [\nd':Y very 

 unfavourable circumftanees at the village oi" Mytob, from 

 which he fet out on the 19th of July, in company with 

 fome travellers from the country of Moffegutjos, lying 

 caftward of the kingdom of Moncemugi, who were going 

 to the kingdom of Choba to fetch fait," Alter orofling the 



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