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the clergy, the philosophers, and citizens, all 

 wanted to see the American Mohanks. The 

 mob follou'ed them, wherever they went ; and 

 small portraits of them were every where sold 

 in the streets. The British court was then in 

 mourning, on account of the death of the prince 

 of Denmark ; and it was determined in the 

 cabinet, that the Mohawk kings should appear 

 to mourn as well as the rest. The managers 

 of the play house were to determine upon the 

 forms, and adjust the ceremonies of their dress ; 

 and the queen was to be at the expence. The 

 result was, the five Mohawks came forth array- 

 ed " in black under cloths, after the English 

 manner ,- but, instead of a blanket, they had 

 each a scarlet ingrain cloth mantle, edged with 

 gold, thrown over all their other garments." 

 The next part of the business was to adjust 

 the etiquette of the public audience they were 

 to have of her most sacred majesty 5 and it was 

 concluded that profound reasons of state requir- 

 ed that an extraordinary solemnity should at- 

 tend this transaction. Sir Charles Cotterel, 

 master of the ceremonies, conducted them in 

 two coaches to St. James's ; and the lord cham- 

 berlain introduced them to the royal presence. 

 Amidst this scene of parade and ceremony, the 

 Indians made a speech to the queen, April the 

 nineteenth, 1710 , the whole object of which was 

 to persuade her majesty to make another at- 

 tempt for the conquest of Canada j but the 

 speech itself, whether owing to the customs of 

 the British court, to an English composition or 

 correction, to an adjustment to a royal Euro- 

 pean ear and importance, or to any other cause, 



