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every one stood in them as if they had been placed. 

 When the sheAv Avas past, the JeAV said to me ; &quot; I 

 shall not be able to attend you ] as I Avould, in regard 

 of some charge the city hath laid upon me, for the en 

 tertaining of this great person.&quot; Three days after, 

 the JeAV carne to me again, and said; &quot;Ye are happy 

 men ; for the Father of Salomon s House taketh knowl 

 edge of your being here, and commanded me to tell you 

 that he will admit all your company to his presence, 

 and have pm r ate conference Avith one of you that ye 

 shall choose : and for this hath appointed the next 



day after to-morroAv. And because he meaneth to 



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 give_ypu his blessing, he hath appointed it in the fore- f u- 



noon.&quot; We came at our day and hour, and I was 

 chosen by my felloAvs for the private access. We 

 found him in a fair chamber, richly hanged, and car 

 peted under foot, Avithout any degrees to the state. 

 He Avas set upon a IOAV throne richly adorned, and a 

 rich cloth of state over his head, of blue sattin em 

 broidered. He AA^as alone, save that he had two pages 

 of honour, on either hand one, finely attired in white. 

 His under-garments were the like that AVC saAV him 

 Avear in the chariot; but instead of his gown, he had 

 on him a mantle Avith a cape, of the same fine black, 

 fastened about him. When AA T C came in, as AVO Avere 

 taught, we bowed low at our first entrance ; and when 

 Ave Avere come near his chair, he stood up, holding 

 forth his hand ungloved, and in posture of blessing ; 

 and we every one of us stooped down, and kissed the 

 hem $&amp;gt;f his tippet. That done, the rest departed, and 

 I remained. Then he Avarned the pages forth of the 

 room, and caused me to sit down beside him, and spake 



to me thus in the Spanish tonmie : 



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