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for us) where we lay upon Benches, with the Skins of Beasts 

 for our Covering; and this was the best Lodging we met 

 with since our departure from the Christians. They took 

 particular Care of our Horses, and treated us with all the 

 good Nature possibly to be expected from them, supplying 

 us with sufficient quantities of Provision, such as Venison, 

 Wildfowl, Fish, and various Kinds of dried Fruits, Pulse, 

 and Water, no stronger Liquors are to be met with amongst 

 these People. 



The King's Houses are partley in the Center of the Town, 

 the rest of the Buildings being erected in a confused Order, 

 no regular Streets, Shops, or even Handy-craft Trades, are 

 to be met with amongst them. 



The news of our arrival brought prodigious l^umbers of 

 Men and Women to us, as also Boys and Girls, who were 

 stark Naked; these would come and touch our Cloaths, and 

 view us with admiration, having I am satisfied, never had an 

 opportunity to behold any thing of this Nature before. The 

 King diverted us every Day with Men and Women Dancing, 

 shooting with Bows and Arrows, their Warlik Exercise, and 

 several other kinds of Diversions, wherein he imagined we 

 took any Pleasure. Finding our selves thus in favour with 

 the King, the first request we made was, that we might have 

 leave to see the Quiogozon, or Charnel House, which was the 

 largest of that Nature we had ever beheld: He easily com- 

 plied with our Request, but with a strict Charge, that we 

 should do no hurt, either to the Bones, or any other thing 

 that we should observe there. 



Two Days after our Arrival, we requested the King to have 

 Liberty to depart, in order to view the Mountains, which 

 he seemed very unwilling to comply with, pressing us to con- 

 tinue longer with him, urging many Arguments to persuade 



us: 



