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round his neck by a leather thong. He often 

 told me, he would be buried together with the 

 image of his father (that is, the king's portrait) 

 which he wears on his breaft •, and having al- 

 ways been faithful to him he hoped to fhake 

 hands with him in the land of the fouls, where 

 he expeded to fee him one day. After this wor- 

 thy chief had fhewn me thefe fine fentiments 

 which parted from his heart, I gave him a bot- 

 tle of brandy to drink the health of his father 

 and mine. Such little douceurs when given on 

 proper occafions, have a great effedb upon thefe 

 people ; thus they were greatly moved when I 

 pulled off my Ihirt and gave it them in the name 

 of their father, telling them that he pitied them, 

 becaufe he knew by means of xht /peaking fub-- 

 ftance -^ that his children were naked. 



Thefe nations have no idea of the political 

 fyftems which are known among the European 

 powers. In their opinion, the allies of a nation 

 muft aflift them, when they are in war, and have 

 no correfpondence with their enemies. I have 

 had a long and ferious conference with one Alkxi 

 Mingo y who is a juggler and like wife the chief 

 of a diftrid among them, and pretends to have 



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