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THE PREFACE. 



Cakes, and other yomgCattky that are tied up, every Night, 

 wider the Eaves of their Tents, toprevent them from fuck- 

 ing their Dams. For the Cords that are ufed upon thefe Oc- 

 cafions, being only made ofloojefpun Tarn , the fretful Crea- 

 tures are every Moment breaking loofe, and trampling over us. 

 When our Company was at any Time entertained in a 

 courteous Manner, (for the Arabs will fometimes part 

 with nothing 'till it be extorted by Force) I ufed to give the 

 Mafter of the Tent a Knife, a Couple of Flints, or afmall 

 ^antity (^/Engiifli Gunpowder-, which, being muchflronger 

 than their own, they have in great Efleem, and keep for 

 the priming only of their Fire-Arms If the Lallah {or 

 Lady) his Wife had been obliging alfo in her Way, by making 

 our Cufcafovve favoury and with Expedition, She would 

 return a thoufand Thanks for a Skean oj Thread \ a large 

 Needle ; or a Fair of Sciffars ; all of them great Rarities, 

 and very engaging Frefents with thefe People. 



During the exceffive Heats of the Summer, a?id efpectally 

 when we were apprehenfive oj being intercepted byfome Tar- 

 ty offree-bootingkv2ihs,we then travelled in the Night ;which 

 having no Eyes, according to their Proverb, few of them 

 dare then venture out, as not blowing the Dangers and Am- 

 huf cades, they may poffibly jail into. It is at this Time we 

 have frequent Opportunities of calling to Remembrance the 

 Words of the Pfalmift, Ff 105. 2. Thou makefl: Dark- 

 nefs that it may be Night; wherein all the Beafts of 

 the Foreft do move. The Lyons roaring after their 

 Prey; the Leopards, Hysenas, and a T/^ariety of other ra- 

 venous Creatures, calling to and anjwering each other, (the 

 different Sexes perhaps, by this Means, finding out and cor - 

 ref ponding with their Mates) break in very awfully upon the 

 Solitude, and Safety like wife, that we might promife to our- 

 Jelves, in travelling at this Seafon. 



Our Stages or Days Journeys were not always the fame. 

 For when any Danger was apprehended, we then travelled 

 through as many By-paths, as our Conduciors were acquaint- 

 ed with ; ridingy in this Manner, without refling, fome- 

 times 



