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** taunting meiTages, equally unworthy the majefty and me- 

 " mory of a prince like him : That, could this be pafTed over,. 

 *' ftill there was a crime that all the bl6od oMdel could not a-' 

 " tone for: They had, without provocation, murdered his 

 " priefts, burnt their churches, and deftroyed his defcncelefs ; 

 " people in their villages, merely from a vain belief that they 

 " were too far to be under his protection: That, topuniili them 

 " for this, he was now in the midft of their country, and, if 

 '•^ his life was fpared, never would he turn his back upon Adel 

 " while he had ten men with him capable of drawing their 

 " fwords.. He, therefore, ordered them to return, and ex- 

 " pet?t the approach of his army." 



The two eldeft children and the brother were fo ftruck 

 with, the fierce manner and countenance with v/hich the- 

 king fpokc, that they remained pcrfedly filent- But the- 

 youngeft fon (a youth of great fpirit, and who, withi 

 the utmoft difficulty, had been forced by his parents to> 

 fly after the battle) anfwered the king with great refolu,- 

 tion :■ — 



" It is a truth known to the whole kingdom, that Adcll 

 " has never belonged to any fovereign on earth but to our- 

 " felves. Violence and power,, which deilroy and fet up. 

 *' kingdoms, have at times done fo witli ours ; but that you; 

 ** are not otherwife, than by thefe means, kingof our coun- 

 " try, om* colour, ftature*, and complexion fufficiently lliew.-. 

 " We have been free, and were conquered ; we now have 

 *♦ attempted, to regain our freedom, and,we have failed:. We 



have 



The Moors in general are much f<juarer, ftouter-made man^ihac tlie AbyfTiniaBS 



