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ment every morning fading, and after that, about eight 

 o'clock, he goes to breakfaft. 



There are fix noblemen of the king's own choofing, 

 who are called Baalomaal*, or gentlemen of his bed-cham- 

 ber ; four of thefe are always with him. There is a fe- 

 venth, who is the chief of thefe, called Azeleffa el Camifha, 

 groom of the robe, or Hole. He is keeper of the king's 

 wardrobe, and the firft officer of the bed-chamber. Thefe 

 officers, the black Haves, and fome others, ferve him as me- 

 nial fervants, and are in a degree of familiarity with him 

 •unknown to the reft of the fubjecls. 



When the king fits to confult upon civil matters of confe- 

 quence, he is fhut up in a kind of box oppofite to the head of 

 the council table. The perfons that deliberate fit at the table, 

 and, according to their rank, give their voices, the youngeft or 

 Lowell officer always fpeaking firft. The firft that give their 

 votes are the Shalaka, or colonels of the houfehold-troops. 

 The fecond are the great butlers, men that have the charge 

 of the king's drink. The third is the Badjerund, or keeper 

 of that apartment in the palace called the lions boufe ; and: 

 after thefe the keeper of the banqueting-houfe.. The next 

 is called Lika Magwafs, an officer that always goes before 

 the king to hinder the prefTure of. die crowd. In war, when- 

 the king is marching, he rides conftantly round him at a- 

 certain diftance, and carries his fhield, and his lance ; at 

 leaft he carries a filver fhield, and a lance pointed with the 

 fame metal, before fitch kings as do not choofe to expofe 

 tjheir perfon. That, however, was not the cafe in my time^ 

 •as the king carried the. fhield hirnfelf, black and unadorn- 

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'k'nual, which,, literally tranflated, is. Mailer of his effear, or goods>. 



