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vant who takes care of Ayabdar's horfe, coming up with 

 Guebra Mehedin himfelf, hurt as he was, ftruck him over 

 the ikull with a large crooked knife like a hatchet, and 

 left him mortally wounded on the field, whence he was 

 carried to a church, where he is now lying a miferable 

 fpeclacle, and can never recover." btrates could hold no 

 longer. He got up and danced as if he had been frantic, 

 fometimes finging Greek fongs, at another time pronoun- 

 cing ten thoufand curfes, which he wifhed might overtake 

 him in the other world. For my part, I felt very differently, 

 for I had much rather, conlidering whofe nephew he was, 

 that he mould have lived, than to have it faid that he re- 

 ceived hi> firil wound, not a mortal one, but intended as fuch, 

 from my hand. 



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