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fered me all forts of refrefhments, and I dined with him ; 

 he fent alfo great abundance for my fervants to my tent, 

 left I mould not have yet got my appointments from 

 the king. I then went directly to my own tent, where I 

 found all that belonged to me had arrived fafe, under the 

 care of Francifco ; and having now procured clothes, inftead 

 of thofe taken from me by Guebra Mehedin, I waited up- 

 on the king, and ftaid a confiderable time with him, alking 

 much the fame queftions Kefla Yafous had done. I would 

 have paid my refpefts to the Ras alfo, but mined him, for 

 he was at council. 



£&Uu. 11 1 «S 



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