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horfe was my fervant, and had already been abundantly fa- 

 tisfied. I defired Yafine to add, that I hoped, in order to a 

 continuation of that friendfliip, he would avoid, in his own 

 particular command, or in that of his relations, attacking 

 where the king was in perfon, becaufe it was my indifpen- 

 fible duty to be there, and that his nephew might not efcapc 

 with the lofs of a horfe, if he again happened to be engaged 

 with the Moorifh troops, who, though under my command, 

 were Mahometans, ftrangers to the language, and to whom 

 it was impoflible for me to convey any diftincStion of perfons, 

 Gufho was exceedingly fenfible of this civil return of the 

 horfe ; he cloathed Yafine magnificently, made him a pre- 

 fent of another horfe, and fent a very flattering meflage by 

 him to me. 



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