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the one from the other , lin'd with a Mat made of the Rhind of a certain Tree 

 fo thin that it looks like a piece of Linnen, which neither Fleas nor Panics will 

 come near. The Roof was covert with Coco-Branches. Not far off under 

 another Roof fupported with four great Pillars, he had fixteen Elephants the 

 nobleft of all thole that are in the Kings fervice : for he has a far great! "num- 

 ber train d up for war that are not afraid of wild- lire. For his Guifd he might 

 have about two thoufand men, that were drawn up in Companies under the 

 (hade of the next Trees. They are good Souldiers as well by Sea as bv I-ind 

 great Mahometans, and ftand not at all in fear of death. His Haram or the 

 Womens Apartment was certainly a very finall place. For when he had viovd 

 what I brought him, he fent for two old women, to whom he gave fome of he 

 Jewels, to go and mew them to his Wives. The two women retum'd back throush 

 a little pitiful door; the enclolure being nothing but a kind of Wafl mad/upof 

 Earth and Cow-dung mix* together. Whatever he fent to the Wotafti thev 

 never return'd any thing again. Which made me believe they wouU bear I 

 good price ; and mdeed whatever I fold to him, I fold to good profit and had 

 my Money well paid me. After this We ,00k our leaves; but Z kL oblie'd 

 us to come next day ,n the evening, becaufe he had a defire To K , ? Z 

 T,<rh 'Dagger, the Haft whereof, being thin of Diamonds, he had a mind m 

 enrich with more Stones. Coming to the E„ g lijh Houle with our MoneTthev 

 wopder'd that the King had laid out twenty thoufand Roupies, ffi? itl 

 behevd h was the bell part of his treafure. 8™' tlle y 



The next day my Brother and I went to wiir raw, w, m -.. 1. 

 hour, and we foun/him fitting in the fame place wTeTe he fate belbrf"^^ 

 was a MoulU then read to him, who feem'd to- interpret tnhfmf J "1 

 the Alc r in the Ar*, K Language. The LeSur? b ing t% 

 rofe and went to prayers; which being concluded, the King fent for ri? r^? 

 ger and the Haft which was of Gold. The top of the Handle w« 1 I" 

 fct wtth Diamonds, and upon the upper part ofVe crofs Bar wa Tc r tfl 



TheK^JT* "" teTefi SPS tha " fiftCcn ° r J^n thoSd CroJn; 

 The King told me, it was prefented to him by the Queen of Borneo and iw 

 U was cut at G« rbut that he put a far higher valufupon t t Ji dteem'd 

 K to be worth. The Dagger, as well as the Sheath was full of Beazds or 

 Collets, m very good order 8 but the King had neither Diamond R n h?„ 

 any other Stone to fet in the Collets; and^ therefore defiV' m -to helphim 

 to fome that might come at an ealie rate. I told him it w« imJ^M 



therefore do what I cou d to exrnfr mvfrlfMfi,- , "« skiii. And 



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