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not a little terrified at the difafter of MafFudi, hitherto reck- 

 oned invincible, gathered together all the flaves as foon a3 

 poflible, and returned them to the king. 



Naod having now, by his courage and prudence, freed 

 himfelf from fear of a foreign war, returned home, and fet 

 himfelf like a wife prince to the reforming of the abufes 

 that prevailed everywhere among his people, and to the 

 cultivation of the arts of peace. He died a natural death, 

 after having reigned 13 years. 



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DAVID III. 



j From 1508 to 1540. 



David, an Infant, fucceeds — Queen fends Matthew Ambaffador to Portu- 

 gal — David takes the Field — Defeat of the Moors — Arrival of an 

 Embaffy 'from Portugal — Difajlrous War with Adel. 



THE vigorous reign of Naod had at leail fufpended the 

 fate of the whole empire ; and, had it not been that 

 they ftill perfifted in that ruinous and dangerous meafure 

 of following minority with minority, by the election of. 

 children to the throne, it is probable this kingdom would 

 have efcaped the greatefl part of thofe difmal calamities 



that: 



