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own age, a kind and liberal familiarity; while he beftowed 

 upon the young ones carefTes and commendations, fweeten- 

 ed with the hopes that they might fee better times. 



His firft care was to provide them all plentifully with 

 apparel and every neceflary. His brothers he drelTed like 

 himfelf, and his uncles flill more richly. He then divided 

 a large fum of money among them all. 



In the month of December, which is the pleafanteft 

 feafon of the whole year, the fun being moderately hot, 

 the iky conftantly clear and without a cloud, all the court 

 was encamped under the mountain, and the inferior 

 fort ftrewed along the grafs. All were treated at the ex- 

 pence of the king, palling the day and night in continual 

 feflivals. It is but right, faid the king, that I mould pay 

 for a pleafure fo great that none of my predecefTors ever 

 dared to tafte it ; and of all that noble afTembly none feem- 

 ed to enjoy it more fmcerely than the king. All pardons fo- 

 licited for criminals at this time were granted. In this man- 

 ner having fpent a whole month, before his departure the 

 king called for the deftar, (/. e. the treafury book) in which 

 the account of the fum allowed for the maintenance of thefe 

 prifoners is Hated ; and having inquired ftrictly into the 

 expenditure, and cancelled all grants that had been made of 

 any part of that fum to others, and provided in future for 

 the full, as well as yearly payment of it, lie, for his laft act, 

 gave to the governor of the mountain a large, ac cellion of 

 territory, to make him ample amends for the lofs of the 

 dues he was underftood to be intided to from that revenue. 

 After this, he embraced them all, alluring them of his con- 

 stant protection; and, mounting his horfe, he took the keep- 

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