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He had a fhield of a fingle hide, warped by the heat in feve= 
ral directions, and much in the fhape of a high-crowned, | 
large, ftraw-hat, with which the fafhionable women in our 
own country fometimes difguife themfelves. He carried a 
fhort lance in his right hand, with an ill-made iron head, 
and a fhaft that feemed to be of thorn-tree, but altogether: 
without ornament, which is feldom the cafe with the arhs. 
of barbarians, Whether it was neceflary for the poizing 
himfelf upon the fharp ridge of the beaft’s back, or whether 
it was meant as graceful riding, I do not know, being quite 
unfkilled in cowmanthip ; but he leaned exceedingly back+ 
wards, pufhing his belly forwards, and holding his left arm, 
and fhield ftretched out on one fide of him, and his right 
arm and lance in the fame way onthe other, like wings. 
Tue king was feated on his ivory chair, to receive him, 
almoft in the middle of his tent; the day was very hot, and 
an infufferable ftench of carrion foon made every one in 
the tent fenfible of the approach of this nafty fovereign, even. 
before they faw -him. The king, when he perceived him. 
coming, was fo ftruck with the whole figure and appear- 
ance, that he could not contain himfelf from an immoders 
ate fit of laughter, which finding it impoffible to ftifle, he 
rofe from his chair, and ran as hard as he could into ano~ 
ther apartment behind the throne.. 
Tut favage got off from his cow at the door of the tent: 
with all his tripes about him; and, while we were ad-+ 
tiring him as a monfter, feeing the king’s feat empty, he 
taok it for his own, and down he fat upon the crimfon filk. 
eufhion, with the butter running from every part of 
kim. A general cry of aftonifhment was made by every per- 
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