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hhorfe 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 friendfhip, 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 efcape 
‘with the lofs of a horfe, if he again happened to be engaged 
with the Moorith troops, who, though under my command, 
were Mahometans, ftrangers to the language, and to whom 
it was impoflible for me to convey any diftin¢tion of perfons. 
Gutho 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. 
Vor, IV. < Ns CHAP, 
