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of yours, As for the fmell, you will fee that cured pre- 
fently.” | : 2 | 
Arter having rubbed him abundantly with greafe, they 
brought a pretty large horn, and in it fomething fcent- 
ed, about as liquid as honey. It was plain that civet was — 
a@ great part of the compofition. The king went out 
at the door, I fuppofe into another room, and there two: 
men deluged him over with pitchers of cold water, whilft,. 
as I imagine, he was ftark-naked. _ He then returned, and a: 
flave anointed him with this fweet ointment ; after which he 
fat down, as completely drefled, being juft going to his. 
women’s apartment where he was to fup. I told him I won- 
dered why he did not ufe rofe-water as in Abyffinia, Arabia, 
and Cairo. He faid, he had it often from Cairo, when the 
merchants arrived ; but as it was now long fince any came, 
his people could not make more, for the rofe would not grow 
in his country, though the women made fomething like it 
of lemon-flower. i 
His toilet being finifhed, Ithen produced my prefentwhich 
I told him the king of Abyflinia had fent to him, hoping 
that, according to the faith and cuftom of nations, he would 
not only protect me while here, but fend me fafely and 
fpeedily out of his dominions into Egypt. He anfwered, 
There was a time when he could have done all this, and 
more, but thofe times were changed. Sennaar was in ruin 
and was not like what it once was. He then ordered fome 
perfumed forbet to be brought for me to drink in his pre- 
fence, which is a pledge that your perfon is in fafety. I there- 
upon withdrew, and he went to his ladies.. 
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