Vol. III. MifcetUnen Curiofa. t t^f 



Be reach'd, there was an Officer on purpofe^ 

 who ftepping in ambiig them, and ftand- 

 ing in the Spaces defignedly left for that 

 end, with a long Ladle in both his Hand% 

 helpt any one according to their Defire,. 

 When the King had eaten what he thought 

 fir, he rofe up and wafh'd, and retired back 

 to his former Seat; and we alfo did the 

 like ; others being ready to fill our Places* 

 Nor did we continue much longer under 

 the Tent in that numerous Croud j for Af- 

 fyne perceiving us a little uneafie, and fup* 

 pofing we had now fufficiently fatisfy'd 

 our Curiofity ^ though perhaps not our Ap- 

 petites, told us we might take our Liber- 

 ty, and if we thought fit retire to out 

 Tents. This Favour we gladly accepted^ 

 and without Ceremony returned , feveral 

 of his Attendants waiting upoij us back* 

 Here we had another Dinner fet before 

 us i and having fbme of our own Wine 

 and Water to Drink with it, it went down 

 better with us than the famous Camel^Feaft. 

 In the Evening, the King mounted to fee 

 the flight of a new Hawk, and ftay'd A- 

 broad very late , his Hawk flying away % 

 Butflie was afterwards taken up by his Falcon* 

 cr \ bthervvife he had not been in a good 

 Humour all that Night, being a Man^that 

 delights very much in Sport. After his re- 

 turn from Hawking, we went to Wait upon 

 him at his own Tent,to return him Thanks for 

 his moft courteous and royal Reception of us, 

 'and to defire leave to depart the next Morn- 

 ing- Here we found him furrounded with 

 the chiefeil: of his People j and being pla.- 

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