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Mandarines^ which the reft of the Army at-^ 

 tended, (in the mean whilej with Impatience 

 the return of the Boat, to carry them to the 

 other fide of the Torrent, becaufe the Night 

 approached, and the Tents had long before 

 pafled : But the Emperor being come back 

 to us in fuch another Boat as the former, de- 

 manded aloud where I was ? and his Father 

 in Lavv having prefented me to him, he added, 

 let him come in and Crofs over with us : So 

 we were the only Perfons that pafled with the 

 Emperor i and all the reft ftayed on the Bank, 

 where they muft pafs the Night vnder the of en 

 i/(?^'z;^;ij; The fame thing happened the next 

 Day almoft in the fame manner. The Em- 

 peror at Noon meeting with a like rapid and 

 fwelled Torrent, gave order that the Boats 

 ihould be made ufe of for Tranfporting the 

 Tents, Packs, and other Baggage till the 

 Evening *, then willed that I fhould pafs alone 

 with him and fonie few of his Attendants, ha- 

 ving left on the other fide all the great Lords, 

 who were neceflitated to pafs the Night 

 there. The Emperors Father in Law hiriifelf, 

 having asked if he fiiould not pafs With me, 

 fince I Lodged in his Tent and eat at his Ta-^ 

 ble? this Prince anfwered him, that he flioud 

 ftay, and he himfelf would take Order to give 

 mewh^t was neceflary. 



After we Jiad paft, the Emperor fitting on 

 the Bank-fide^ made me fit by him, with the^ 

 two Sons of the two petty Wefl:ern Kings, 

 and the firft Colao of Tanary^ whom he diftia- 

 guifiied on all Occafions. 



As the Night was Fair, and the Heavens 

 very Clear -he willed me to Name in the C/j/- 



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