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As to the benefit which the Religion may 

 draw from our Journey, I have Ipoken elfe* 

 where ; it fufficeth to fay that the Emperor, 

 to whofe Will we cannot make the leaft re- 

 fiftance, without expofing all this MilRon to 

 a manifeft Danger, has order'd us to follow 

 him. i ceafed not however to fpeak twice 

 to that Lord of the Court, who is our par- 

 ticular Friend, to excufe us for the time to 

 come from thefe long Journeys, and efpeci- 

 ally me, who am not of m Age fit for it : \ 

 tried to obtain at leaft that they would be 

 contented to take only one of us ; the Let- 

 ters of our Fathers were daily brought us 

 during the Journey, and I had the conveni- 

 ence of writing to them, by means of the 

 Couriers which continually went to and came 

 from the Royal City : I write all this in hafte, 

 that I may continue to give you an account 

 of our Affaris. - 



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