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(if I miftake not the Word) of a great con- 

 tinuance : fo they fled to the Aid of their 

 Religion, and according it feems to the Rules 

 of that, they made feveral Pellets of Clay, 

 which they fet in his Room, in Rank and 

 File, all fprinkled vvith blood y befides the fe- 

 veral Muttons which they eat to his good 

 Health. But that was of too little Force *, 

 fo the Man died, having delivered his Sword 

 to the Dy, who in the ht err egmm as to be^ 

 the principal Man, for the Kingdom is Elec-. 

 tive, .contrary to what we wrote before, and 

 commanding him to be conft^nt to the E^g-^ 

 lijh^ of whom himfelf had been a great Fa- 

 vourer, with a Threat, if he was not, of 

 haunting him after his Death ; he alfb ap>- 

 pointed one of his Wives, whom he though]!;' 

 worthy of that unlucky Honour, to accom- 

 pany him to the other World ^ the nprt Day 

 he was carried to Feton^ and buried there, 

 Nov. 2. with the poor Woman we fpoke of- 

 Prefently after, they that were confiderable, 

 or had a mind to feem fo, fen t in them thet 

 they had a mind to Murder in Honour' of the 

 King : how many there were 'tis h^d to fa^^^^ 

 the higheft Account gives 90, the low^lt' 50, 

 the middle 70 ^ the Blacks do not underftand 

 Arithmetick, fo the Numbets they give in 

 all Cafes are very uncertain. I think there 

 were about Eight from this Town, which 

 will not hold Proportion to the higheft rate; 

 but 'tis like near Feton there might be more. 

 They fay alfb, that many more will follow at 

 half a Years diftance from his Death- The 

 manner of the Execution of thefe poor Crear 

 tures I have not yet learnt, only that they 



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