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be acknowledged as the successor of the former 
king, when he comes of age, though Moeelway at 
this time seemed to possess all the honours of the 
heir apparent by a kind of courtesy. 
From the Regent and Moeelway we had the 
following detail of the male branches of the royal 
family, or at least part of them : Regent, Lique- 
ling, [or what have you heard ?] young King by 
courtesy, Moeelway, [or cannot bear him ;] Re- 
gent's first brother, Mokatchle ; second bro- 
ther, Moschareeley ; third brother, Mootseepey ; 
Moeelway's first brother, Liquilang ; second 
brother, Seechangway. 
In the morning after breakfast, the rain-maker, 
who had been atLattakoo to procure rain, since the 
mission settled there, conducted us to see a large 
district of the town, upwards of a mile distant, 
and where he himself resided. On our way 
thither we met Moketz, the son of Sinosee, who 
was the captain or alderman of the district to 
which we were going. He was a respectable 
looking man, and returned with us. Liqueling and 
Moeelway also accompanied us. We found Si- 
nosee's district nearly equal in size to the Regent's. 
Sinosee's house was neatly finished ; it was circu- 
lar like all the others, having not only the wall 
plastered both within and without, but likewise the 
inside of the roof. The wall was painted yellow, 
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