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shewed me a house where I was to take up my lodging, and 
have my things in safety. He then wanted to separate my 
people from me and scatter them in the village, so as to 
have a better chance to plunder me ; to which I strongly 
objected. I went with my people, baggage, &c. into the 
middle of the yard of the house appointed for my lodging, 
and staid there. 
The Chief of the village came to me, and desired I should 
give him my people to go and fetch me a bullock : the 
King's messenger took him aside and spoke a little while 
to him : he came again and told me he could not give me 
now the bullock, as his cattle were too far off among the 
King's herd. When the messenger saw me settle in the 
yard, and disposed to spend the evening there, he left me 
and went away. 
When I was sure of his departure, I sent another man 
to Giocha, and ordered him to go to Madiguijou Marabou, 
who would introduce him to Sabila ; and when there, to 
give Sabila seven grains of amber, and tell him to go and 
let the King know, that wherever I went, I met some of 
his people who stopped me from one place to another ; 
and my intention was positively to go to him, and to beg 
Sabila to obtain my request. My courier came back the 
next day, and told me that Sabila said, the King, hi« 
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