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mined to retain him in that capacity. Adams now 
thought himself well entitled to attempt his escape, 
and he succeeded in reaching a neighbouring vil- 
lage before his master overtook him, Adams then 
appealed to the chief of this village, who decided in 
his favour ; but offered no other redress than that 
of making him his own slave, and obliging the for- 
mer possessor to accept a small compensation. Our 
traveller, however, was here well treated, and his 
time was rendered rather too agreeable by an in- 
trigue, in which he engaged with one of his mas- 
ter's wives. This being discovered, was consider- 
ed a crime truly unpardonable " in a Christian who 
" never prayed and Adams considered himself 
very fortunate in being merely sold to another and 
severer master. He was now carried to Wedinoor, 
a town on the borders of Morocco, where, for the 
first time since crossing the desert, he saw houses, 
though built chiefly of clay. He was much sur- 
prised to meet here two of his shipwrecked com- 
panions, in the same situation with himself. They 
were treated, however, in the most barbarous manner, 
and one of them was killed. Adams himself under- 
went a most severe martyrdom, in consequence of re- 
fusing to kiss the hands and feet of his master's son, 
with whom he had had a scuffle. Even after be- 
ing released from irons, he was treated with every 
kind of contumely, and daily assured, that " his 
$ soul would be lost, unless he became a Maliom- 
