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had its fource in his country. In general tliey had their hair 
plaited in a great number of imall detached plaits, none exceeding 
in length fix or eight inches — the hair was hlled with greafe, and 
•dirt purpofely daubed on. 
" October 1 6 th. I have renewed my vifit to-day, and paffed it 
more agreeably than yefterday ; for yefterday I was rudely treat- 
ed. The Franks are prohibited to purchafe flaves, and therefore 
the Turks do not like to fee them in the market. Mr. Rofetti 
favoured me with one of his running Charge d' Affaires to ac- 
company me : but having obferved yefterday among the orna- 
ments of the Negros a variety of beads, and wanting to know 
from what country they came, I requefted Mr, Rofetti, previoufly 
to my fecond vifit, to fliew me from his ftore famples of Venetian 
beads. He fliewed me famples of fifteen hundred different 
kinds : after this I fet out. 
The name of the country thefe Savages come from is Dar- 
foor, and is well known on account of the Slave Trade, as well 
:as of that in Gum and Elephants teeth. 
" The appearance of thefe Negros declares them to be a 
people in as favage a ftate as any people can; but not of fo fa- 
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