( 688 ) 
after his Death ; he alfo appointed one of his Wives, 
whom he thought worthy of that unlucky Honour, to 
accompany him to the other World ; the next Day he 
was carryed to Fetony and buried there, t^ov. 2. with 
the poor Woman we fpoke of. Prefently after, they 
that were confiderable, or had a mind to feem fo, fent in 
them that they had a mind to Murder in Honour of the 
King : how many there were 'tis hard to fay, the high- 
eft Account gives 90, the loweft fo, the middle 70; 
the Blacks do not underftand Arithmetick, fo the Num- 
bers they give in all cafts are very uncertain. I think 
there were about Eight from this Town, which wilinoc 
hold Proportion to the higheft rate ; but 'tis like near 
Feton there might be more. They fay al(b, that many 
more will follow at half a Years diftance from his Death* 
The manner of the Execution of thefe poor Creatures, 
I have not yet learnt, only that they make them drink 
and dance, with a great deal of Bravery all the begin- 
ning of the Day, and toward Night cut off their Heads, 
but whether by that they mean the common way of 
their Executions, I am yet to feek. 
After the King's Funeral, the next thing was to chute 
aSuccefTor ; fothe People was called together at Feton 
(I (uppofe by the Authority of the Dy) without inqui- 
ring any thing of their Freehold ; they pitched upon 
Mr. Dy, though he were not of the Blood-Royal ,• the 
Reafon was, as they faid , becaufe he had Power e- 
nough to do what he pleas'd, and they could do nothing 
againft him ; but he refufed the Honour becaufe of the 
Charge 'twould put him to, and propofed the Brother 
of the deceafed King ; So the Bufinefs ftSck feme time, 
but at lail 'twas accorded, and he [^King Ajhrives Bro- 
ther] declared King, Nov. 18. his^^mt 'isAhenaco. 
'Tis Wonder bow they could difpatch fuch a Bufinefs, 
with Politile Difturbance ^ but I fuppofe there was no 
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