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going to eat and wash, if I would be kind enough to return home. 
I heard that messengers from Elmina had arrived the evening 
before, and expected to hear of some complaint of breaking the 
law, as they style it : although I could not reconcile it with an ob- 
servation I had made ; a pair of razors I had presented to the King 
were invariably sent to me to sharpen, as the King wished to shave 
with them, when any favourable affair was to be talked, and that 
morning they came as usual. 
I was again sent for, and the King announced in a formal manner 
his intention of going in person to make war on Adinkara, the 
King of Buntookoo, and wished me to announce it to the Governor, 
r therefore wrote a letter of the King's dictating, stating this to the 
Governor, and requesting him to give on trust 300 oz. kegs, pow- 
der, and 300 muskets, and sending to the Governor in Chief six 
periguins of gold, and to the Governor of Annamaboe four peri- 
guins, to purchase a cloth for him, the handsomest they could find, 
and inviting them to send him a dash and make the town's people 
do the same, for the prosperity of the war. His Majesty was very 
lavish in his compliments of the generosity of the EngHsh, and their 
great riches ; he then enquired if I was willing to go to fight, I 
replied certainly, if I could obtain the Governor's permission, I 
should like it very much : he thanked me very warmly. I heard, 
on my return to the house, that the Dutch General had sent as a 
present to the King 60 oz. kegs powder, and the Elmina people 40, 
which caused this stir. 
Monday 34. Sent for again to write the Governor word that the 
King sent down 30 men to be clothed as soldiers, if the Governor 
could spare clothes, one of them to be as captain and one a Ser- 
jeant, with a flag. His Majesty also wished to have arrow root, 
Port wine, sugar, candles, and a few other things for the campaign. 
I was then told to write a letter to the Danish Governor in Chief 
