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then went to vifit the Rupack of the town, who was a very 
old man and unable to walk—being accompanied by PtAA 
Kook, who introduced them. A kind of flool or low 
table covered with boiled yams, a tub of fweet drink, and 
a fifh were fet before them.—They tailed them, and re¬ 
mained about half an hour with the old Rupack , and re¬ 
turned to the great houfe, whither the provifions were fent 
after them_About five o’clock in the evening a dancing 
began, after the manner of the country, at each end of the 
outiide of the great houfe, and another at a houfe a little 
diflant, where another large company were with Arra 
Kooker and the King’s eldefl fon, Qui Bill. —Supper was 
ferved by two butlers. It was obferved, in the houfe where 
Abba Thulle was, that though an allotted fir are, or 
portion of the entertainment was ferved to each Rupack , his 
family and guefts, yet none of them touched a bit till the 
King gave the word to eat; neither did they at night lie 
down to lleep until he was covered with his mat. 
The dancing continued the whole night, with bilging, 
the women joining in both, which altogether made a ter¬ 
rible noife; and our people having only rough uneven 
boards to deep on, with a boat-cloak fpread under them, 
and a jack for a coverlid, they may be rather faid to have 
lain down than reded.—Thefe diverfions did not ceafe till 
ten o’clock the next morning, and at three in the afternoon 
were renewed for an hour; when two parties of the natives 
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OCTOBER. 
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