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1783. affair to the King, who appeared much difpleafed at the 
NOVEMBER. 
application; faid his nephew was a bad man, and neg- 
le£ied his family; that he had himfelf, two or three times, 
fince the deceafe of his father, changed his houfe and plan¬ 
tation for him, in order to cure his rambling difpofition, but 
that nothing feemed to affecSt, or alter him.—The nephew 
now prefented himfelf to urge his own fuit, probably think¬ 
ing, that the Captain, being prefent, would fecond his re- 
queft.—The King gave him an abfolute denial, faying, 
u You are undutiful , and neglectful of your mother ; you have 
u deferving and good women for your wives , to whom , as well 
“ as to all your relations , you behave ill , for which you have 
66 been juftly expofed throughout the whole ijland. — You are 
« afoamed of your conduct , and would now fly from your fa~ 
« mily ; you fball not have my confent , and I defire the Captain 
« not to countenance you ; fay at home y and let your fenfe of 
u fhame amend your life? 
The Captain intimated to Abba Thulle, that the veffel 
being completed, and the weather and wind fair, they in¬ 
tended to fail the next day: this circumfiance feemed to 
vive him great concern; he faid he had, by the return of 
the mefienger who came to him at the ifland of Pethoull., 
fent word to the Rupacks of the different iflands in friend- 
fhip with him, that the day after the day that the Captain 
now mentioned would be the time of departure, they all 
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