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ir r ,'M p l hë faid would bé ïn't-wt) rnoöns; arid that* he might
pIMbly' #|f4 hMtéffêd'by th e ’ mh'afeit-afife o f feme a f the |
'nkghhofttfiö^ iïWads^who werei'at that timff at war with
ffiirri: •
: ’ € afft^in. : W fi?s éW; êxpréfled MsrWfenowledgmfekts3 fo i fh&f'*
coifdeïcenliön,- thkkarfej and goodnëfs- which the King jbad$§
teAliiid toward him and Ms people; inform&pgfhim atttfee
• fa ih e 't ife that ds théihand Më Was *]&ëffl-rafi5wasdatf ‘ffëarer
V ö 'th ^ m f e f r o r f t whéneë-he ha-d- Alrêa'dy fhhre:ftsras
ari^hoped1 ftill to'^et-more, k woBld^S^ attended
'^ïffeWdch^ii^órivënietfcÖ fhould-he're'moyC farther y there- i .
f e f ï ^ e ) ' p ü r ë f e f rëmaifönlpwhere
fe^ lla^ a f'h ïs p;ébpïi cóuM' f ë f r no- ekemies' whiïft they eb-
joyed his protection and friendfhip :— that he had a perfon
with him Very fkilful iir curing lieknefs, which made him
very.eaif-ofi that atkotint *, but iri cafe-any o f his people, -durin
g th'eir ftay thdrfe, MouM happen to fall ill, he would then
Wail himfeïf o f hr^gbridrrefs^ and uènvey- them, far ïecoyery -
to ttie'better air o f his-own ifland. With this anfwear the
Kingdeemed to be pleafed and fatisfied. Captain W ilson
then made him a prefent o f a fcarlet coat; and, after dome |
difeourfe, lie made figns to go on More; the men again took
the Captain up, as before, whilft the King hepped into the
water, and waded to land.
1 The King was perfectly naked, nor had he any hone on
his wrift, or any ornament o f diftinótion. He bore a
hatchet ijf