gine, from the Back of which were extended twenty long Poles, refembling the Pallifado's before your Majefty's Court; wherewith we conjecture the Man Mountain combs his Head; for we did not always trouble him with Queftions, because we found it a great Difficulty to make him understand us. In the large Pocket on the Right Side of his middle Cover, (so I tranflate the Word Ranfu-Lo, by which they meant my Breeches) we faw a hollow Pillar of Iron, about the Length of a Man, faftened to a strong Piece of Timber, larger than the Pillar; and upon one Side of the Pillar were huge Pieces of Iron fticking out, cut into ftrange Figures; which we know not what to make of. In the Left Pocket, another Engine of the fame Kind. In the fmaller Pocket on the Right Side, were feveral round flat Pieces of white and red Metal, of different Bulk: Some of the white, which feemed to be Silver, were fo large and heavy, that my Comrade and I could hardly lift them. In the Left Pocket were two black Pillars irregularly fhaped; we could not, without Difficulty, reach the Top of them as we ftood at the Bottom of his Pocket: One of them was covered, and feemed all of a Piece; but at the upper End of the other, there appeared a white round Subftance, about twice the Bignefs of our Heads. Within each of these was inclosed a prodigious Plate of Steel; which, by our Orders we obliged him to fhew us, because we apprehended they might be dangerous Engines. He took them out of their Cafes, and told us, that in his own Country his Practice was to shave his Beard with one of these, and to cut his Meat with the other. There were two Pockets which we could not enter: These he called his Fobs; they were two large Slits cut into the Top of his middle Cover,

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but fqueezed close by the Preffure of his Belly. Out of the Right Fob hung a great Silver Chain, with a wonderful Kind of Engine at the Bottom. "We directed him to draw out whatever was at the End of that Chain; which appeared to be a Globe, half Silver, and half of fome transparent Metal: For on the transparent Side we faw certain ftrange Figures circularly drawn, and thought we could touch them, until we found our Fingers stopped with that lucid Subftance. He put this Engine to our Ears, which made an inceffant Noife like that of a Water-Mill: And we conjecture it is either fome unknown Animal, or the God that he worfhips: But we are more inclined to the latter Opinion, because he affured us, (if we understood him right, for he expreffed himself very imperfectly) that he seldom did any Thing without confulting it. He called it his Oracle, and faid it pointed out the Time for every Action of his Life. From the Left Fob he took out a Net almost large enough for a Fisherman, but contrived to open and fhut like a Purse, and ferved him for the fame Ufe: We found therein several maffy Pieces of yellow Metal, which if they be of real Gold, must be of immenfe Value.

HAVING thus, in Obedience to your Majesty's Commands, diligently fearched all his Pockets; we obferved a Girdle about his Waift made of the Hyde of fome prodigious Animal; from which, on the Left Side, hung a Sword of the Length of five Men; and on the Right, a Bag or Pouch divided into two Cells; each Cell capable of holding three of your Majefty's Subjects. In one of these Cells were feveral Globes or Balls of a most ponderous Metal, about the Bignefs of our Heads, and required a ftrong Hand to lift them: The other Cell contained a Heap of certain black Grains, but

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of no great Bulk or Weight, for we could hold above fifty of them in the Palms of our Hands.

THIS is an exact Inventory of what we found about the Body of the Man Mountain; who used us with great Civility, and due Refpect to your Mafty's Commiffion. Signed and Sealed on the fourth Day of the eighty ninth Moon of your Majesty's aufpicious Reign.

Clefren Frelock, Marfi Frelock.

WHEN this Inventory was read over to the Emperor, he directed me to deliver up the feveral Particulars. He first called for my Scymiter, which I took out, Scabbard and all. In the mean Time he ordered three thoufand of his choiceft Troops, who then attended him, to furround me at a Distance, with their Bows and Arrows juft ready to discharge: But I did not observe it; for mine Eyes were wholly fixed upon his Majefty. He then defired me to draw my Scymiter, which, although it had got fome Ruft by the Sea-Water, was in moft Parts exceeding bright. I did fo, and immediately all the Troops gave a Shout between Terror and Surprize; for the Sun fhone clear, and the Reflection dazzled their Eyes, as I waved the Scymiter to and fro in my Hand, His Majefty, who is a moft magnanimous Prince, was lefs daunted than I could expect; he ordered me to return it into the Scabbard, and caft it on the Ground as gently as I could, about fix Foot from the End of my Chain. The next Thing he demanded was one of the hollow Iron Pillars, by which he meant my Pocket-Piftols. I drew it out, and at his Defire, as well as I could, expreffed to him the Ufe of it, and charging it only with Powder,

which by the Clofenefs of my Pouch, happened to escape wetting in the Sea, (an Inconvenience that all prudent Mariners take fpecial Care to provide againft) I first cautioned the Emperor not to be afraid; and then I let it off in the Air. The Aftonishment here was much greater than at the Sight of my Scymiter. Hundreds fell down as if they had been ftruck dead; and even the Emperor, although he stood his Ground, could not recover himself in fome Time. I delivered up both my Pistols in the fame Manner as I had done my Scymiter, and then my Pouch of Powder and Bullets; begging him, that the former might be kept from Fire; for it would kindle with the fmalleft Spark, and blow up his Imperial Palace into the Air. I likewife delivered up my Watch, which the Emperor was very curious to fee; and commanded two of his tallest Yeomen of the Guards to bear it on a Pole upon their Shoulders, as Dray-men in England do a Barrel of Ale. He was amazed at the continual Noife it made, and the Motion of the Minute-hand, which he could easily difcern; for their Sight is much more acute than ours. He asked the Opinions of his learned Men about him, which were various and remote, as the Reader may well imagine without my repeating; although, indeed, I could not very perfectly understand them. I then gave up my Silver and Copper Money, my Purfe with nine large Pieces of Gold, and fome smaller ones; my Knife and Razor, my Comb and Silver Snuff-Box, my Handkerchief and Journal Book. My Scymiter, Pistols and Pouch, were conveyed in Carriages to his Majefty's Stores; but the rest of my Goods were returned me.

I HAD, as I before obferved, one private Pocket which escaped their Search, wherein there was a

Pair of Spectacles (which I fometimes ufe for the Weakness of mine Eyes) a Pocket Perfpective, and feveral other little Conveniencies, which being of no Confequence to the Emperor, I did not think my felf bound in Honour to discover; and I apprehended they might be loft or spoiled if I ventured them out of my Poffeffion.

CHA P.