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what I have to ſay. Very well, ſays he, ſpeak, I am ready to hear you. Then I told him how I eſcap’d, and by what Adventure I met with the Grooms of King Miherage, who brought me to his Court.

He began to abate of his Confidence upon my Diſcourſe, and was ſoon perſwaded that I was no Cheat. For there came People from his Ship who knew me, made me great Compliments, and teſtify’d a great deal of Joy to ſee me alive. At laſt he knew me himſelf, and embracing me, Heaven be praiſed, ſays he; for your happy Eſcape, I can’t enough expreſs my Joy for it, there’s your Goods, take and do with ’em what you will. I thank’d him, acknowledg’d his Probity, and in Requital, offer’d him part of my Goods as a Preſent which he generouſly refuſed.

I took out what was moſt valuable in my Bales, and preſented it to King Mihrage, who, knowing my Misforetune, ask’d me how I came by ſuch Rarities? I acquainted him with the whole Story, he was mightily pleas’d at my good Luck, accepted my Preſent, and gave me one much more conſiderable in Return. Upon this I took Leave of him, and went a board the ſame Ship, after I had exchanged my Goods with the Commodities of that Country, I carried with me Wood of Aloes, Sanders, Camphire, Nutmegs, Cloves, Pepper and Ginger. We paſs’d by ſeveral Iſlands, and at laſt arriv’d at Balſora, from whence I came to this City, with the Value of 1000000 Sequins.[1] My Family and I receiv’d one another with all the Tranſports that can happen from true and ſincere Friendſhip. I bought Slaves of both Sexes, fine Lands, and built me a great Houſe. And thus I ſettled my ſelf, reſolving to forget the Miſeries I had ſuffer’d, and to enjoy the Pleaſures of Life.

Sindbad ſtop’d here, and order’d the Muſicians to go on with their Concerts, which his Story had interrupted. The Company continu’d to eat and drink till the Evening that it was time to retire, when Sindbad ſent for a Purſe of 100 Sequins, and giving it to the Porter, ſays, Take this, Hindbad, return to your Home, and come back to Morrow, to hear ſome more of my Adventures.

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  1. ↑ The Turkiſh Sequin is about 9 s, Sterling.
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