"تقرير جديد عن جزر الهند الشرقية: يتناول ملاحظات وتعليقات النقيب أليكساندر هاميلتون الذي كان يسكن في تلك الأجزاء من ١٦٨٨ إلى ١٧٢٣، حيث كان يتاجر ويسافر بحرًا وبرًا إلى معظم البلاد والجزر المعنية بالتجارة والملاحة، بين رأس الرجاء الصالح وجزيرة اليابان. الطبعة الثانية. المجلد II." [‎١‎٧‎٨] (٣٦٢/٢٠٧)

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placed near the Middle of her Length, about
feven Foot high, and a rich Canopy over his
Head, and being feated on the Throne, his
greateft Lords or Minions fit under the
Throne, and about foor 60 Rowers are feat
ed a-fore and be-aft the Throne, ( clothed in
Carnation coloured Waiftcoats, with fine Caps
or Turbands on their Heads) to row or paddle
his Majeily wherever he orders them, and
there are ordinarily above 1000 other Barges to
wait on his Majefly, befides feveral Thoufands
of other common infomuch, that for
5 or 6 Miles, the River is covered with Boats,
except near his Majefty's Barge, and there is
half a Mile of the River clear for his Barge to
fnove in.
A bout four or five in the Evening, he
goes in his Barge to a Temple about three
Miles above the City, on the oppofite Side
of the River, where the Priefts pray for him,
and prefent him with two Yards and an Half
of Cotton Cloth, that muft befpun and woven
the fame Day that the King comes to receive
it. After Sun fets, he embarks again (leaving
fome royal Gratuity to the Priefts for their mi
raculous Prefent) and is attended in State to
his Palace.
His Reafon for honouring the River and
fiis People that Time of the Year, is to forbid
the River formally to flow higher or long-
ger than fuch a Number of Inches in
Height, or of Days in Time, as he fets
k ; yet fometimes it difobeys his royal Com
mands.
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