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Some account of Savu

punish his slave without the concurrence & approbation of the Radja   
[Margin note]  Slaves
of these slaves some men have 500  others only 2 or 3  what was their price in general we did not learn  only heard by accident that a very fat hog was of the value of a slave & often sold & bought at that price  when any great man stirs out he is constantly attended by 2 or more of these slaves  one of whoom carries a sword or hanger whose hilt is commenly of Silver & ornamented with large tassels of horse hair  the other carries a bag which contains Beetle, Areca, Lime, Tobacco &c. in these attendants all their Idea of Shew & grandeur seems to be centerd for the Radja himself had on no occasion which we saw any more.

The pride of descent, particularly of being sprung from a family which has for many generations been respected is by no means unknown here  Even the living in a house which has been for generations well attended is no small honour  in consequence of this it is that few articles either of use or luxury bear so high a price as those stones which by having been very much set upon by men have contracted a bright

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