rk of time, not to be thought
on without the advice of his council, and that first I must _lumos kelmin
pesso desmar lon emposo_;" that is, swear a peace with him and his
kingdom. However, that I should be used with all kindness. And he
advised me to "acquire, by my patience and discreet behaviour, the good
opinion of himself and his subjects." He desired "I would not take it
ill, if he gave orders to certain proper officers to search me; for
probably I might carry about me several weapons, which must needs be
dangerous things, if they answered the bulk of so prodigious a person."
I said, "His majesty should be satisfied; for I was ready to strip
myself, and turn up my pockets before him." This I delivered part in
words, and part in signs. He replied, "that, by the laws of the kingdom,
I must be searched by two of his officers; that he knew this could not be
done without my consent and assistance; and he had so good an opinion of
my generosity and justice, as to trust their persons in my hands; that
whatever they took from me, should be returned when I left the country,
or paid for at the rate which I would set upon them." I took up the two
officers in my hands, put them first into my coat-pockets, and then into
every other pocket about me, except my two fobs, and another secret
pocket, which I had no mind should be searched, wherein I had some little
necessaries that were of no consequence to any but myself. In one of my
fobs there was a silver watch, and in the other a small quantity of gold
in a purse. These gentlemen, having pen, ink, and paper, about them,
made an exact inventory of every thing they saw; and when they had done,
desired I would set them down, that they might deliver it to the emperor.
This inventory I afterwards translated into English, and is, word for
word, as follows:

"_Imprimis_: In the right coat-pocket of the great man-mountain" (for
so I interpret the words _quinbus flestrin_,) "after the strictest
search, we found only one great piece of coarse-cloth, large enough
to be a foot-cloth for your majesty's chief room of state. In the
left pocket we saw a huge silver chest, with a cover of the same
metal, which we, the searchers, were not able to lift. We desired it
should be opened, and one of us stepping into it, found himself up to
the mid leg in a sort of dust, some part whereof flying up to our
faces set us both a sneezing for several times togeth