be a globe, half silver, and half of some
transparent metal; for, on the transparent side, we saw certain
strange figures circularly drawn, and thought we could touch them,
till we found our fingers stopped by the lucid substance. He put
this engine into our ears, which made an incessant noise, like that
of a water-mill: and we conjecture it is either some unknown animal,
or the god that he worships; but we are more inclined to the latter
opinion, because he assured us, (if we understood him right, for he
expressed himself very imperfectly) that he seldom did any thing
without consulting it. He called it his oracle, and said, 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 shut like a purse, and served him for the same use: we found
therein several massy pieces of yellow metal, which, if they be real
gold, must be of immense value.

"Having thus, in obedience to your majesty's commands, diligently
searched all his pockets, we observed a girdle about his waist made
of the hide of some 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 majesty's subjects. In one of these cells were several globes,
or balls, of a most ponderous metal, about the bigness of our heads,
and requiring a strong hand to lift them: the other cell contained a
heap of certain black grains, but 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 respect to
your majesty's commission. Signed and sealed on the fourth day of
the eighty-ninth moon of your majesty's auspicious reign.

CLEFRIN FRELOCK, MARSI FRELOCK."

When this inventory was read over to the emperor, he directed me,
although in very gentle terms, to deliver up the several particulars. He
first called for my scimitar, which I took out, scabbard and all. In the
mean time he ordered three thousand of his choicest troops (who then
attended him) to surround me at a distance, with their bows and arrows
just ready to discharge; but I di