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THE TRAVELS OF
Here is alſo the reſidence of a grand Nabob, who, at his acceſſion to the throne, conformable to an old cuſtom, ſomething ſimilar to that of the Doge of Venice on the Adriatic, enjoys a-day's pleaſure on the river, in one of the moſt curious barges in the world, called a ſamſundar. It is ſheathed with ſilver, and in the centre is a grand eminence of the ſame, on which his crown is placed on the day of coronation: nearer the ſtern is a brilliant feat encompaſſed with ſilver rails, and covered with a rich canopy embroidered with gold, under which he reclines in eaſy majeſty. This boat and another of conſiderable value, that conveys his attend, ants, are eſtimated at a lack of ru-
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