trepidity of theſe diminutive Mortals, who durſt venture to mount and walk upon my Body, while one of my Hands was at liberty, without trembling at the very ſight of ſo prodigious a Creature as I muſt appear to them. After ſome time, when they obſerved that I made no more demands for Meat, there appeared before me a Perſon of high Rank from his Imperial Majeſty. His Excellency having mounted on the ſmall of my right Leg, advanced forwards up to my Face, with about a dozen of his Retinue. And producing his Credentials under the Signet Royal, which he applied cloſe to mine Eyes, ſpoke about ten Minutes, without any ſigns of Anger, but with a kind of determinate Reſolution; often pointing forwards, which, as I afterwards found, was towards the capital City, about half a mile diſtant, whither it was agreed by his Majeſty in Council that I muſt be conveyed. I anſwered in few words, but to no purpoſe, and made a Sign with my Hand that was looſe, putting it to theother
