produced, then I put the men to the sword and carried the women into captivity. But I never offered a reward for the handing over of a thief or, otherwise, prompted by the love of gain, a man might have falsely accused another of theft.

In dealing with my subjects, I tempered justice with mercy, but I was occasionally compelled to employ harsh measures owing to the cruelty of the people of the country.

For example, when a man was sentenced to be hanged, 1 would tie him up by the feet, with his head hanging down, that thus he might die of hunger and thirst. But I never tortured a captive nor decapitated a prisoner. Nor did I deal in slaves as some have falsely affirmed : am I one to lead into captivity my own kith and kin } But, in the days of my early wanderings, I was compelled to act with great kindness towards the natives of the South : for what could I do, seeing that they were so strong, and I was then so weak ?

But, in every truth, they were churlish beyond words in all that they did or said. Did I want the branch of a tree to make me a bed, then there came someone to say, "Is this your country that you should take this branch".? or, did I want a drink of water, then would I find a native lying full length across the mouth of the well who welcomed me with the same greeting, " Is this your country or your