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 with vigorous reſolution, for the journey. And amongſt other conſultation with the old man, (their inſtructor) they earneſtly craved his advice. Whether it were expedient for each of them to take along with him a female companion? Which he very chearfully encouraged to do provide they were ſuch as were diſpoſed to go the ſame way. and had their hearts engaged ſeek the ſame country. Otherwiſe he admoniſhed them, by all means, to avoid ſuch companions as had no knowledge of, or delight in the way they deſigned to travel.

He pointed out to them many difficulties in the way, where the company of ſtrange would be of very dangerous conſequences and further, inforted them of many inſtances, what bad effects travellers who had formerly gone that way, had found from diſagreeable companions; to prevent which inconveniences, the king of the country he made a law that none of his ſubjects four join with ſtrangers to be companions in the journey. I waited to ſee what influence the advice would have upon the minds of the young men. But I obſerved, that, at the firſt, none of them ſeemed to reliſh council; for they had all either contract ſome acquaintance with or placed their ta upon maids who were natives of Babylon But the more they appeared engaged in the