following Words; Refift, -a Plot is brought bome The Tour. And, this is the Anagrammatick Method.

THE Profeffor made me great Acknowledgments For communicating thefe Obfervations, and promifed to make honourable Mention of me in his Treatife.

I SAW nothing in this Country that could invite me to a longer Continuance; and began to think of returning home to England.

CHAP.

CHAP. VII.

The Author leaves LAGADO, arrives at MALDONo Ship ready. He takes a short

NADA.

Voyage to GLUBBDUBDRIB. His Reception by the

Governor.

T

HE Continent of which this Kingdom is a Part, extends itself, as I have Reason to believe, Eaftward to that unknown Tract of America, Weftward of California, and North to the Pacifick Ocean, which is not above an hundred and fifty Miles from Lagado; where there is a good Port, and much Commerce with the great Ifland of Luggnagg, fituated to the North-Weft about 29 Degrees North Latitude, and 140 Longitude. This Ifland of Luggnagg ftands South Eastwards of Japan, about an hundred Leagues diftant. There is a strict Alliance between the Japanese Emperor, and the King of Luggnagg, which affords frequent Opportunities of failing from one Island to the other. I determined therefore to direct my Course this Way, in order to my Return to Europe. I hired two Mules with a Guide to fhew me the Way, and carry my small Baggage. I took Leave of my noble Protector,

who

who had fhewn me fo much Favour, and made me a generous Present at my Departure,

My Journey was without any Accident or Adventure worth relating. When I arrived at the Port of Maldonada, (for fo it is called) there was no Ship in the Harbour bound for Luggnagg, nor like to be in fome Time. The Town is about as large as Portsmouth. I foon fell into fome Acquaintance, and was very hofpitably received.. A Gentleman of Distinction faid to me, that fince the Ships bound for Luggnagg, could not be ready in lefs than a Month, it might be no disagreeable Amufement for me to take a Trip to the little Island of Glubbdubdrib, about five Leagues off to the South-Weft. He offered himself and a Friend to accompany me, and that I fhould be provided with a fmall convenient Barque for the Voyage.

GLUBBDUBDRIB, as nearly as I can interpret the Word, fignifies the Ifland of Sorcerers or Magicians. It is about one Third as large as the Ifle of Wight, and extreamly fruitful: It is governed by the Head of a certain Tribe, who are all Magicians. This Tribe marries only among each

other; and the eldeft in Succeffion is Prince or Governor. He hath a noble Palace, and a Park of about three thoufand Acres, furrounded by a Wallof hewn Stone twenty Foot high. In this Park are feveral fmall Inclofures for Cattle, Corn and Gardening.

THE Governor and his Family are served and attended by Domefticks of a Kind fomewhat unufual. By his Skill in Necromancy, he hath Power of calling whom he pleaseth from the Dead, and commanding their Service for twenty four Hours, but no longer; nor can he call the fame Perfons

up

up again in less than three Months, except upon very extraordinary Occafions.

WHEN we arrived at the Island, which was about Eleven in the Morning, one of the Gentlemen who accompanied me, went to the Governor, and defired Admittance for a Stranger, who came on Purpose to have the Honour of attending on his Highnefs. This was immediately granted, and we all three entered the Gate of the Palace between two Rows of Guards, armed and dreffed after a very antick Manner, and fomething in their Countenances that made my Flesh creep with a Horror I cannot express. We paffed through feveral Apartments between Servants of the fame fort, ranked on each Side as before, until we came to the Chamber of Prefence, where after three profound Obeyfances, and a few general Queftions, we were permitted to fit on three Stools near the lowest Step of his Highness's Throne. He understood the Language of Balnibarbi, although it were different from that of his Ifland. He defired me to give him fome Account of my Travels; and to let me fee that I fhould be treated without Ceremony, he difmiffed all his Attendants with a Turn of his Finger, at which, to my great Astonishment, they vanished in an Inftant, like Visions in a Dream, when we awake on a fudden. I could not recover my self in fome Time, until the Governor affured me that I fhould receive no Hurt, and obferving my two Companions to be under no Concern, who had been often entertained in the fame Manner, I began to take Courage; and related to his Highness a fhort. History of my several Adventures, yet not without fome Hefitation, and frequently looking behind me to the Place where I had feen thofe domeftick Spectres. I had the Honour to dine with the Go

vernor,

vernor, where a new Set of Ghofts ferved

up the Meat, and waited at Table. I now obferved my felf to be lefs terrified than I had been in the Morning. I ftayed until Sun-fet, but humbly defired his Highness to excufe me for not accepting his Invitation of lodging in the Palace. My two Friends and I lay at a private Houfe in the Town adjoyning, which is the Capital of this little Ifland; and the next Morning we returned to pay our Duty to the Governor, as he was pleased to command us.

AFTER this Manner we continued in the Island for ten Days, most Part of every Day with the Governor, and at Night in our Lodging. I foon grew fo familiarized to the Sight of Spirits, that after the third or fourth Time, they gave me no Emotion at all; or, if I had any Apprehenfions left, my Curiofity prevailed over them. For his Highness the Governor ordered me to call up whatever Perfons I would chufe to name, and in whatever Numbers among all the Dead from the Beginning of the World to the prefent Time, and command them to answer any Queftions I fhould think fit to ask; with this Condition, that my Questions must be confined within the Compafs of the Times they lived in. And one Thing I might depend upon, that they would certainly tell the Truth; for Lying was a Talent of no Ufe in the lower World.

I MADE my humble Acknowledgments to his Highness for fo great a Favour. We were in a Chamber, from whence there was a fair Profpect into the Park. And, becaufe my first Inclination was to be entertained with Scenes of Pomp and Magnificence, I defired to fee Alexander the Great, at the Head of his Army juft after the Battle of Arbela; which, upon a Motion of the Governor's Finger, immediately appeared in a large Field under

the