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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1834. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... for the height and grosseness of his person, being in his stature taller, and greater in his compass of body, then any within six kingdomes about him, was elected King of BucRaria, the inhabitants of that country being more inclined to tender their obedience to a man of a burly pitch like him, whose magnitude being every way proportionable in all its dimensions, and consisting rather in bones then flesh, was no load to the minde, nor hindrance to the activity of his body, then to a lower sized man, because they would shun equality, as near as they could, with him of whom they should make choice to be their Soveraign; they esteeming nothing more disgraceful, nor of greater disparagement to the reputation of that State, then that their King should, through disadvantage of stature, be looked down upon by any whose affaires, of concernment perhaps for the weal of the crown, might occasion a mutual conference face to face. He had ambassadors sent to him to receive the crown, scepter, sword, and all the other royal cognizances belonging to the Supreme Majesty of that nation; but I heard him say, that the only reason why he refused their splendid offers, and would not undergo the charge of that regal dignity, was because he had no stomack to be circumcised: however, this uncircumcised Garne, agnamed the Sclavonian, and upright Gentile, for that he loves good fellowship, and is of a very gentile conversation, serv ed as a colonel, together with the forenamed five, and other unmentioned colonels of the Scotish nation in that service, against the Crim Tartar, under the command of both his and their compatriot, Sir Alexander Leslie, generalissimo of all the forces of the whole empire of Russia; which charge, the wars against the Tartarian beginning afresh, he hath re-obtai...