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HISTORY OF MALTA.

sovereign, any particular prince, without rendering themselvessuspected by all others. Henry, after divers conferences, con-sented to give twenty thousand crowns; which he afterwards paidin artillery and small-arms. If Isle Adam also obtained the con-firmation of all the privileges of his order; which was indeed theprincipal object of his journey.

When Iflsle Adam had taken leave of the king, in orderto return to Italy, Henry sent him, in his own name, and in that ofthe queen, a golden bason and ew r er, enriched with precious stones,which were afterwards placed in the treasury, and constitute one ofits most magnificent ornaments.