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a descendant of them.

A fact worthy of notice is that sesostris was not only the most powerful Ægyptian Monarch, but one of the greatest Conquerors of Antiquity; his father either from the fancy or the authority of the Oracles resolv'd to make him a conqueror; He therefore had all the Children addition underline ^ throughout his dominions /underline /addition born on the same day as his son brough to him, & Educated with the same care deletion as his Son /deletion addition Sesosthis, /addition they addition ^ were /addition accestion'd to deletion unclear /deletion addition fatigue that they might deletion hereafter /deletion addition when necessary /addition sastain addition ^ with ease the /addition deletion unclear of a unclear /deletion addition fatigues & hard skins of War /addition they were never fedd Fedd till they had either taken much exercise on foot or Horseback; Sesostris first appearance in War, was deletion when sent by his Father /deletion against the Arabs, where he learnt to withstand hunger & thirst, his Young compaions attended him, He then conqur'd also Libya; on the Death of his father by his liberalitys, Justice, & mildness He gain'd the hearts of his Subjects, as also those of his Officers & Soldiers; He divided his Kingdom into 35. homes, or provinces; He then form'd his army of which 1700. Were his Young Compations the whole of it amounted to 600.000. foot 24.000 Horse besire 27.000. Chariots.

His first expedition was the conquest of Æthiopia from whence he afterwards recew'd annual tribute