. The Baganda . rned the royal spear, Kanuna, to Budo, and sent with it anoffering of nine women, nine cows, nine goats, nine loads ofcowry-shells, and nine loads of barkcloths, together with oneof the widows who was to be the wife of the god Budo; thiswoman was given the title Nakato, the name of Budos firstwife, who, when she gave birth to a child, caused the sacredwell Nansove to spring forth on Budo When the chiefs entered the royal enclosure for the first toU^^^^ time, the gatekeepers had the right to detain one of them, whohad to redeem himself. In the same way they took toll
. The Baganda . rned the royal spear, Kanuna, to Budo, and sent with it anoffering of nine women, nine cows, nine goats, nine loads ofcowry-shells, and nine loads of barkcloths, together with oneof the widows who was to be the wife of the god Budo; thiswoman was given the title Nakato, the name of Budos firstwife, who, when she gave birth to a child, caused the sacredwell Nansove to spring forth on Budo When the chiefs entered the royal enclosure for the first toU^^^^ time, the gatekeepers had the right to detain one of them, whohad to redeem himself. In the same way they took toll from VII THE KING 205 each load of goods which was brought to the King, either astribute or as a present. The King filled his enclosure with women to become hiswives, and appointed his chief wives as guardians over variousblocks of houses. He made a levy on the country for girlswho in due course became his wives, and for boys to be pages,and every chief was required to give at least one boy as a pageto the FIG. ^}.—GROUP OF GATE-KEEPERS. Since the reign of Kaima, the King has had a relative(Kauzumu) in the royal enclosure, whose duty it has been tofulfil certain ceremonies and taboos for him, and thus to savehim inconvenience. This office was created for Kaiiznviuowing to Kaimas affection for him ; they were half mother had married a peasant, before his fatherWampambe married her ; by her first husband she had a sonKauzmmi ; and later on by Wampambe she had a son Kaima,who afterwards became King. Kaima was much attached to hishalf brother, and asked him to come and live with him in theroyal enclosure, and to fulfil certain taboos for him. Some The legend andoffice ofKauzitmii 2o6 THE BAGANDA chap. people state that it was also his duty to take the women, whowere to become the Kings wives, for one night to his bed ; andthat this was a custom of the early kings. When one of theKings wives went away to mourn the death of any relative,it was the Kauztunu wh
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