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" reign of this city, and thus made a provifion of me-, 

 ** rit. He tilled her itrk.with chanty and good xvorks ; 

 " and his whole intention was diredled in the prefence 

 " of God- God is he who infpires good thoughts, and 

 " who comtTiunicated to him his light, that it might 

 " be communicated to thofe who fhoufd come after him ; 

 " and for the day when riches and anceltors will us a- 

 " vail nothing, and when nought will remain to us, but 

 " that which God in his mercj (liall have given us. 



" The plan of this hofpital was drawn in the ten 

 " days in the middle of the month. Moharram, in the 

 " year 777, and finilLed in the ten days in the middle 

 " of the month Zaguet, in the year 778. May God 

 " preferve the pious work of the founders, and never 

 " leave without recompenfe, the meritorious labours 

 "'of thefe illuftrious princes. God be with Mahomet 

 " and his adherents for ever !" 



Europe owes great obligations to the magiftrates of 

 Granada, who fome years ago caufed all thefe infcrip- 

 tions to be carefully copied, and lodged in the archives 

 of that city, together witli accurate tranflations of the 

 whole, there to be preferved, after the works them- 

 felves on which they were infcribed, ihall be crumbled 

 in the duft. 



The following infcription, yet more fimple, and in a 

 ftill better tafle, was placed over the principal gate of 

 the palace, whiqh was employed, as was ufual in eaft- 

 ern nations, as a tribunal of juftice. 



" This gate, calle.l the gate of the judgment, or tri- 

 " bunal, (n ay God caufe it to promote the happinefs 

 " of the Moorilh people, and perpetuate it to the end of 

 " nations), was built by our lord the Emperor and 

 *' King of the Moorv, Jofeph Abulhaggeg, fon of the 

 " juft. and warlike Abigualid, fon of Nuiar ; God give 

 " a happy end to his works for the good of the Mull- 

 " ulman nation, and profpcr the editice built for its de- 

 *' fence. Jt was tinilhtd in the inonth of Maulen Alm- 

 *' nadam, in the year fovea hundred and ioriy.nine. 



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