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" who Is a Chriftian, wrote a letter feven or eight years agOj> 

 " by which he fignified to me, that he wilhed to open a 

 " trade for the advantage of his fubje(5ls and of mine, which 

 ** requeft we have granted. We come at prefent to under- 

 " ftand, that he has fent us prefents by a man whofe name 

 " is du Roule, who has Ukewife feveral others along with 

 ** him, and that thefe people have been arrefted at your 

 ** town of Sennaar. We require of you, therefore, to fet 

 ** them immediately at liberty, and to fufFer them to come 

 ^ to us with all the marks of honour, and that you fhould 

 ** pay regard to the ancient friendfhip which has always 

 " fubfiiled between our predeceflbrs, fmce the time of the 

 " king of S edgid a.nd the king of Kim, to the prefent day. We 

 " alfo demand of you to fuffer all the fubjedls of the king of 

 " France to pafs, and all thofe that come with letters of his 

 " conful who is at Cairo, as all fuch Frenchmen come for 

 " trade only, being of the fame religion with us. We hkewife 

 ** recommend to you, that you permit to pafs freely, all 

 " French Chriftians, Cophts, and Syrians who follow our 

 " rites, obferving our religion, and who intend coming into- 

 ** our country ; and that you do not fuffer any of thofe 

 " who are contrary to our religion to pafs, fuch as the monk. 

 " Jofeph, and his companions, whom you may keep at Sen- 

 " naar, it being in no fhape our intention to fuffer them to 

 " come into our dominions, where they would occaiion 

 " troubles ,^ as being enemies to our faith. God grant you; 

 " your defires." — Wrote theiothof Zulkade, Anno ni8,/. £,. 

 the 2 lil of January 1 706. 



eo- Thr dire(ftion is — " To king Baady, fon of king 

 ^ Otmfa, may God favour him with his grace." 



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