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matter of decency, and it would undoubtedly be the objedl 

 of his choice' rather to be flain by the hands of his own re- 

 lation in private, than thofe of a hired aflafTin, an Arab, or 

 a Chriftian Have, in public view before the populace." 

 When Baady the king's father was taken prifoner, and fent 

 to Teawa to Welled Haflan governor of Atbara, (Shekh Fi- 

 dele's father) Adelan ordered him to be put to death there, 

 and Welled Haiian carried that order into execution. The 

 king being always armed, was ftout, and feemed to be up- 

 on his guard ; and Welled HafTan found no way of killing 

 him but by thrufting him through the back with a lance 

 while wafliing his hands. The people murmured againft 

 Adelan exceedingly, not on account of the murder itfelf, 

 but the manner of it, and Welled HalTan was afterwards 

 put to death himfelf, though he aded by exprefs orders,- 

 becaufe, not being the officer appointed, he had killed the 

 king, and next, becaufe he had done it with a lance, where- 

 as the only lawful inllrument was a fword, 



I HAVE already faid, that it was the year of the Hegira,. 

 anfwering to 1504 of the Chriftian cera, that this people, call- 

 ed Shillook, built the town of Sennaar, and eftablifhed 

 their monarchy, which has now fubfifted under a fucceffion 

 of. twenty kings of the fame family.. 



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