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w - who is a Chriftian, wrote a letter feven or eight years ^ago^- 

 st by which he fignifled to me, that he wifhed to open a 

 " trade for the advantage of his fubj eels and of mine, which 

 " requeil we have granted. We come at prefent to under- 

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

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

 " him, and that thefe people have been arretted 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 mould 

 " pay regard to the ancient friendfhip which has always 

 " fubfifled between our predecefibrs, fince the time of the 

 ** king of Sedgid and the king of Kim, to the prefent day* We 

 " alfo demand of you to fufFer all the fubjects 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 

 u trade only, being of the fame religion with us. .We likewife 

 " 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 

 w who are contrary- to our religion to pafs,iuch as the monk 

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

 " naar, it being in no Ihape our intention to fufFer them to^ 

 " come into our dominions, where they would occafion 

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

 " your defires." — Wrote the. i oth of Zulkade, Anno 1 1 1 8, u e». 

 the 2 1 ft of January 1706*. 



<C/*The direction is — "To king Baady, fon^ofking" 

 • Ounfa, may God favour him with his grace." 



Th.r. 



