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or give him drink. About half a fcore of people broke in-: 
to Adelan’s houfe in the night, with a view torob'‘and mur- — 
der us, but I was not at the pains to fire at fuch wretches: 
as thefe. Two or three fervants with fticks were all that 
were needful. I underftand, indeed, that Shekh Adelan is 
exceedingly difpleafed that I did not fire at them, and has | 
fent to the Gindi, ordering him to deliver two of them to 
him to-morrow to be executed publicly before the door 
of his houfe on the market-day. But this, you know, is 
among yourfelves. I am very well pleafed none of them 
are dead, as hae: might have been, by my hands or thofe 
of my people.” K. “ True; but Adelan is not king, and I 
charge you when you fee him to afk for Mahomet’s life, © 
or a confiderable deal of blame will fall upon you. When © 
you return back, I will fend him to conduct you to the . 
frontiers of Egypt.” Upon this I bowed, and took -my > 
leave. I went home perfectly determined what I was to — 
do. I had now obtained from the king an involuntary. 
fafe-guard till I fhould arrive at Adelan’s, that is, I was fuie 
that, in hopes 1 might procure a reprieve for Mahomet, no 
trap would be laid forme on the road. I determined there- 
fore to make the beft ufe of my time; and every thing be- 
ing ready, we loaded the camels, and fent them forward 
that night toa fmall village called Soliman, three or four 
miles from Sennaar; and having fettled my accounts with 
Hagi Belal, I received back fix links, the miferable res 
mains.of one hundred and eighty-four, of which my noble. 
chain once conitifted. 
Tris traitor kept me the few laft minutes to write a let- 
ter to the Englifh at Jidda, te recommend him for the fer , 
i, Wace 
