“ His servant Ben Saada stated that this account of the debts owing by, and due to the deceased, were contracted through him for his master. “ This is the whole of the property left by the deceased ; and whatever has been noted down in this document, whether of great or little value, has been deposited in the hands of his abovenamed servant Ben Saada of Tripoli, and his fellow-servants.” THE CERTIFICATE. “ Whereas our Master and Lord, defender of the Moosleman faith, the .Sheikh Mohammed El Kanemy, having, after his return from subduing his enemies, assembled the elders and priests of the inhabitants of his metropolis, and gave them a special audience, ordered that the foregoing list, which was written during his absence, be read in their presence ; and, after every one. heard and understood it, commanded a révisai of the property left by the deceased Englishman to be made, to ascertain its amount afresh. Accordingly, we the undersigned repaired to the house of the deceased, and found all the beforementioned articles extant except the following, which have been used or lost by his servant, Mohammed ben Saada of Tripoli, who had the things under his care. A pair of boots, four bottles out of the fifteen, a napkin or handkerchief for the neck, three pair of trowsers, three three squares of soap, a canvas bag, and t w o .......................But a few more articles, which had not been inserted in the list, were found. They are as follows : a piece of Egyptian mat, two pieces of sealing-wax, a bullet mould, four charts or maps, two travelling bags (one of which contains some of the articles, and is deposited with his other servant Hadje Aly El-ma-yel), a cannon ramrod screw, a pound o f .................. t w o ............................, two bridles, a two covers, three horse-shoes, five tin canisters for meat, a wooden bowl, a wax cloth cover, a large tin canister, a writing box containing eight pens, two blank books, nine . . . . ., and a bottle containing some oil. “ His horse, which is mentioned in the list, has been sold to Mohammed Sal-ha for 172 dollars. “ His servant, Mohammed ben Saada, declared before the assembly, that his master, the said deceased Englishman, named Tair (Tyrwhit), on finding his life was hopeless, bequeathed the following articles to his Excellency the Sheikh. A mule, a red bomouse, a looking-glass, or telescope, a pair of pistols, ten canisters of gunpowder, of which, however, eight only were found, a pair of Egyptian shoes or slippers, a sword, though it was rusty, a ........................ a dining waiter or table-cloth, and a ....................... “ After this, the assembly agreed, by the order of our Lord the Sheikh, to allow to each of the three servants of the deceased (who are intrusted with the things he left), three dollars per month. “ Done on the evening of Monday, the last day of Rajab 1240, in the presence of the noble Sheikh and his assembly, of which we the undersigned are members, and do hereby bear witness before the Almighty God. (Sealed) “ m o h am m e d e l am e e n b e n m o h am m e d e l k a n e m y . (Signed) “ y o u s o f b e n a b d e l k a d e r e l - k a k a r y , “ SALEH BEN EL-HAD JE HAMED, “ MOHAMMED EL WARDI BEN EL HADJE ALY, “ BEN ABD ELKADER ABA-NEARAN, “ MOHAMMED BEN IBRAHEEM ET-TAFTEEF, and “ MOHAMMED BEN EL-HADJE ISSA BEN AHMED EL-MESSRATI *. 3. A Letter from the Sheikh to Ra-yes-Khaleel, or Major Denham. “ Praise be to God, and blessings and peace be unto the Apostle of God. “ From the slave of the High God, Mohammed El Ameen ben Mohammed El Kanemy, to the honoured by the children of his nation, Ra-yes Kha- leel, the Englishman. After our salutation and inquiry after your health, we have to inform you that we are, by the grace of God, enjoying perfeet health and prosperity. Your letter has reached us, and we comprehended its contents. “ You are well aware, that the Omnipotent God hath ordained to every man a certain age, which can neither be increased nor decreased; and hath destined to him a grave, in which he can neither enter before his time, nor from which he can fly when his time comes. Thus, when you know this, it * Explanation. The blanks in this list are those o f the names of some articles which I could not make out; they being mostly English in the Moorish character, or described according to the idea those people have of their use. A. S.
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