m . MEEr ..SsL/i'lc \jJS ^=>JS\ ,.4-ls ddî\ Ih-çsAj AJlj bJ^iàa^ L- f t Jj^=L»JtXL E^jjb Jylaxj (¿jl «Cjye^e ^ I ■ y^O | pW f C iiiX-aM ¿O. Ai1 ¿^v-c ^-M JcsAl^ol^c dJ^bsLt n ^V-çAi ,jj (¿_)1 <ÜU j( l*jy«j J U\^=4 <0j43«^y_j- «&»$ ¡L»â^*)| U\j Uy^U 4 |A k ia y î- ils I P ^ a ->' S t ,A=v^-j u^j vjyeu m i. As JjUi l£A*L encrease in friendship with us, that our alliance way be m oie strongly cemented than heretofore, even stronger than it was in the days o f our ancestors, whom God guard and protect. Now, therefore, we make known to you, that your physician and servant, Doctor BufF6, has been in our royal presence (which is) exalted by the bounty of God, and we have been well pleased with his medical knowledge and diligent attention, and moreover with the relief he hath given to us. We have, therefore, to entreat o f you, to give him y.our royal order to return to Gibraltar, in our neighbourhood, well provided with all good and necessary medicines; that he, residing at G ib raltar, may be ready to attend quickly our royal presence whenever we may be in need o f his (medical) assistance. We trust you will return him without procrastination to ou t throne, seeing that he has been o f essential service to us. W.e recommend you to exalt Doctor Buffi in your favour and esteem on our account, and we will always be your allies and friends. May you ever be well and in prosperity1! Peace be with you 1 the 4th day o f the mont h Jujnad .El Lule, in the year (p f tire Hejra) 1221.* Laws o f Bankrupts. The following letter is given, to explain to the commercial reader the method adopted in order to enable an European merchant to quit the kingdom o f Marocco; and it should be observed, that the Mohammedan law o f bankrupts is such, that an insolvent man continues liable to his creditors all his life, till his debts be discharged : hut he can claim, by law, his liberation from prison, on making oath and bringing proof of his insolvency; but then, i f he succeed * The aboyé date corresponds with the 5th July, 1806, Christian æra.
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