92 TRANSLATIONS OF Letter IV.

A literal Translation of Miiley Ismael, Emperor of Maroccds Letter to Queen Anne, in the year of oiir Lord 1710, extracted from the HarL MSS. 7525.

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In the name of the most merciful God.

He that depends upon God goeth straight to the right way. From the servant of God, the Emperor of the believers, who maketh war for the cause of the Lord of both worlds, Ismael ben AssherifAlHassanee to the Queen ofthe English, nay of England, and the mistress of the great parliament thereof, happiness to every one that foUoweth the right way, and believes in God, and is so directed.

This premised, we have heard from mpre than one of the comers and goers from thy country, that thou hast seized our Armenian servant, a person of great esteem. We sent him to thee, to compose a difference between us and thee, and we wrote to thee concerning him, that thou shouldst use him well. Then, after this, we heard that thou didst set him at liberty : And wherefore didst thou seize him? Hath he exceeded any covenant, or hath he made any covenant with thee and broke it? We should not have sent liim to thee, but on account of our knowledge and assurance of his understanding