382 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS iv. d 7. clxxxi.

was before him he sprang upon the mare as it stood and drew his sword.

CLXXXII Then the slaves of Nasir at once gathered round him, and he regained his confidence and ordered them to fetch out Walad Ibrahim and Kurashi from the khalzva after taking away from

them their swords. And the soldiers rallied to Walad 'Adlan and took Walad Ibrahim and his vizier Kurashi to the village of Borku;

and on arrival [Walad 'Adlan] at once slew Kurashi, in accordance with the wishes of Nasir's slaves who were following him, and proceeded to Sennar accompanied by all the soldiers, and there

imprisoned Walad Ibrahim in the house of his father's sister Mahayra.

CLXXXIII This all occurred in 1223^, and the rule of Walad Ibrahim, which had lasted for sixteen months beginning from Ragab '23 ['22.''], came to an end; and the power passed to Muhammad walad 'Adlan, who slew all the sons of Ragab except Hasan, who was in the end destined to cause his death.

CLXXXIV He also put to death Muhammad walad el Sheikh Idri's, and many people who rebelled against him, and Muhammad walad Ibrahim who had been held captive near el Manakil, and then he went in the direction of the White Nile and collected the remnant

of the slaves of Nasir and a young son of his and slew them all. . . (The author adds further remarks as to the severe measures taken by Walad 'Adlan to consolidate his power) . . .

CLXXXV And in the days of Walad 'Adlan, in '24^, an epidemic was caused by yellow fever, and many people perished; and this

illness was called by the natives '' el kik," and among the notables who succumbed to it was el Hag Muhammad walad Nurayn of the

stock of Sheikh Hamid walad Abu 'Asa, and the feki Muhammad Nurayn of el Halfaya, the author of the Biographies {lit. series) of

the Saints of the Sudan (" Tabakdt el Awliyd bVl Suddn"), who was mourned by Sheikh Ibrahim 'Abd el Dafa'i in a very beautiful elegy of about twelve lines, beginning as follows: "Let the eye weep all its days with grief for the running of the river dry. He was rich in

learning, a pontiff and son of a pontiff, a guest of God's own. Verily he has won prestige and glory in the earth."

CLXXXVI Early in 1225^ Muhammad 'Adlan moved northwards to war against Sheikh Nasir walad el Amin, and the latter heard of his

coming and fled to Shendi. And Walad 'Adlan reached el Halfaya and stayed there awhile accompanied by the Mek Badi and his uncle Sheikh Husayn and all his troops.

1 1808 A.D. 2 1809 A.D. 3 181OA.D.