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Worldly concerns came according to their wishes King Saurid having compleated the Structure cover'd them with Silks of several colours from the top to the bottom and caused a great Feast to be celebrated for them whereto all the Inhabitants of the Kingdom came not so much as one being wanting from all the Coasts of Egypt Then he commanded them to make thirty Gernes or great Vessels of colour'd stone which they excellently cast He also ordered covers to be made of the same Every Vessel held a hundred Mules load He caused them to be set in the lowest Story of the Eastern Pyramid and had brought thither precious Stones and Jacinths till the Floor was full thereof He caused the Vessels to be cover'd with their Covers and Lead to be melted thereon then he caused pieces of Gold and Silver to be scatter'd as much as might divert their sight who should look on them Then he caused to be brought thither all he could of his Treasures and the most precious of his Wealth Jewels Plate Precious Stones cast and coloured Pearls Vessels of Emerald Vessels of Gold and Silver Statues excellently wrought Artificial Waters Talismans precious Iron that would twine about like Cloath Philosophical Laws the Nurses of Wisdom divers sorts of Medicinal Drugs exquisite Tables of Brass on which divers Sciences were written as also Poisons and Mortal drinks which Kings have ready by them and wholesome Preservatives and Antidotes and several other things which it is impossible to describe But all this could not secure them from the evils wherewith God afflicted them for their Infidelity In the mean time they imagin'd that their Fortresses would defend them against God but God came to them on the side they were not aware of and destroyed their great Flocks by the Deluge and other misfortunes Praise be to him he is the only and the Almighty God All is perishable save onely his Majesty to him belongs Wisdom and to him you will return After that says the Author King Saurid caused to be brought into the second Pyramid the Idols of the Stars and the Tabernacles of the Celestial Bodies and what Statues and Perfumes his Ancestors had caused to be made by means whereof men had access to him and their Books and what Annals and Histories they had caused to be made for themselves of what had pass'd in their time and of the predictions of what was to happen after them to the Kings who should govern Egypt to the last times and the state of the fixed Stars and what was to happen by their repose and motions from time to time Then he caused to be put into the third Pyramid the Bodies of the Kings and Priests in Gernes or great Vessels of hard black Stone and by every Priest his Book and the Miracles of his Art and Life He also caused to be set along the walls of the Pyramids Idols which held in their hands all the Arts according to their ranks and measures the description of each Art and the manner of exercising it and what was necessary for that and in like manner the Caters For the Priests were distinguish'd into seven Orders the first whereof was that of the Caters who were they that served all the seven Planets every Planet seven Years With the Cater was the Universal Doctor The second Order was theirs who serv'd six Planets and immediately followed after the first degree After that they named that which served five of them and under the following and inferiour Then he caused also to be brought into the third Pyramid the Bodies of the Masters of the Laws with those of the Priests and the wealth of the Houses of the Stars and their Ornaments which they had had by Offerings and the goods of the Priests After that he appointed one of them for a Guard to each Pyramid The Guard therefore of the Eastern Pyramid was an Idol of Jamanick shell black and white which had both eyes open and sate on a Throne having near it as it were a Halberd on which if any one cast his eye he heard on that side a dreadful noise which made his heart faint and he who heard that noise dyed There was a Spirit appointed to serve that Guard which Spirit never went from before it The Guard of the Western Pyramid was an Idol of hard Red stone having in like manner in his hand somewhat like a Halberd and on his head a wreathed Serpent which flew at those who came near him clung about their necks and kill'd them There was appointed to serve him an ugly deformed Spirit which parted not from him For Guard to the third Pyramid he had plac'd a small Idol of Baby stone on a Basis of the same which Idol drew to it those who look'd on it and stuck to them till it had destroy'd them or made them distracted There was also a Spirit appointed to serve it which parted not from it Saurid having finish'd the building of the Pyramids and compassed them with the bodies of Spiritual substances he offer'd Sacrifices to them and presented them with the Offerings chosen for them The Spirits appointed for the service of each Star knew the Ascendant of the Stars they served and they serv'd them according to their rank one after another He distributed and appointed the names under which should be divided the Works that should be presented to them The Coptites affirm that King Saurid's Name was written upon the first Pyramid with the time spent in the building of it Some say he had it built in six moneths and that he defied those that came after him to demolish it in 600 years though it be certain it is more easie to pull down then to build He said also speaking to them themselves I have cover'd them with Silk do you cover them if you can with Linen cloth But those who have reigned after him at several times have seen that they were nothing in comparison of him and that they could not cover them so much as with Mat and with much ado should they have cover'd them with any thing else As to the miraculous stories related of the Pyramids the Author of that Book God shew him mercy says that in the Annals contained in the Books of the Egyptians and their Miracles there is such plenty of admirable Histories that it is impossible to relate them all I shall onely adds he relate some of them and among others this The Commander of the Faithful the Mamunus God shew him mercy being come into the Land of Egypt and having seen â—he Pyramids had a desire to demolish them or at least some one of them to se what was within it Whereupon it was thus said to him You desire a thing which it is not possible for you to have If you attempt it and fail it will be a dishonour to the Commander of the Faithful Whereto he replied I cannot for bear but I must discover something He therefore put
him his son Axames and after him his son Lates and after him Tolma the Coptite otherwise called the Valide son of Masgab who was the Pharao of Moses and who governed unjustly and tyrannically attributing to himself what belonged not to him wherefore Moses destroyed him after he had given him the space of 400 years to be converted and drowned him and all his people and all the Egyptians who had followed him in the Red Sea by the virtue of his Rod according to the Decree of the Malediction of God as we shall relate hereafter if God give us leave Some would have the Pharao of Joseph to be the same with that of Moses grounding their conjecture on what Almighty God said of him A Believer of the house of Pharao said thus Joseph is already come to you heretofore and the rest of the verse God knows how it is AN ABRIDGMENT OF The Second Part of the Book OF THE PRODIGIES OF EGYPT THE Reverend Prelate the Doctor Murtadi the Son of Gaphiphus the Son of Chatem the Son of Molsem the Macdesian the Sapheguian Gods mercy upon him saith citing his Author That the Apostle of God Gods peace and mercy be with him said what follows When I was raised to Heaven I saw two Rivers and I asked Gabriel which they were He answered me thus They are the Nile and Euphrates The Son of Guebasus says that the same Apostle of God Gods peace and mercy be with him spoke thus The All-mighty and All-good God hath caused to descend from Paradise upon the earth five Rivers Sichone which is the River of the Indies Gichone which is the River of Balca the Tigris and Euphrates which are the two Rivers of Gueraca and the Nile which is the River of Egypt He made them descend from one of the Springs of Paradise seated at the lowest of its stories upon the wings of Gabriel Gods peace be with him and hath committed them to the custody of the Mountains causing them to flow upon the earth and making them useful for men for divers conveniencies of their Lives And that is it which the Almighty saith And we have made the Waters of Heaven to descend after a certain measure and have appointed them their habitation upon earth and we and the rest of the verse When the time of the going forth of Gog and Magog was come Almighty God sent Gabriel Gods peace be with him who took up by his Order from above the earth the Alcoran and Science and the Black Stone and the Support which is the place of Abraham Gods peace and mercy be with him and the Shrine of Moses Gods peace be with him with what was within it and these five Rivers mentioned before All this was taken up into Heaven And that is it which the Almighty saith And it is in our power to carry it away and when I have taken up these things from the earth the Inhabitants of it were the choice part of Religion and of the World And citing his Authors he speaks thus I have heard Abulamamus the Bahelian and Gabdollus the son of Basar the Mazenian who said The Apostle of God Gods peace and mercy be with him one day called his Companions together and said to them The All-mighty and All-good God shall enable you to conquer Egypt after me Make your advantage of the Fruits it brings forth for he who wants money wants not honesty for that Egypt is the Mother-nurse it supplies wherewithall to live plentifully Other Countries want her but she does not stand in need of any other Countrey He said to them also I have received it from Gabriel that God hath sent four Rivers out of Paradise the first of Wine the second of Milk the third of Water and the fourth of Honey Then the All-mighty and All-good God said I have made my particular standard of the Lord of Rivers which is the Nile in the book of God and it is a River flowing out of Paradise Megavius ask'd Cabay and said to him I ask thee in the Name of the great God giver of all good things Doest thou find in the Book of the All-mighty and All-good God that God declares his Will to this Nile twice a year I do replied he God tells her when he would have her flow and saith to her The All-mighty and All-good God commands thee to flow and she flows as far as God orders her and after that God discovers his Will to her and saith to her O Nile the All-mighty and All-good God commands thee to return to thy former condition and to praise him Jezidus the son of Chebibus speaks thus of it When Moses called upon God against Pharao and his Servants God hindered the Nile to encrease as much as it would have done Then they had recourse to Moses and desired him to pray to God for them which he did hoping they would believe in God This happened during the time they adored the Cross The next morning God had augmented the Nile for them 16 full Cubits Quisus the son of Chagegus affirms that somebody related it to him that Gamrou the son of Gazus after he had conquered Egypt having entered into it in the moneth of Baune which is one of the barbarous moneths the Inhabitants of the Countrey came to him and said Lord Commander our Nile which you here see governs its course according to a Law which it inviolably observes What Law is that says Gamrou When the 12th of this present moneth is come said they we take a young Maid a Virgin from her Father and Mother after we have satisfied them both and made them condescend to what we would do according to the custom we dress and adorn her with Jewels and Sumptuous Clothes then we bring her in the night time and cast her into the Nile and immediately it increases and spreads and raises its course This cannot be continued said Gamrou according to the Mussulman Law for the Mussulman Law destroyes the profane customs that have been in vogue before her So the Moneth Banne and the Moneth Abibe and the Moneth Mesri pass'd away and the Nile encreased not its course neither more nor less so that the Inhabitants of Egypt were upon thoughts of leaving the Countrey Gamrou seeing that writ of it to the Commander of the Faithful Omar Gods peace be with him acquainted him with what the Egyptians had said to him and desired to know his resolution thereupon Omar made him answer in these terms After that O Gamrou you have done what you ought to have done upon that occasion for the Mussulman Law abolishes the evil customs that have preceded it But I have inclosed a Note within the fold of this present Letter when you have read it take that Note and cast it into the Nile and God will do what he shall think fit Gamrou having receiv'd the Letter took the Note out of it on which he found these words written In the Name
of God Gracious and Merciful God bless Mahumet and his Family From Gabdol Omar the son of Chettabus Commander of the Faithful to the Nile of Egypt After that If thou hast flow'd hitherto onely by thy own virtue flow no more but if it hath been the Only and Almighty God that hath caused thee to flow we pray the Only Great and All-mighty God to make thee flow again Gods peace and mercy be with Mahumet the Idiot-Prophet and his Family Gamrou took the Note and came to the Nile one day before they celebrated the Feast of the Cross the Egyptians and others being ready to leave the Countrey for they could not carry on their affairs nor subsist therein but by the annual overflowing of the Nile but the next morning they found that God had caused the Waters to rise sixteen Cubits in one night So God delivered the Mussulmans out of that affliction praise and thanksgiving be to him for it Gabdol the son of Gamrou the son of Gasus Gods peace be with them both speaks thus of the Nile The Nile of Egypt is the Lord of Rivers God obliges all the Rivers from the the East to the West to wait on it at the time of its overflowing he turns them all into its Chanel and increases its course with their waters When God would have the Nile of Egypt to overflow for the convenience of the Inhabitants the other Rivers lend it their waters and God causes new Springs to rise out of the Earth When its course is risen to the height that God would he orders the waters to return to their Sources God All-mighty speaks thus of it And we have made them to issue out of the Gardens and the Fountains and out of the manured lands and out of the precious places The Gardens saith he were the two sides of the Nile from its beginning to its end upon both the Banks between Syene and Rasid Egypt had then sixteen Cubits of water accounting from the lowest part of the flat Countrey They empty'd and filled the Chanels and Rivulets of it every year What was yet more noble were the Places appointed for Orations which were a thousand in number upon which they called upon God for Pharao and they pray'd him to grant him a long life and to make him liberal and of easie access Aburaham the Semaguian in his Comment upon these words of Pharao Is not the Kingdom of Egypt mine and the rest of the Verse peaks thus There was then no greater King upon Earth then the King of Egypt for all the other Kings stood in need of Egypt All the Currents were made with the hands of Men and the Aqueducts and the Fountains and the Bridges all according to Measure and Geometrical proportion They drew them out of the Nile and brought them into all their Houses and into all their Castles and made them flow under the places of their Habitations detaining them when they pleased and dismissing them in like manner Mechacol the Son of Tabicus speaks of it in these terms I have read a hundred Books upon the Law of Moses and have found in one of them that there are seven Climats in the world which pray to God every year weeping and crying and say O Lord send plenty into Egypt and make its Nile flow For when Egypt is water'd we have Meat and Drink enough Withall there is on our surface of Wild Beasts and Reptiles and Tame and Rational Creatures Gabdol the son of Gamrou said By the true God I know not any year wherein the Inhabitants of Egypt went out of their Countrey to seek a subsistence elsewhere We shall never go out of it says one of them if some enemy do not force us thereto Not so reply'd he but your Nile shall be swallowed under ground so that there shall not be a drop of it left It shall be full of Sand-banks and the wild Beasts of the Earth shall devour its Fishes Jezidus the son of Chebibus speaks thus of it The Nile of Egypt in the time of Pharao and the Precedent Kings had People appointed to make its Chanels to repair its Bridges and Banks and to clear its Rivulets and Trenches of Oziers Ordures Paper-plants and what ever might obstruct the course of the Water when there was occasion to the number of six score thousand Work-men always ready to work Winter and Summer receiving their pay Monethly out of the publick Treasury as the Soldiery as well by Sea as Land receiv'd theirs out of the Kings Money The son of Lahigus saith that he heard it of one of Alexandria that the Nile one day discover'd a Rock on which there was somewhat written in the Roman Language which was read and signify'd as followeth I do what is good and he seems to forget it but when I do what is evil he remembers it well He who is such will not be long ere he meet with a long repose An Abbridgement of what is said of Pharao and how God destroy'd him by the Decree of his Divine Will Gali the son of Abutalchus speaks thus of him Pharao King of Egpyt was a Dwarf or little Man but seven spans in height Others say he was three Cubits high and that his Beard was two Cubits long so that when he sate he drew one Cubit of it on the ground before him He twisted up his Mustachoes and put them above his two ears When the water of the Nile was turned into Blood in the time of Moses Pharao drunk the juice of Orange-leaves with fine Sugar put into it Some affirm he was of low Stature mark'd with white spots and that he trod on his Beard it was so long Abubeker the Truth-teller Gods peace be with him said that Pharao had lost all his Teeth Others affirm he was of the Race of the Amalekites Others say he had a large fleshy face Others say they call'd him Abumarus that is Married Others say he was a Weaver of Ciprus an Inhabitant of Ispahan and that Haman was his Associate that both of them became poor and lost all they had so that necessity having forc'd them to quit the Countrey and run away they came together into Egypt and prevail'd so much by their sleights and artifices that they became Masters of it and that there happened to them what God revealed to Mahumet Gods peace and merey be with him as it is related by the son of Gubasus Others say that Pharao was a Coptite of a City named Damra the most Western of any in Egypt and that his name was Dolmes Mahumet the son of Gali the son of Gabdol the Teminian says thus A Barbarian Egyptian of the Inhabitants of Copta skill'd in the History of Egypt and what concerns the nature and properties of the Countrey told me that he found it written in one of their ancient Books that the Nile of Egypt hath its rising out of a Lake in the most remote Countries of the West on both
Bar and Abatement Replications Rejoynders Issues Verdicts Judgments Utlaries and Avowries and divers other Pleadings in Real Personal and Mixt Actions Collected from the Manuscripts as well of some of the late Learned Prothonotaries of the Court of Common Pleas as of divers eminent Practisers in the Court of Kings Bench. Never before extant in Print Methodically digested under apt Titles with an exact Table By W. B. a Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. In Folio price 12 s. printed 1671. 105. The Lord Dyer's Reports with a Table never before printed with it In Folio primed 1671. 106. Cowels Interpreter Corrected and very much enlarged By Tho. Manley In Folio printed 1671. 137. The Complete Sollicitor Corrected and enlarged In Octavo price 3 s. Printed 1672. Now in the Press 108. The Lord Coke's Eleven Volums of Reports n French with a Table never before printed with them In Folio 109. A new Dictionary in English and Latine By Thomas Holy-Oake In Quarto FINIS LONDON Printed by R. Battersby for Thomas Bassett Bookseller at the George near Cliffords Inne in Fleetstreet 1672. The Author's Prayer * The Arabian hath 20. Proper names which for brevity's jake are omitted The Author's Design The Priests of Egypt The Cater Effects of of the Magick of the Egyptian Priests Gancam King and Priest A Castle built by Spirit Sources of the Nile The Priestess Borsa Her Pipes Her Ram. House of Adamant Nabuchodonozor Ga iac Son of Gancam His Brazâ—n Trâ—e Philemoâ— Saiouph A Maritrine Pyramid Pharaan King of Egypt Masar King of Egypt Eardesir King and Priest The Priestess Bedoura Hermes The Danae Outiratis The City of the Black Eagle Saurid the Son of Sahaloc Aclimon Pyramids Sauria's Mirrour The Nurse Idol The Idol Becres The two great Pyramids Pyramids built before the Deluge Armelius Abum The Annals of two Brothers Coptites The three Pyramids The colour'd Pyramid Seven Orders of Priests Guards of the Pyramids Stories of the Pyramids Story I. Story II. Story III. Story IV. Story V. Predictions made to King Saurid Nabuchodonozor The Spirits of the Pyramids Saurid's Death Hargib Saurid's Son Addicted to Chemistry Domeria Menaos History of the Deluge and Noah Adam Seth. Enos Cainan Mahalel Jared Edrisus Mechavel King The name Edrisus Hermes Matusalech Malec Noah King Darmasel Mechavel Son of Darmasel Saudib Philemon The Ark. Mechavel would fire the Ark. The Deluge Different O inious of the Deluge History of Noah according to an ancient Book found by the Author Noah's Wife 〈◊〉 2156 Years from Adam to the Deluge The Elephant sneezes out a Swine the Lion a Cat. The Vine and the part the Devil hath in it Noah's Shrine The Venom of the Scorpion and the Serpent The Kings of Egypt before the Deluge Pharaan Philemon Pharaan Masar King of Egypt Garisa Coptim Father of the Coptites Maca. Moncatam's Chemistry Mirrour of Racoda Pharos of Alexandria Noah's Prayer for Masar Masar's Tomb. Kings of Egypt after the Deluge History of Abraham and Totis King of Egypt Charoba Tatis's Da ghter Abraham's Prayer for Charoba A Chanel out of the Nile into the Red Sea Totis called The Just Totis a Tyrant the first of the Pharaos Charoba poisons her Father and reigns after him History of Gebirus and Charoba Alexandria The Nymph Marina Painters in the bottom of the Sea The Seven Tombs Charoba's Nurse defeats Gebirus and his Army Charoba's Death Dalica Queen of Egypt The Kings of Egypt after Dalica Words of Mahumet advantageous to Egypt Augmentation of the Nile A young Virgin Sacrificed for that end Pharao Haman Sources of the Nile Causes of â—s overflowing The Qâ—lities of Egâ—pt The History of the Ezâ—ptiâ—â— Slave Qualities of Egypt The Nubians Gamra and Zepâ—ta Belsa Son of the Coptesse Omar The 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Mamunus Barbarians The Rajan Joseph's Pharao Geouna Strabo calls these kinds of Lands 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Manhi Lahon The Name of Alphiom Joseph Alphiom II. Geomery The Nilometer Alphiom III. Alphiom IV. It s Revenue Joseph's Prison The place of Jacob's Camel Zelicha Joseph ' s Mistress Caphor's Prayer Joseph's prayer Gize The Pyramids Macherir the blind Man Mussulman Doemons The Piramids Babelain Babylon Quisias the son of Caltham The front of the Mosquey The augmentations of the Mosquey of Masre Reading of History in the Mosquey The green Tables of the Mosquey of Masre Pharao's Castle Caron the Wealthy who is Corah Chemistry Omars Letter to Gamrou Gamrou's Answer to Omar A Statue of Mahumet at Masre Another Statue of Mahumet Cairo Mary of Egypt The last words of Mahumet Other words of Mahumet The words of a Sage of Egypt The Prophets and Devout Persons liv'd by their Labour The cryes of a Devote at the Mosquey-Gate of Masre
unite you God protect you God make you prosper God raise you to honour God give you peace I I recommend to you the fear of God and I recommend you to the All-mighty and All-good God and I pray him to have a care of you after me O Apostle of God said we to him when will your day be The time is very neer said he behold I return to God and to the Garden of Retirement and the Paradise above Who shall wash you said we O Apostle of God The men of my House reply'd he according to the order of their nearness In what shall we bury you O Apostle of God said we In my Garments if you please said he or in those of the happy Arabia or in the white ones of Egypt Who shall make the Prayer for you O Apostle of God said we weeping Trouble not your selves for that said he God be merciful to you and reward you for the care you have of your Prophet When you have wash'd me and laid me into a Sheet put me into my Coffin which is here by the side of my Tomb then depart from me for a while till my good friend Gabriel hath Prayed for me and after him Michael then Esraphiel then the Angel of Death with many other Angels whom God Bless After that return to me and come near me one after another and pray God heartily to grant me peace and mercy and forbear importuning me with Cries Weeping and Lamentations The first who shall make the Prayer for me shall be the men of my own House then their Wives then you Continue in peace with those of my Companions who are at a great distance from me and with those who have followed me in my Religion till the day of the Resurrection I make you witnesses of the Benediction which I give all those who have embraced the Mussulman Religion This is the Testament which the Prophet God grant him peace and mercy made before his death It suffices for the glory of Egypt that he mention'd it at his death and that he ordered they should bury him in the white Garments of Egypt What greater glory can there be then that The incomparable old Man Doctor of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Abugabdol Mahumet the son of Negaman Gods peace be with him relates upon the credit of him from whom he heard it that the Apostle of God God grant him peace and mercy spoke one day in these terms The hand of God is upon Egypt the Inhabitants of it are favoured with a particular Protection from God and with a happy prosperity The Ancient Abugabdol explicating these words of the Prophet speaks thus That hand signifies Power and Divine assistance Guebad the son of Mahumet Gods peace be with him speaks thus Sitting one day in the great Ancient Mosquery of Masre which God preserve I heard a Citizen who related it as a thing which he had learnt from some great Person that it was on a time asked one of the Sages of Egypt What is the most delightful thing that ever you saw Fruit reply'd he when they appear clustered all about the Trees and Plants like Clouds which closely follow one another What was the best thing you did ever eat What was presented to me said he in a quiet place without trouble and disturbance when I have been very hungry What was the most pleasant Drink you ever tasted The remainders said he of the overflowing of the Nile of Egypt in the Spring time What was the most delightful thing you ever heard The eloquent voice said he of a Person reading the Alcoran and pronouncing it distinctly without Singing and without Artifice In what did you find your self most commodiously clad In Linnen half worn out reply'd he in Summer and in any other Cloath or Stuffe in Winter Do you find any thing better then that Yes reply'd he Health It is related of one of Lawyers of Egypt God shew him mercy that he said I have heard a man who related in the Tent of the Commander of the Faithful Gamrou the son of Gasus Gods peace be with him or over against it as a thing which he had from Mecdad the son of Magdaquerbe the Zebidian that the Prophet Gods peace and mercy be with him spoke thus No man can eat any thing better in this World then what he eats by the labour of his hands For the Prophet of God David liv'd by the labour of his hands 'T is related of Bara Gods peace be with him that he said thus upon this occasion The Prophets and Devout persons have always endeavoured to get their Livelihood by lawful ways Adam Gods peace be with him was a Labourer Seth a Weaver Edrisus a Taylor Noah a Carpenter Cadar a Mule-keeper David an Armourer Abraham a Sower of Seeds others say a Weaver of Lawn Salich a Marchant Moses and Saguib and Mahumet Gods peace and mercy be with them were Shepherds Locman a Taylor Jesus the son of Mary a Pilgrim Abubeker and Omar and Othman and Gali and Gabdorrachaman the son of Guph and Talche were Merchants Trading in Cypres and Lawnes Maimoune the son of Meharam and Mahumet the son of Sirin were also Lawn-Merchants Zebir the son of Gauam and Gamrou the son of Gasus and Gamer the son of Carir were Silk-Merchants Job the Skinner sold Goats-Skins Sagad the son of Abuvacas drove a Trade in Dyers Woad Othman the son of Mahumet the Lachamian was a Taylor Malich the son of Dinar was a Writer Neguim the Deaf God grant him mercy related to my what follows There was said he in the Caraph at Masre a devout man who stood every Friday at the Gate of the great old Mosquey of the same side with Gamrou's House after the Prelate had concluded the Prayer and cry'd out with a loud voice There is no other God but the great God alone without Associate It is he who Reings He ought to be Praised Life and Death proceed from him He ever lives and never dies That which is good is in his Hand To him all things return He is able to do all things All those who heard him repeated what he said till there remained but few persons in the Mosquey then at last he said O Assembly of the Faithful he who abstains from things forbidden obtains remission of his Sins he who is content with what God sends him hath Wealth enough he who eschews evil is in safety He ceased not to do this till God call'd him God grant him mercy He lies Buried in the Cemitery of Masre which God protect against its Enemies and keep in his Holy custody Amen It is in God we hope it is good to wait upon him God grant peace to our Lord Mahumet and to those of his House and those of his Party and fill him with his Benedictions Behold the Book finish'd by the grace of our glorious Lord let him be praised and exalted and glorify'd This Copy