The King's Favourite Concubines Rode Upon Camels, With
A Saddle Of A Particular Construction, And A Canopy To Shelter Them
From The Sun.
We proceeded to the northward until noon, when the
king's son ordered the whole company, except the tents, to enter a
thick low wood which was upon our right.
I was sent along with the
two tents, and arrived in the evening at a negro town called Farani:
here we pitched the tents in an open place at no great distance from
the town.
May 1. - As I had some reason to suspect that this day was also to be
considered as a fast, I went in the morning to the negro town of
Farani, and begged some provisions from the dooty, who readily
supplied my wants, and desired me to come to his house every day
during my stay in the neighbourhood. - These hospitable people are
looked upon by the Moors as an abject race of slaves, and are
treated accordingly.
May 3. - We departed from the vicinity of Farani, and after a
circuitous route through the woods, arrived at Ali's camp in the
afternoon. This encampment was larger than that of Benowm, and was
situated un the middle of a thick wood, about two miles distant from
a negro town called Bubaker. I immediately waited upon Ali, in
order to pay my respects to Queen Fatima, who had come with him from
Saheel. He seemed much pleased with my coming, shook hands with me,
and informed his wife that I was the Christian.
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