LETTER XII.
Succession of the Sovereigns from their Founder to the present
Emperor.
LETTER XIII.
Responsibility of the Governors—Empire beautiful and productive—Humane Efforts of the Emperor—Blind Submission to his Will—Great Number of Negroes naturalized—The Moors might be truly formidable—Emperor's Brother—Fez divided into two Parts—Magnificent Mosques—Commercial Privileges—Indignities which Christians undergo—Singular Supply of Water—The Imperial Gardens—Propensity to defraud—Factories—Exports—Costume—Character—-Manner of Living—Domestic Vermin.
LETTER XIV.
Fez—Debility of the Moors—Mosques—Antiquities, Roman, Carthaginian,
and Saracen—Storks held in great Veneration—Baths—Bazars—
Inhabitants—Residence—Menagerie—Marvellous Preservation of a
Jew—Lions— Tigers—Leopards—Hyenas.
LETTER XV.
Sudden Departure from Fez—Arrive at Mequinez—Attend the
Emperor—Melancholy Catastrophe—Expedition against wild
Beasts—Extensive Palaces—Seraglio—Visit a Haram—Founders of the
City—A fortified Town—Inhabitants—Jewish Town—Rich Attire of the
higher Orders—Numerous Market-places—Furniture—Saints
Houses—Imperial Field Sports—Pack of Greyhounds—Abundance of Game.
LETTER XVI.
Courtship—Marriage—Funerals—Sabbath.