Za’amú = they opine, they declare (_tr._ “They set forth”), 55. Zabídún (here probably a clerical error for Zabíd, Capital of Tahámah), 193. Zafáir al-Jinn = Adiantum capillus Veneris, 95. Zalamah (Al-) = the policeman (_tr._ “men of violence”), 52. Zirtah = fart, 56. Zur ghibban, tazid hibban = visits rare keep friendship fair, 209. Zuwaylah Gate, 8. ----- Footnote 1: Bresl. Edit., vol. xi. pp. 321–99, Nights dccccxxx-xl. Footnote 2: Arab. “Iklím” from the Gr. κλίμα, often used as amongst us (_e.g._ “other climes”) for land. Footnote 3: Bibars whose name is still famous and mostly pronounced “Baybars,” the fourth of the Baharite Mamelukes whom I would call the “Soldans.” Originally a slave of Al-Sálih, seventh of the Ayyubites, he rose to power by the normal process, murdering his predecessor, in A.D. 1260; and he pushed his conquests from Syria to Armenia. In his day “Saint” Louis died before Tunis (A.D. 1270.) Footnote 4: There are sundry Sáhils or shore-lands. “Sahil Misr” is the River-side of Cairo often extended to the whole of Lower Egypt (vol. i. 290): here it means the lowlands of Palestine once the abode of the noble Philistines; and lastly the term extends to the sea-board of Zanzibar, where, however, it is mostly used in the plur. “Sawáhil” = the Shores. Footnote 5: Arab. “Sammár” (from Samar, = conversatio nocturna), = the story-teller who in camp or house whiles away the evening hours. Footnote 6: “Flag of the Faith:” Sanjar in old Persian = a Prince, a King. Footnote 7: “Aider of the Faith.” Footnote 8: These policemen’s tales present a curious contrast with the detective stories of M. Gaboriau and his host of imitators. In the East the police, like the old Bow Street runners, were and are still recruited principally amongst the criminal classes on the principle of “Set a thief,” &c. We have seen that the Barmecide Wazirs of Baghdad “anticipated Fourier’s doctrine of the _passionel_ treatment of lawless inclinations,” and employed as subordinate officers, under the Wali or Prefect of Police, accomplished villains like Ahmad al-Danaf (vol. iv. 75), Hasan Shuuman and Mercury Ali (ibid.) and even women (Dalilah the Crafty) to coerce and checkmate their former comrades. Moreover a gird at the police is always acceptable, not only to a coffee-house audience, but even to a more educated crowd; witness the treatment of the “Charley” and the “Bobby” in our truly English pantomimes. Footnote 9: _i.e._ the Chief of Police, as the sequel shows. Footnote 10: About £4. Footnote 11: _i.e._ of the worlds visible and invisible. Footnote 12: Arab. “Mukaddam:” see vol. iv, 42. Footnote 13: “Faithful of Command;” it may be a title as well as a P.N. For “Al-Amín,” see vol. iv. 261. Footnote 14: