8. But one of the most considerable articles of revenue is the tribute of the Arabs who breed oxen, horses, camels, sheep. Those who breed horses should bring to the monarch all the males which are yearly produced by their mares; but this I am told they often contrive to avoid. The customary tribute of the Arabs who breed oxen, or _Bukkara_, as they are called, is one tenth[50]. But when I was there, they having neglected paying it for two years, the Sultan sent a body of troops, who seized all they could lay hands on, to the number of twelve thousand oxen. If the tribute were regularly paid, it might amount to four thousand oxen per annum: but these Arabs live in tents, and consequently change their habitations frequently, and when they feel themselves united, are not much inclined to pay tribute. Those who breed camels should also pay a tenth of their property yearly; and I have understood that they acquit themselves of the obligation with more regularity than the former. These also however are sometimes rebellious, and then nothing is received from them. Two tribes, _Mahría_ and _Mahmîd_, were at war during my residence in Fûr, and a battle took place between them, in which many fell on both sides: the monarch, to punish them for their contumacious behaviour, sent a Melek with a detachment of about sixty horsemen, who seized on one half of the camels of every Arab, and where they found five took three, as the fifth could not be divided. The owners of sheep and goats pay a tenth. 9. Every village is obliged to pay annually a certain sum in corn, _Dokn_, which is collected by the king’s slaves. The monarch has also lands of his own, which are cultivated by his slaves, and which serve to supply his houshold; for, though a merchant, he does not sell corn. The whole of the district of Gebel Marra, to the West, is entirely appropriated to his use, and the wheat, wild honey, &c. which are abundantly produced there are all reserved for his table. 10. The king is chief merchant in the country, and not only dispatches with every caravan to Egypt a great quantity of his own merchandise, but also employs his slaves and dependents to trade with the goods of Egypt, on his own account, in the countries adjacent to Soudan. _Articles of Commerce._ Gold rings are sometimes worn in the nose by women of distinction. Sea-shells (_Cowries_) are among other female ornaments, but not very current. The red legumen, called _Shûsh_, is much worn in the hair. Commodities brought by the Jelabs from Egypt are: 1. Amber beads. 2. Tin, in small bars. 3. Coral beads. 4. Cornelian ditto. 5. False Cornelian ditto. 6. Beads of Venice. 7. Agate. 8. Rings, silver and brass, for the ancles and wrists. 9. Carpets, small. 10. Blue cotton cloths of Egyptian fabric. 11. White cotton ditto. 12. Indian muslins and cottons. 13. Blue and white cloths of Egypt called _Melayés_.