Wonder, surprise, joy, and grief, at having left the king his father without taking leave of him, had such an effect on king Camaralzaman, that he fell into a swoon as soon as he heard that he was so near.  Prince Amgrad and prince Assad used every possible means to recover him; which having at last effected, he hastened to his father’s tent, and threw himself at his feet.  Never was there a more moving interview:  Schahzaman gently complained of Camaralzaman’s unkindness in so cruelly leaving him; and Camaralzaman discovered a heart-felt sorrow for the fault he had committed.

The three kings and queen Margiana staid three days at the court of the king of the magicians, who treated them magnificently.  These three days were rendered the more remarkable by prince Assad’s marriage with queen Margiana, and prince Amgrad’s with Bostava, for the service she had done his brother Assad.  At last the three kings, and queen Margiana, with prince Assad her husband, went to their several kingdoms.  As for Amgrad, the king of the magicians had such a love for him, that he would not part with him, but, being very old, resigned his crown to him.  King Amgrad, wben he had the supreme authority, did his utmost to exterminate the worship of fire, and to establish the Mahometan religion throughout all his territories.

The story of Noureddin and the fair
Persian.

Balsora was many years the capital of a kingdom tributary to the caliphs of Arabia.  The king who governed it in the days of the caliph Haroun Alraschid, was named Zinchi.  They were cousins, the sons of two brothers.  Zinchi, not thinking it proper to commit the administration of his affairs to one vizier, made choice of two, Khacan and Saouy.

Khacan was of a sweet, generous, affable temper, and took a wonderful pride in obliging those, with whom he had any concern, to the utmost of his power, without the least hinderance or prejudice to justice, whenever it was demanded of him; so that he was universally respected at court, in the city, and throughout the whole kingdom; and every body’s mouth was full of the praises he so highly deserved.

Saouy was of a quite different character:  he was always sullen and morose, and treated every one in a disrespectful manner, without any regard to rank or quality.  Instead of making himself beloved and admired for his riches, he was so perfect a miser, that he denied himself the necessaries of life.  In short, nobody could endure him; and if ever any thing was said to him, it was something of ill.  But what increased the hatred of the people against him the more, was his implacable aversion to Khacan; always interpreting in the worst sense the actions of that worthy minister, and endeavouring to do him all the ill offices imaginable with the king.