Wilson, Robert Thomas: The British expedition to Egypt: carefully abridged in two parts (London, 1803)

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VI. That the republic shall send annually to
our granary, out of the produce of the coun-
try, one million of casiz, or measures of corn,
namely, six hundred thousand of wheat, and
four hundred thousand of barley.
VII. That the republic fulfilling the above
articles, shall have a free government over all
the inhabitants of Egypt, independent of our
lieutenant, but shall execute the laws of the
country with the advice of the Molah, or high
priest, under our authority, and that of our
successors.
VIII. That the republic shall be in posses-
sion of the mint as heretofore, with liberty to
coin money in the name of us and our succes-
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sors, and put the name of Masr upon all sorts
and sizes of coins, but with this condition, that
the said mint shall be under the inspection of
our lieutenant, that the coin may not be adul-
terated.
IX. That the republic shall elect a Sheik
Bellet out of the number of the Beys, to be
confirmed by our lieutenant, and that the said
Sheik Bellet shall be their representative, and
shall be esteemed by all our lieutenants, and all
our officers, both of high and low rank, as the
head of the republic, and if our lieutenant is
guilty of oppression, or exceeds the bounds of
his authority, the said Sheik Bellet shall repre-
sent the grievances of the republic to our Sub-
lime Porte; but in case any foreign enemy or
enemies disturb the peace of the republic, we
and our successors engage to protect it with