22. From the same to his son Amír Shihábu'd-Dín, then Governor of Baghdád, giving him good advice, and summarizing the revenues of Khúzistán.

23. From the same to Mawláná Majdu'd-Dín Isma'íl Fálí, inviting him to be present at the marriages which he has arranged for nine of his sons with various noble ladies.

24. From the same to Qará-Búqá, Governor of Kayfí and Pálú.

25. From the same to Mawláná 'Afífu'd-Dín Baghdádí.

26. From the same in answer to a letter from the Mawlás of Qayṣariyya (Caesarea) in Rúm.

27. From the same to his son Amír Ghiyáthu'd-Dín Muḥammad on his appointment as Inspector of Khurásán by Khudá-banda Úljáytú.

28. From the same to the people of Síwás concerning the Alms-house for Sayyids founded there by Gházán (Dáru's-Siyádat-i-Gházání) and the necessity of its proper maintenance.

29. From the same from Multán in Sind to Mawláná Quṭbu'd-Dín Mas'úd of Shíráz, giving an account of the journey to India which he undertook at the Íl-khán's com­mand to greet the Indian kings and bring back various drugs and spices not obtainable in Persia.

30. From the same to Takhtákh Injú as to complaints of his tyranny made by the people of Fárs, concerning which he is sending his son Ibráhím to report.

31. From the same concerning Mawláná Muḥammad Rúmí, and the teaching in the college at Arzanján, of which he has been appointed Master.

32. From the same to Shirwán Sháh, ruler of Shábarán and Shamákhí, inviting him to visit the Garden of Fatḥ-ábád which he has made.

33. From the same to the revenue officers of Khúzistán, concerning various financial and administrative matters, and the sending of Khwája Siráju'd-Dín of Dizful to audit the accounts, make investigations, and report.

34. From the same to his son Khwája Majdu'd-Dín, ordering him to collect stores for the army destined for the occupation of India.

35. From the Seljúq ruler of Arzanján, Malik Jalálu'd-Dín Kay-Qubád b. 'Alá'u'd-Dín Kay-Qubád, asking advice on sundry matters; with Rashídu'd-Dín's replies.

36. Rashídu'd-Dín's reply to a letter from Mawláná Ṣa-dru'd-Dín Muḥammad Turka'í, written during a dangerousill-ness and containing his last will and testament as to the division amongst his children of his numerous and extensive estates and other property. To the Rab'-i-Rashídí he bequeaths a library of 60,000 volumes of science, history and poetry, including 1000 Qur'áns by various excellent calligraphers, of which 10 were copied by Yáqút al-Musta'ṣimí, 10 by Ibn Muqla and 200 by Aḥmad Suhrawardí. He enumerates by name his 14 sons, viz. (1) Sa'du'd-Dín, (2) Jalálu'd-Dín, (3) Majdu'd-Dín, (4) 'Abdu'l-Laṭíf, (5) Ibráhím, (6) Ghi-yáthu'd-Dín Muḥammad, (7) Aḥmad, (8) 'Alí, (9) Shaykhí, (10) Pír Sulṭán, (11) Maḥmúd, (12) Humám, (13) Shihábu 'd-Dín, (14) 'Alí-sháh; and his 4 daughters, viz. (1) Farmán-Khánd, (2) Áy Khátún, (3) Sháhí Khátún, (4) Hadiyya Malik.

37. Rashídu'd-Dín to the same, concerning a book which he had written and dedicated to him, and sending him a present of money, choice garments, a horse and various food-stuffs.

38. From the same to the people of Diyár Bakr con­cerning the digging of a new canal to be called after him­self, and the establishment and population of 14 villages on both sides of it, with names and plan of the new villages, which are for the most part named after his 14 sons.

39. From the same to his son Jalálu'd-Dín, Governor of Rúm, concerning the digging of a new canal from the Euphrates to be called after his late lord Gházán Khán, and the foundation of 10 villages, of which the plan and names are again given.

40. From the same to his agent Khwája Kamálu'd-Dín Síwásí, Mustawfí of Rúm, ordering him to send, by means of a merchant named Khwája Aḥmad, certain presents in cash and in kind to ten learned men in Tunis and the Maghrib (names given) in return for ten books (titles given) in 36 volumes which they had sent to the Minister, of whose generosity they had heard.

41. From the same to the authorities at Shíráz ordering them to make certain specified presents in cash and in kind to Mawláná Maḥmúd b. Ilyás who had written a book entitled Laṭá'if-i-Rashídiyya and dedicated it to Rashídu'd-Dín.

42. From the same to the authorities at Hamadán con­cerning the maintenance of the Pharmacy (Dárú-khána) and Hospital (Dáru'sh-Shifá) which he had founded there, and which he is sending a physician named Ibn Mahdí to inspect and report on. Written from Caesarea (Qayṣariyya) in 690/1291.

43. From the same to his son Amír Maḥmúd, Go­vernor of Kirmán, recommending to his care and assist­ance Khwája Maḥmúd of Sáwa, whom he is sending on a mission to India, to Sulṭán 'Alá'u'd-Dín, and also to collect money due to Rashídu'd-Dín from his estates there.

44. From the same to his son Pír Sulṭán, Governor of Georgia, concerning the King's projected expedition to Syria and Egypt, and an intended punitive expedition of 120,000 men under ten Mongol amírs (names given) which is to pass through Georgia to chastise the rebellious people of Abkház and Trebizonde, and which Pír Sulṭán is to accompany, leaving the government of Georgia in the hands of his deputy Khwája Mu'ínu'd-Dín.

45. From the same to Shaykh Ṣafiyyu'd-Dín of Ardabíl giving, after many compliments, a list of the supplies of meat, fowls, rice, wheat, butter, honey, mást, perfumes and money which he proposes to supply to the aforesaid Shaykh's monastery (khánqáh) for the festival to be held there in commemoration of the Prophet's birthday.

46. Letter from Malik Mu'ínu'd-Dín, Parwána of Rúm, to Rashídu'd-Dín, complaining of Turkmán depredations in his province.

47. Letter from Malik 'Alá'u'd-Dín accompanying the presents of precious stuffs, aromatic drugs, animals, con­serves, spices, dried fruits, carpets, oils, plate, rare timber, ivory, etc., which he is sending from India by way of Baṣra to Rashídu'd-Dín.

48. Letter from Rashídu'd-Dín to his son Amír Maḥmúd, then engaged in studying Ṣúfíism in Kirmán.

49. Letter from the same to his son Amír Aḥmad, at that time Governor of Ardabíl, containing seven recom­mendations (waṣiyyat), and expressing regret that he is occupying himself with Astrology.

50. Letter of condolence from the same to Mawláná Sharafu'd-Dín Ṭabasí on the death of his son, and ordering Shamsu'd-Dín Muḥammad of Abarqúh to supply him yearly with certain specified provisions.

51. Letter from the same to his son Sa'du'd-Dín, Go­vernor of Qinnasrín, describing the completion of the Rab'-i-Rashídí at Tabríz, with its 24 caravansarays, 1500 shops and 30,000 houses; its gardens, baths, stores, mills, workshops, paper-mills and mint; its workmen and artisans, brought from every town and country, its Qur'án-readers, mu'adh-dhins and doctors of theology, domiciled in the Kúcha-i-'Ulamá (“Rue des Savants”); its 6000 or 7000 students; its 50 physicians from India, China, Egypt and Syria, each of whom is bound to give instruction to ten pupils; the hospital (Dáru'sh-Shifá) with its oculists, surgeons and bone-setters, to each of whom are assigned as pupils five of the writer's servants; and the allowances in kind and in money made to all of them.

52. Letter from the same to his son Khwája Ibráhím, Governor of Shíráz, describing the campaign against Kábul and Sístán, and demanding various arms and munitions of war in specified quantities.

53. Letter from the same to several of his sons con­cerning the attributes of learning, clemency, reason and generosity. The MS. breaks off abruptly in the middle of this letter.

These letters, which ought to be published, are of extra­ordinary interest on account of the light they throw on the character and manifold activities of this most remarkable man, at once statesman, physician, historian and patron of art, letters and science. We have already noticed the tragic fate which overtook him and to a large extent brought to naught his careful and elaborate plans for the preserva­tion of his books and the beneficent institutions which he founded for the promotion of learning and charity; and the least we can do in pious memory of a truly great scholar is to perpetuate what is left of his writings.