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reckon_v the_o roman_a patriarch_n to_o be_v the_o first_o and_o call_v he_o bik_a papaste_n zaromeja_n or_o the_o roman_a patriarch_n for_o they_o have_v no_o high_a title_n to_o give_v to_o any_o one_o who_o may_v be_v think_v superior_a to_o a_o patriarch_n the_o first_o metropolitan_a of_o habessinia_n be_v frumentius_n the_o ethiopic_a apostle_n from_o he_o to_o simeon_n who_o die_v with_o elius_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o alexandrian_a religion_n they_o reckon_v in_o order_n ninety_o five_o metropolitan_o we_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v the_o catalogue_n but_o in_o the_o ethiopic_a register_n they_o be_v number_v up_o in_o this_o order_n abuna_fw-la abba_n matthew_n abba_n salama_n abba_n jacob._n abba_n bartholomew_n abba_n michael_n abba_n isaac_n abba_n john_n abba_n mark_n who_o be_v metropolitan_a in_o the_o time_n of_o david_n abba_n joseph_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o claudius_n be_v receive_v into_o the_o kingdom_n with_o great_a pomp_n without_o any_o regard_n have_v to_o john_n bermudes_n who_o the_o pope_n have_v
nation_n and_o not_o permit_v to_o have_v any_o commerce_n among_o they_o but_o it_o have_v afford_v i_o much_o more_o matter_n of_o grief_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o and_o so_o great_a animosity_n nmong_o the_o western_a christian_n that_o as_o thing_n stand_v there_o be_v no_o counsel_n or_o help_v to_o be_v afford_v for_o the_o ease_n and_o restitution_n of_o the_o eastern_a church_n or_o for_o the_o suppression_n of_o those_o barbarous_a idolater_n the_o head_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n in_o the_o follow_a history_n book_n i._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o country_n and_o inhabitant_n the_o proem_n contain_v the_o chief_a writer_n of_o the_o habessine_a affair_n which_o the_o author_n follow_v or_o contradict_v where_o he_o take_v a_o occasion_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o gregory_n the_o habessinian_n who_o ernestus_n duke_n of_o saxony_n send_v for_o to_o his_o court_n at_o gota_n together_o with_o the_o argument_n and_o method_n of_o the_o whole_a treatise_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o various_a name_n of_o the_o habessine_n and_o the_o original_a of_o the_o nation_n from_o arabia_n the_o happy_a chap._n ii_o of_o the_o true_a situation_n and_o bound_n of_o habessinia_n and_o the_o kingdom_n and_o region_n border_v on_o every_o side_n upon_o it_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o division_n of_o habessinia_n into_o several_a kingdom_n and_o region_n and_o what_o be_v at_o this_o day_n under_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o negus_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o vulgar_a chorographical_a table_n of_o the_o country_n and_o the_o author_n new_a one_o with_o the_o author_n advice_n in_o reference_n to_o a_o universal_a geographical_a alphabet_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o temper_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n of_o the_o three_o not_o four_o season_n of_o the_o year_n the_o stupendous_a wind_n and_o other_o meteor_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o high_a mountain_n of_o habessinia_n and_o their_o rock_n of_o a_o most_o miraculous_a form_n their_o advantage_n and_o conveniency_n more_o especial_o of_o the_o rock_n of_o amhara_n geshen_n and_o ambasel_n chap._n vii_o of_o their_o metal_n and_o mineral_n more_o especial_o their_o salt_n and_o stibium_fw-la chap._n viii_o of_o the_o river_n of_o habessinia_n more_o especial_o nile_n its_o fountain_n and_o course_n that_o niger_n be_v a_o channel_n of_o nile_n whether_o the_o course_n of_o the_o river_n may_v be_v alter_v or_o turn_v another_o way_n to_o prevent_v its_o overflow_n of_o egypt_n as_o also_o of_o the_o lake_n tzana_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o soil_n in_o general_n double_a and_o threefold_a harvest_n of_o the_o vegetables_n and_o plant_n of_o the_o psylli_n prove_v their_o art_n of_o relieve_v the_o poison_a to_o be_v artificial_a not_o natural_a chap._n x._o of_o the_o fourfooted_a beast_n the_o bull_n elephant_n the_o unicorn_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xi_o of_o amphibious_a creature_n the_o river_n horse_n the_o water-lizard_n and_o the_o torpedo_n chap._n xii_o of_o bird_n the_o casawaw_o and_o pipi_fw-la their_o tame_a goose_n and_o feeder_n chap._n xiii_o of_o serpent_n and_o infect_v the_o boam_o salamander_n hydra_n chersydra_n locust_n and_o ants._n chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o other_o nation_n in_o ethiopia_n chap._n xv._o of_o the_o language_n use_v in_o ethiopia_n the_o amharic_a and_o gallanic_n dialect_v chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o border_a nation_n more_o especial_o of_o the_o gallant_n and_o the_o manner_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o zender_n and_o their_o king_n who_o resemble_v a_o ape_n book_n ii_o of_o their_o political_a government_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o habessine_n and_o their_o various_a title_n name_n and_o achievement_n both_o true_a and_o fictitious_a of_o the_o name_n of_o presbyter_n john_n the_o style_n of_o their_o letter_n the_o queen_n and_o the_o title_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o princess_n of_o the_o blood_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o ancient_a king_n of_o the_o habessine_n for_o the_o most_o part_n fictitious_a of_o the_o royal_a family_n their_o antiquity_n and_o first_o of_o the_o ethnic_a family_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o salomonean_a family_n descend_v from_o menihelec_n son_n to_o solomon_n by_o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n who_o parentage_n and_o place_n of_o nativity_n where_o she_o rule_v be_v discourse_v chap._n iu._n of_o menihelec_n the_o son_n of_o makeda_n and_o his_o posterity_n of_o candace_n of_o abreha_n and_o atsbeha_n brother_n and_o of_o caleb_n who_o subvert_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o homerite_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o zagean_a family_n and_o the_o king_n that_o spring_v from_o that_o line_n more_o especial_o of_o lalibala_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o restauration_n of_o the_o salomonian_a family_n and_o the_o succession_n from_o thence_o david_n and_o claudius_n etc._n etc._n in_o who_o reign_n the_o jesuit_n first_o enter_v habessinia_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o king_n of_o this_o centurie_n till_o the_o present_a time_n of_o the_o counterfeit_n jacob_n and_o the_o impostor_n tzaga-christos_a in_o france_n a_o genealogical_a table_n of_o the_o habessinian_n king_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o royal_a succession_n and_o imprisonment_n of_o all_o the_o king_n son_n but_o the_o elder_a in_o the_o rock_n geshen_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n in_o civil_n and_o spiritual_n chap._n x._o of_o the_o puissance_n of_o the_o king_n of_o habessinia_n and_o how_o the_o power_n of_o the_o gallant_n may_v be_v eclipse_v as_o also_o of_o the_o royal_a revenue_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o royal_a city_n of_o axuma_n and_o the_o inauguration_n of_o their_o king_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o king_n court_n his_o table_n and_o manner_n of_o feed_v the_o custom_n of_o receive_v ambassador_n and_o of_o the_o grand_a court_n employment_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o royal_a camp_n which_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o a_o royal_a city_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o military_a discipline_n of_o the_o habessine_n chap._n xv._o of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o former_a century_n more_o especial_o the_o fatal_a adelan_n war_n and_o how_o they_o be_v relieve_v by_o the_o portugal_n chap._n xvi_o of_o their_o league_n and_o embassy_n to_o the_o portughese_n and_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n reciprocal_a embassy_n to_o they_o chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o viceroy_n governor_n and_o ruler_n of_o province_n and_o their_o various_a title_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o tributary_n to_o the_o king_n of_o ethiopia_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o present_v petition_n and_o compliment_n to_o the_o king_n chap._n xix_o of_o their_o court_n of_o judicature_n and_o law_n proceed_n their_o appeal_n and_o punishment_n book_n iii_o chap._n i._o of_o the_o ancient_a religion_n of_o the_o habessine_n and_o tzagazaab_n idle_a confession_n of_o faith_n their_o judaic_a rite_n their_o circumcision_n abstinence_n from_o swine_n flesh_n and_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n etc._n etc._n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o habessine_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n cedrenus_n and_o callistus_n confute_v chap._n iii_o of_o the_o advancement_n of_o christianity_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o nine_o holy_a men._n of_o the_o portentous_a miracle_n of_o their_o saint_n their_o rigid_a monastical_a life_n of_o tecla_n haimanot_n and_o eustathius_n and_o the_o order_n and_o institution_n of_o their_o monk_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o holy_a book_n among_o the_o habessine_n the_o translation_n of_o the_o scripture_n into_o their_o language_n their_o division_n of_o the_o bible_n their_o council_n and_o epitome_n of_o the_o habessine_a religion_n the_o book_n of_o enoch_n and_o their_o magical_a prayer_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o present_a religion_n of_o the_o habessine_n and_o the_o error_n impute_v to_o they_o by_o the_o father_n what_o they_o believe_v concern_v the_o trinity_n the_o communion_n transubstantiation_n purgatory_n the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n angel_n etc._n etc._n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o modern_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o ethiopic_a church_n chap._n vii_o of_o their_o ecclesiastical_a government_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o habessine_n from_o the_o greek_a church_n chap._n ix_o of_o their_o first_o quarrel_n with_o the_o jesuit_n chap._n x._o of_o susneus_n submission_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o tumult_n and_o rebellion_n that_o arise_v thereupon_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o arrival_n of_o a_o patriarch_n from_o rome_n and_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o roman_a religion_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o susneus_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o decrease_n of_o the_o jesuit_n power_n and_o their_o fall_n the_o restoration_n of_o the_o alexandrian_a religion_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o so_o great_a a_o alteration_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o expulsion_n of_o the_o patriarch_n chap._n fourteen_o what_o happen_v after_o the_o expulsion_n book_n iv_o of_o their_o private_a affair_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o ethiopian_a
of_o the_o jew_n error_n who_o be_v learn_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o mosaic_a law_n most_o nation_n have_v a_o particular_a diet_n some_o by_o custom_n some_o through_o superstition_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o mahometans_n who_o abstain_v not_o only_o from_o swine_n flesh_n but_o from_o wine_n be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o bannian_o not_o much_o different_a from_o the_o ancient_a pythagorean_n to_o be_v strange_o admire_v who_o only_o feed_v upon_o herb_n and_o meat_n make_v of_o milk_n which_o we_o hardly_o believe_v sufficient_a to_o sustain_v nature_n other_o there_o be_v that_o devour_v all_o sort_n of_o creature_n which_o the_o flesh_n consume_v beast_n themselves_o refuse_v and_o otherwise_o nauseous_a to_o the_o most_o part_n of_o men._n the_o oriental_a tartar_n feed_v upon_o camel_n fox_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o wild_a beast_n some_o of_o our_o european_n indulge_v their_o appetite_n please_v their_o palate_n with_o a_o sort_n of_o diet_n abominate_v by_o all_o other_o people_n as_o frog_n cockle_n and_o i_o know_v not_o what_o sort_n of_o infect_v gregory_n have_v a_o utter_a aversion_n to_o lobster_n crab_n crayfish_n and_o oyster_n which_o we_o account_v our_o chief_a delicacy_n and_o it_o turn_v his_o stomach_n to_o see_v turkey_n hare_n and_o several_a other_o dish_n to_o which_o he_o be_v unaccustomed_a bring_v to_o our_o table_n be_v ask_v why_o he_o abstain_v from_o swine_n flesh_n he_o retort_v still_o and_o why_o we_o from_o horseflesh_n and_o most_o certain_o be_v we_o to_o banquet_n with_o the_o tartar_n there_o be_v but_o very_o few_o of_o we_o that_o will_v easy_o be_v induce_v to_o eat_v horseflesh_n with_o a_o appetite_n though_o it_o be_v one_o of_o their_o principal_a junket_n nay_o their_o ambassador_n to_o our_o prince_n desire_v fat_a horse_n for_o their_o kitchen_n however_o they_o abstain_v from_o blood_n and_o thing_n strangle_v not_o out_o of_o any_o observance_n of_o the_o mosaic_a law_n but_o a_o apostolic_a decree_n always_o in_o force_n in_o the_o eastern_a church_n which_o be_v also_o for_o many_o age_n observe_v in_o the_o western_a church_n and_o revive_v in_o some_o council_n they_o also_o rebuke_v we_o for_o that_o we_o suffer_v that_o decree_n to_o be_v lay_v aside_o nor_o do_v they_o allow_v the_o jew_n sabbath_n out_o of_o a_o respect_n to_o judaisme_n or_o that_o they_o learn_v it_o from_o some_o certain_a nation_n that_o keep_v the_o seven_o day_n holy_a but_o because_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n who_o observe_v that_o day_n perhaps_o out_o of_o complacency_n to_o the_o jew_n be_v long_o retain_v in_o the_o east_n be_v at_o length_n carry_v into_o ethiopia_n for_o thus_o we_o find_v it_o write_v in_o some_o ancient_a constitution_n which_o they_o call_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o apostle_n let_v the_o servant_n labour_v five_o day_n but_o let_v they_o keep_v the_o holyday_n the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o lord_n day_n in_o the_o church_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o pious_a instruction_n the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n decree_v that_o the_o gospel_n with_o other_o part_n of_o scripture_n shall_v be_v read_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n when_o before_o the_o paragraph_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v only_o read_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o gospel_n upon_o the_o sunday_n the_o text_n of_o the_o old_a law_n be_v think_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o old_a sabbath_n and_o the_o text_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o the_o new_a sabbath_n socrates_n also_o far_a testify_v that_o the_o people_n use_v to_o assemble_v at_o church_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o lord_n day_n and_o gregory_n nyssen_n who_o write_n the_o ethiopian_n have_v among_o they_o say_v with_o what_o eye_n do_v thou_o behold_v the_o lord_n day_n who_o have_v defile_v the_o sabbath_n know_v thou_o not_o that_o these_o two_o day_n be_v twin_n and_o that_o if_o thou_o injure_v the_o one_o thou_o do_v injury_n to_o the_o other_o but_o claudius_n make_v so_o much_o difference_n between_o both_o day_n that_o he_o prefer_v the_o lord_n day_n before_o the_o sabaoth_n but_o as_o to_o what_o pertain_v to_o our_o celebration_n of_o the_o ancient_a sabaoth_n we_o do_v not_o celebrate_v it_o as_o the_o jew_n do_v who_o crucified_a christ_n say_v let_v his_o blood_n be_v upon_o we_o and_o our_o child_n for_o those_o jew_n neither_o draw_v water_n nor_o kindle_v fire_n nor_o dress_v meat_n nor_o bake_v bread_n neither_o do_v they_o go_v from_o house_n to_o house_n but_o we_o so_o celebrate_v it_o that_o we_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n and_o relieve_v the_o poor_a and_o the_o widow_n as_o our_o father_n the_o apostle_n command_v us._n we_o celebrate_v it_o as_o the_o sabaoth_v of_o the_o first_o holiday_n which_o be_v a_o new_a day_n of_o which_o david_n say_v this_o be_v the_o day_n which_o the_o lord_n make_v let_v we_o rejoice_v and_o exult_v therein_o for_o upon_o that_o day_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n rise_v and_o upon_o that_o day_n the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v upon_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o oratory_n of_o zion_n and_o in_o that_o day_n christ_n be_v incarnate_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o perpetual_a virgin_n st._n marry_o and_o upon_o that_o day_n he_o shall_v come_v again_o to_o reward_v the_o just_a and_o punish_v the_o evil._n gregory_n also_o testify_v that_o the_o habessine_n abstain_v from_o no_o sort_n of_o labour_n upon_o the_o sabaoth_n but_o from_o the_o most_o servile_a sort_n of_o labour_n this_o custom_n continue_v long_o in_o the_o church_n till_o it_o be_v abrogate_a by_o degree_n for_o by_o the_o 22_o canon_n of_o the_o say_a council_n of_o laodicea_n the_o christian_n be_v forbid_v to_o work_v upon_o the_o sabaoth_n nevertheless_o the_o sacred_a lecture_n be_v continue_v for_o a_o time_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o canon_n above_o mention_v till_o at_o length_n those_o be_v also_o leave_v off_o perhaps_o because_o that_o the_o people_n have_v a_o licence_n to_o work_v there_o be_v but_o few_o 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