seem_v to_o be_v much_o offend_v ask_v whether_o i_o think_v the_o ethiopic_a word_n grow_v upon_o root_n but_o when_o he_o understand_v the_o scope_n and_o use_n of_o the_o question_n he_o cry_v out_o o_o the_o learning_n of_o europe_n they_o be_v content_v only_o with_o a_o vocabularie_n wherein_o according_a to_o several_a class_n the_o ethiopic_a word_n be_v explain_v in_o the_o amharic_a dialect_n they_o call_v it_o a_o ladder_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o arabian_n who_o call_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o book_n a_o rome_n a_o such_o be_v the_o great_a kopto-arabic_a scale_n which_o kircher_n publish_v at_o rome_n great_a scale_n or_o ladder_n the_o more_o unskilful_a seek_v for_o such_o word_n therein_o which_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v in_o the_o ethiopic_n but_o there_o be_v very_o few_o that_o speak_v ethiopic_a in_o ethiopia_n itself_o gregory_n be_v persuade_v to_o speak_v it_o for_o my_o sake_n use_v at_o first_o many_o amharic_a word_n which_o i_o observe_v also_o to_o happen_v in_o the_o write_n of_o their_o more_o unlearned_a author_n before_o he_o can_v accustom_v himself_o to_o the_o true_a ethiopic_n both_o but_o especial_o the_o amharic_a be_v very_o difficult_a to_o pronounce_v for_o there_o be_v seven_o letter_n in_o both_o k._n t._n d._n t._n e._n p._n tz_fw-fr who_o true_a power_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o of_o d._n be_v altogether_o unknown_a to_o the_o european_n so_o that_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a for_o they_o to_o shape_v their_o tongue_n to_o speak_v several_a word_n which_o make_v i_o very_o ready_a to_o believe_v pliny_n when_o he_o write_v 5._o l._n 5._o that_o the_o name_n of_o the_o people_n and_o town_n in_o africa_n be_v not_o to_o be_v utter_v but_o in_o their_o own_o language_n beside_o the_o sound_n of_o their_o vowel_n be_v so_o harsh_a and_o unpleasant_a that_o they_o almost_o scare_v the_o hearer_n the_o obscurity_n of_o their_o language_n and_o pronunciation_n correspond_v with_o the_o darkness_n of_o their_o complexion_n but_o this_o variety_n of_o speech_n be_v much_o more_o conspicuous_a in_o other_o kingdom_n and_o province_n of_o this_o empire_n tellezius_n elegant_o write_v that_o there_o be_v as_o many_o language_n as_o kingdom_n nay_o that_o there_o be_v different_a dialect_n and_o inhabitant_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o kingdom_n in_o gojam_n say_v he_o there_o be_v some_o town_n not_o far_o distant_a one_o from_o another_o the_o damotan_n gafatans_n shewans_n setans_n shatans_n beside_o the_o agawi_n the_o gonge_n and_o the_o native_n who_o dialect_n differ_v as_o much_o as_o portugueze_v from_o italian_a or_o french_a but_o the_o nobility_n and_o learneder_n sort_n as_o we_o make_v use_v of_o latin_a so_o they_o speak_v general_o amharic_a that_o which_o follow_v i_o have_v from_o gregorie_n lip_n by_o which_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o language_n may_v be_v the_o better_o understand_v the_o language_n of_o tigra_n come_v the_o near_a to_o our_o ethiopic_n as_o be_v least_o corrupt_v of_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o amharic_a language_n those_o of_o the_o neighbour_a kingdom_n come_v the_o near_a though_o their_o dialect_n be_v different_a one_o from_o another_o for_o that_o of_o bagemdra_n be_v peculiar_a angota_n hata_n gojam_n and_o shewa_n use_v a_o dialect_n common_a to_o one_o another_o gafata_n make_v use_v of_o many_o amharic_a word_n but_o in_o so_o difficult_a a_o dialect_n as_o require_v a_o long_a time_n to_o understand_v it_o dembea_n speak_v a_o language_n altogether_o different_a as_o well_o from_o the_o ethiopic_n as_o amharic_n the_o language_n of_o gonga_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o enarea_n but_o different_a from_o all_o the_o other_o speech_n of_o ethiopia_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o cambat_n the_o gallant_n agawi_n and_o shankali_n have_v each_o of_o they_o their_o distinct_a language_n so_o that_o there_o be_v eight_o or_o more_o principal_a language_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o many_o more_o dialect_v for_o a_o example_n of_o some_o of_o these_o difference_n the_o follow_a word_n signify_v all_o one_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o say_v lord_n or_o dominus_fw-la ethiopic_n amharic_n tigran_n dembean_n enarean_n egzie_a abet_v hadari_n jegja_a donza_n gregory_n leave_v i_o some_o word_n of_o the_o gallan_n language_n which_o i_o here_o insert_v to_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o amharic_a and_o ethiopic_n dialect_v ethiopic_n amharic_n gallan_n english_a semaj_n idem_fw-la kake_v heaven_n mabereke_n idem_fw-la dagae_fw-la thunder_n asat_fw-la idem_fw-la jbije_fw-fr fire_n amatzea_o asat_n anetza_fw-mi asat_fw-la hije_fw-fr fuje_fw-fr bring_v fire_n maj._n wahha_n bisan_n water_n firese_n idem_fw-la tarej_fw-la a_o horse_n qalebe_n wesha_n sareti_n a_o dog_n hobaje_fw-fr janedjero_n tledesha_n a_o baboon_n halibe_v watote_n anne_n milk_n negus_n idem_fw-la nekus_n a_o king_n quesate_fw-it setotje_n foot_n a_o woman_n ahuja_n wanedama_n abletsha_n my_o brother_n ahuteja_n hate_n ablete_fw-la my_o sister_n hubalte_n jaba_fw-la budeno_fw-la bread_n we_o shall_v say_v nothing_o of_o the_o foreigner_n scatter_v over_o all_o the_o kingdom_n who_o be_v natural_o arabian_n use_v their_o own_o native_a language_n which_o at_o court_n and_o among_o the_o merchant_n be_v well_o enough_o understand_v and_o therefore_o they_o who_o can_v speak_v that_o language_n negotiate_v their_o own_o affair_n with_o ease_n in_o any_o public_a place_n the_o jew_n make_v use_v of_o their_o own_o corrupt_a talmudic_n which_o by_o converse_n with_o the_o native_n be_v daily_o more_o and_o more_o corrupt_v as_o for_o the_o greek_a language_n the_o habessine_n be_v utter_o ignorant_a of_o it_o though_o several_a greek_a word_n be_v transfer_v into_o their_o country_n together_o with_o their_o sacred_a write_n upon_o the_o change_n of_o their_o religion_n when_o i_o consider_v this_o great_a variety_n of_o language_n i_o can_v sufficient_o wonder_v at_o the_o vanity_n of_o those_o people_n who_o have_v presume_v to_o confine_v the_o language_n of_o the_o world_n to_o a_o certain_a number_n number_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n believe_v there_o be_v seventy_o sort_n of_o language_n euphorus_n reckon_v up_o seventy_o five_o upon_o a_o idle_a computation_n pliny_n tell_v a_o strange_a thing_n 5._o lib._n 6._o c._n 5._o that_o when_o the_o city_n of_o dioscurias_n a_o city_n of_o the_o colchi_n flourish_v by_o the_o relation_n of_o timosthenes_n it_o hold_v three_o hundred_o nation_n of_o different_a language_n and_o that_o afterward_o the_o roman_n be_v force_v to_o make_v use_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o interpreter_n to_o manage_v their_o affair_n in_o the_o same_o place_n but_o mistake_v in_o figure_n be_v easy_o commit_v whereas_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o yet_o know_v for_o if_o it_o be_v true_a what_o i_o have_v be_v tell_v by_o several_a mariner_n that_o upon_o the_o coast_n of_o africa_n the_o language_n vary_v at_o every_o fifteen_o or_o twenty_o german_a mile_n distance_n it_o follow_v that_o that_o one_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n contain_v more_o language_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o innumerable_a number_n of_o nation_n which_o be_v cherish_v within_o the_o bowel_n of_o so_o large_a a_o continent_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o particular_o of_o the_o world_n the_o they_o be_v call_v galla_n brief_o by_o the_o habessine_n we_o give_v they_o the_o name_n of_o gallant_n lest_o while_o we_o discourse_v the_o barbarism_n of_o the_o galli_n we_o shall_v injure_v one_o of_o the_o polite_a and_o civil_a nation_n in_o the_o world_n nation_n of_o the_o gallant_n the_o adelans_n have_v almost_o ruin_v habessinia_n the_o turk_n possess_v the_o sea_n port_n the_o gallant_n more_o formidable_a the_o relation_n of_o gregory_n concern_v their_o original_a another_o of_o tellez_n both_o reconcile_v their_o law_n polygamy_n lawful_a among_o they_o incitement_n to_o courage_n their_o arm_n grazier_n their_o diet_n a_o formidable_a unquiet_a nation_n their_o prince_n at_o present_a their_o deity_n circumcise_a capable_a of_o the_o christian_a religion_n their_o acquisition_n divide_v into_o two_o nation_n the_o kingdom_n of_o zendero_n describe_v enchanter_n allow_v the_o cruel_a election_n of_o their_o king_n the_o kingdom_n of_o alabat_fw-la etc._n etc._n hitherto_o of_o the_o people_n at_o this_o time_n or_o former_o subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o habessine_n now_o it_o remain_v that_o we_o speak_v of_o their_o neighbour_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_a judge_n of_o the_o state_n and_o present_a condition_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o most_o cruel_a and_o bloody_a war_n which_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o adela_n wage_v in_o the_o forego_n century_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o their_o captain_n granhe_n captain_n the_o french_a read_v the_o word_n gragne_n the_o portugueze_v granhe_n grainus_n against_o the_o habessine_n so_o ruin_v their_o affair_n that_o they_o can_v never_o since_o recover_v their_o loss_n from_o whence_o as_o well_o the_o
cause_v large_a pitts_n to_o be_v dig_v and_o then_o command_v the_o christian_n to_o be_v burn_v therein_o in_o heap_n as_o it_o be_v for_o quick_a dispatch_n three_o hundred_o and_o forty_o perish_v in_o this_o manner_n in_o the_o city_n of_o najram_n of_o negra_n by_o niceph._n cullisto_n l._n 18._o c._n 6._o by_o other_o najram_n nagra_n together_o with_o st._n areta_n entomb_v in_o fire_n caleb_n be_v admonish_v by_o the_o patriarch_n will_v not_o endure_v so_o much_o barbarous_a cruelty_n but_o with_o a_o army_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n and_o a_o navy_n of_o 423_o vessel_n he_o cross_v over_o into_o arabia_n and_o have_v vanquish_v dunawas_n he_o he_o utter_o destroy_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o homerite_n restore_v nagra_n to_o the_o christian_n and_o make_v st._n areta_n son_n governor_n of_o the_o place_n to_o dunawas_n succeed_v abreha_n elasbram_n jacsum_fw-la f._n masruk_n f._n but_o their_o kingdom_n remain_v seventy_o two_o year_n under_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o habessine_n after_o these_o saif-ibn-di-jazan_a of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o homerite_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o anusherwan_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n recover_v the_o throne_n of_o his_o ancestor_n but_o be_v soon_o after_o slay_v by_o the_o abessine_n however_o the_o persian_n at_o that_o time_n prevalent_a set_v up_o over_o the_o sabean_o other_o king_n who_o the_o abessine_n oppose_v and_o some_o they_o slay_v and_o thus_o this_o kingdom_n harass_v with_o continual_a war_n between_o the_o persian_n and_o the_o habessine_n at_o length_n when_o the_o saracen_n begin_v to_o grow_v powerful_a under_o bazen_a the_o last_o king_n become_v tributary_n to_o mahomet_n and_o by_o this_o perhaps_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v what_o abdelbachides_n write_v concern_v a_o nagash_n of_o the_o abessine_n who_o he_o call_v atzhama_n as_o if_o he_o have_v revolt_v to_o islamisin_n at_o the_o invitation_n of_o mahomet_n but_o these_o thing_n be_v confuse_v and_o imperfect_o deliver_v by_o the_o arabe_n greehe_n and_o latin_n and_o beside_o that_o the_o diversity_n of_o name_n add_v obscurity_n to_o the_o history_n for_o as_o to_o those_o act_n which_o procopius_n attribute_n to_o hellesthiaeus_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n as_o if_o he_o have_v slay_v the_o king_n of_o the_o homerite_n of_o which_o many_o be_v jew_n set_v up_o another_o in_o his_o place_n emsiphaeus_n by_o name_n and_o a_o christian_a those_o thing_n be_v proper_a to_o none_o but_o caleb_n in_o regard_v that_o kingdom_n be_v destroy_v by_o caleb_n can_v not_o be_v again_o subvert_v by_o ellesthiaeus_n but_o as_o for_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v report_v by_o cedrenus_n and_o nicephorus_n of_o adad_fw-la or_o david_n a_o certain_a ethnic_a king_n of_o the_o indian_a axumite_n who_o demolish_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o homerite_n and_o by_o occasion_n of_o a_o former_a vow_n become_v a_o christian_a they_o be_v altogether_o false_a for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o history_n than_o that_o which_o we_o have_v relate_v of_o caleb_n to_o this_o purpose_n we_o shall_v hereafter_o declare_v when_o we_o come_v to_o discourse_v of_o the_o original_a christianity_n in_o ethiopia_n for_o that_o the_o corrupt_a name_n of_o damian_n of_o damnus_fw-la from_o dunaam_n or_o dunawas_n and_o other_o circumstance_n demonstrate_v but_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n the_o history_n of_o the_o homerite_n shall_v be_v so_o confuse_v among_o stranger_n when_o the_o arabian_n themselves_o complain_v that_o among_o all_o other_o history_n that_o of_o the_o homerite_n be_v the_o most_o imperfect_a our_o poet_n before_o cite_v thus_o praise_v caleb_n in_o the_o follow_a line_n peace_n be_v to_o caleb_n who_o with_o the_o laurel_n wreathe_v behind_o he_o leave_v such_o monument_n of_o his_o power_n to_o salem_n he_o his_o royal_a crown_n bequeath_v a_o offer_n to_o his_o dread_a saviour_n for_o he_o great_a hero_n from_o his_o mighty_a deed_n vain_a glory_n scorn_v that_o proud_a ambition_n feed_v the_o dismal_a slaughter_n of_o sabean_a host_n so_o dismal_a that_o not_o one_o alive_a remain_v swell_v not_o his_o thought_n of_o victory_n to_o boast_v yet_o glad_a to_o see_v his_o sword_n so_o noble_o stain_v glad_a that_o by_o he_o the_o homerite_n enslave_v martyr_n be_v now_o revenge_v and_o christian_n save_v concern_v the_o martyr_n of_o nagra_n the_o same_o poet_n go_v on_o thus_o your_o beauteous_a star_n of_o nagra_n i_o salute_v such_o theme_n will_v force_v loud_a language_n from_o the_o mute_n you_o bright_o shine_v before_o the_o mercy-seat_n and_o like_o rich_a gem_n the_o world_n illuminate_v oh_o may_v your_o lustre_n reconcile_v my_o sin_n before_o the_o judge_n of_o what_o my_o crime_n have_v be_v show_v he_o your_o blood_n which_o you_o for_o he_o have_v spill_v and_o beg_v pacification_n for_o my_o gild_n to_o caleb_n succeed_v gebra-meskel_a or_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o cross_n so_o name_v at_o his_o baptism_n who_o the_o poet_n thus_o honour_n peace_n to_o thou_o also_o king_n of_o high_a renown_n that_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o god_n so_o much_o have_v win_v yet_o with_o thanksgiving_n to_o thy_o heavenly_a lord_n do_v still_o ascribe_v the_o trophy_n of_o thy_o sword_n concord_n and_o peace_n adorn_v thy_o happy_a day_n thy_o reign_n resound_v only_a hymn_n of_o praise_n glory_n to_o god_n thy_o pious_a care_n oblige_v and_o peace_n on_o earth_n from_o fear_n of_o thou_o proceed_v the_o next_o to_o he_o in_o the_o ethiopian_a liturgy_n be_v constantine_n and_o fresenna_n or_o the_o good_a fruit._n then_o follow_v a_o interruption_n or_o discontinuance_n of_o this_o line_n in_o the_o time_n of_o delnoad_n who_o reign_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 960._o but_o then_o the_o sceptre_n be_v usurp_v by_o another_o race_n of_o which_o we_o be_v next_o to_o discourse_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o zagaean_a line_n and_o the_o king_n that_o descend_v from_o that_o race_n the_o zagaean_a line_n original_o from_o the_o wickedness_n of_o a_o woman_n the_o successor_n uncertain_a yet_o some_o of_o they_o very_o famous_a upon_o the_o death_n of_o delnoad_n the_o zagean_a family_n invade_v the_o kingdom_n and_o enjoy_v it_o three_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n they_o first_o obtain_v it_o by_o the_o device_n of_o a_o wicked_a woman_n fire_n woman_n the_o word_n signify_v fire_n essat_fw-la by_o name_n stigmatise_v for_o unchastity_n sacrilege_n and_o avarice_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n her_o successor_n be_v uncertain_a and_o the_o name_n which_o marianus_n victor_n produce_v together_o with_o the_o several_a year_n of_o their_o reign_n be_v very_o much_o to_o be_v suspect_v to_o omit_v what_o tellezius_n learned_o write_v that_o the_o queen_n be_v never_o insert_v in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o those_o that_o reign_n nevertheless_o victorius_n nominate_v one_o tredda-gadez_a who_o murder_v all_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o salomonean_a family_n that_o he_o may_v establish_v the_o kingdom_n to_o his_o son_n yet_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o slaughter_n there_o be_v one_o young_a lad_n of_o the_o royal_a blood_n who_o make_v his_o escape_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o shewa_n most_o passionate_o zealous_a for_o the_o salomonean_a line_n be_v there_o private_o preserve_v the_o king_n of_o this_o line_n be_v very_o envious_o traduce_v by_o tellezius_n as_o unjust_a and_o unworthy_a to_o be_v remember_v though_o it_o have_v honour_v ethiopia_n with_o many_o renown_a monarch_n of_o who_o there_o be_v still_o a_o happy_a memorial_n both_o in_o the_o ethiopic_a liturgy_n and_o among_o the_o encomium_n of_o my_o poet_n as_o degna_n michael_n and_o newaja-christos_a or_o the_o wealth_n of_o christ_n who_o never_o appear_v in_o victorius_n catalogue_n however_o he_o be_v thus_o praise_v by_o the_o poet._n peace_n to_o newaja_n from_o who_o royal_a loin_n illustrious_a prince_n bear_v for_o high_a design_n ennoble_v more_o their_o high_a descent_n his_o praise_n advance_v and_o thence_o their_o own_o renown_n do_v raise_v no_o wonder_n he_o die_v poor_a his_o zeal_n be_v such_o he_o strip_v himself_o his_o temple_n to_o enrich_v himself_o have_v build_v the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o scorn_v to_o leave_v god_n house_n behind_o he_o unadorned_a but_o the_o most_o famous_a and_o most_o renown_a for_o his_o magnificent_a structure_n be_v bee_n be_v alvarez_n make_v mention_n of_o he_o c._n 54._o and_o 55._o where_o he_o relate_v the_o same_o story_n of_o the_o swarm_n of_o bee_n lalibala_n who_o future_a greatness_n be_v portend_v by_o a_o swarm_n of_o bee_n that_o while_o he_o be_v a_o infant_n new_o bear_v light_v upon_o his_o tender_a body_n without_o do_v he_o the_o least_o prejudice_n of_o he_o the_o poet_n thus_o sing_v to_o mighty_a lalibala_n peace_n who_o stately_a structure_n rear_v and_o to_o adorn_v the_o pompous_a pile_n for_o no_o expense_n spare_v by_o vast_a expense_n and_o hideous_a pain_n the_o rock_n a_o
damota_fw-la dewaro_n dombeja_n and_o its_o province_n enaria_n fatagara_n gafata_n gajghe_n ganna_fw-la ganz_n gidm_n gojam_n gombo_n gongha_n guraghe_n ifat_n samen_n seâ—_n sowa_n shat._n tigra_n and_o its_o prefecture_n those_o which_o be_v under_o bahrnagassus_n walaka_n wed._n tellez_n reckon_v more_o other_o he_o omit_v more_o remarkable_a province_n what_o the_o king_n of_o habessinia_n possesss_n at_o this_o day_n the_o region_n of_o which_o ethiopia_n consist_v be_v neither_o equal_o nor_o with_o the_o same_o observance_n of_o number_n but_o various_o set_v down_o most_o of_o they_o enjoy_v the_o name_n of_o the_o kingdom_n mengh_a or_o ethiopia_n in_o general_n perhaps_o because_o in_o ancient_a time_n they_o have_v their_o proper_a prince_n and_o peculiar_a law_n as_o we_o know_v that_o former_o spain_n be_v divide_v into_o several_a kingdom_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n the_o rest_n in_o the_o amharic_a dialect_n be_v call_v shumet_n prefecture_n which_o be_v not_o however_o govern_v by_o vice-roys_n but_o be_v under_o peculiar_a governor_n of_o their_o own_o which_o be_v confound_v with_o the_o kingdom_n so_o call_v 18._o hist_o l._n 18._o must_v needs_o render_v the_o number_n of_o the_o kingdom_n uncertain_a paulus_n jovius_n distinguish_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o habessine_n into_o more_o than_o forty_o kingdom_n other_o add_v yet_o more_o which_o be_v more_o easy_o set_v down_o in_o writing_n than_o demonstrate_v johan_n in_o epist_n eu._n johan_n matthew_z the_o armenian_a first_o ambassador_n to_o the_o portugal_n from_o the_o abessine_n will_v needs_o have_v reg._n have_v dam._n à _fw-fr goez_fw-fr de_fw-fr legate_n indorum_fw-la ad_fw-la emanuel_n 3._o lus_o reg._n sixty_o tesfa_n sionus_n who_o set_v forth_o the_o new-testament_n in_o ethiopic_n affirm_v sixty_o two_o kingdom_n in_o subjection_n to_o his_o emperor_n unless_o perhaps_o the_o numerical_a character_n for_o sixty_o be_v mistake_v for_o that_o denote_v only_o twenty_o of_o which_o sort_n there_o be_v most_o frequent_a fault_n both_o in_o profane_a and_o elephant_n and_o ludovic_n capell_n in_o critic_n sacr._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o bring_v a_o example_n of_o sam._n bochart_n in_o hieroz_n svo_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 27._o ad_fw-la maccab._n 1.6.36_o concern_v thirty_o two_o soldier_n upon_o one_o elephant_n sacred_a writer_n p._n nicolaus_n godignus_n from_o the_o relation_n of_o john_n gabriel_n a_o portugueze_n colonel_n a_o person_n of_o great_a fame_n and_o one_o that_o have_v long_o reside_v in_o ethiopia_n assert_n that_o the_o abessine_a empire_n according_a to_o its_o ancient_a right_n comprehend_v no_o less_o than_o twenty_o six_o kingdom_n and_o fourteen_o province_n but_o he_o mix_v some_o neighbour_a kingdom_n which_o be_v no_o way_n subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o abessine_n and_o some_o he_o also_o omit_v emperor_n omit_v certain_o godignus_n enumeration_n be_v most_o confuse_a for_o the_o most_o part_n ill_o pronounce_v as_o leca_n for_o waleka_n and_o why_o do_v he_o reckon_v adela_n and_o aucagurecè_fw-la among_o the_o number_n of_o the_o kingdom_n when_o the_o latter_a be_v only_o the_o metropolis_n and_o no_o kingdom_n water_v by_o the_o river_n hawashi_n for_o so_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v write_v and_o yet_o confess_v that_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v no_o way_n subject_a to_o the_o abessine_a emperor_n however_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o we_o may_v safe_o reckon_v twenty_o compute_v those_o which_o the_o gallant_n have_v subdue_v gregory_n name_v thirty_o to_o i_o add_v perhaps_o some_o small_a one_o which_o other_o allow_v to_o be_v no_o more_o than_o prefecture_n these_o i_o shall_v reckon_v up_o from_o his_o own_o mouth_n and_o as_o he_o write_v they_o down_o himself_o that_o the_o author_n the_o this_o be_v very_o necessary_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a variation_n and_o corruption_n of_o name_n so_o frequent_a in_o all_o author_n reader_n may_v be_v assure_v of_o their_o true_a and_o genuine_a pronunciation_n the_o first_o and_o that_o the_o best_a and_o most_o fertile_a be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o tigra_n but_o for_o nobleness_n amhara_n exceed_v it_o which_o we_o shall_v put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o rest_n follow_v according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o latin_a alphabet_n amhara_n be_v now_o the_o most_o noble_a kingdom_n of_o all_o ethiopia_n by_o reason_n of_o those_o inaccessible_a fortify_v rock_n ghesen_n and_o amhacel_n where_o former_o the_o king_n son_n exclude_v from_o the_o kingdom_n be_v secure_v and_o be_v therefore_o account_v the_o native_a country_n of_o the_o late_a and_o present_a king_n and_o of_o all_o the_o nobility_n it_o lie_v almost_o in_o the_o centre_n of_o habessinia_n have_v on_o the_o north_n the_o kingdom_n of_o bagemder_n upon_o the_o west_n nile_n and_o beyond_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o gojam_n upon_o the_o south_n it_o view_v walake_v and_o eastward_o behold_v angota_n the_o province_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o be_v these_o that_o follow_v 1_o akamba_n 2_o amhacel_v 3_o anbacit_fw-la 4_o armon-em_a 5_o atronca_n marjam_n 6_o bada-bad_a 7_o barara_o 8_o batata_fw-la 9_o beda-gadal_a 10_o dada_n 11_o dad_n 12_o demah_n 13_o ephrata_n 14_o ewarza_n 15_o feres-bahr_n 16_o ganata-ghiorghis_a 17_o gesha-bar_n 18_o grumghe_v 19_o ghel_n 29_o gheshe_n 21_o gheshen_n 22_o hagara_n christos_fw-la 20_o karna-marjam_a 24_o kicarja_n 25_o lai-kueita_a 26_o macana-celece_a where_o gregory_n be_v born_n 27_o malza_n 28_o shegla_n 29_o tabor_n 39_o tadbaba-marjam_a 31_o tat-kueja_a 02_o walsa_n 33_o waro_n 34_o wagda_n 35_o wanz-egr_a 36_o zar-amba_a the_o second_o kingdom_n be_v angot_a which_o be_v also_o call_v hangot_n the_o three_o kingdom_n be_v bagembder_n in_o the_o vulgar_a map_n bagamidri_n a_o large_a and_o fertile_a kingdom_n water_v with_o many_o river_n gregory_n compare_v it_o with_o our_o germany_n say_v here_o be_v much_o water_n as_o in_o bagemhder_n the_o river_n bashlo_n divide_v it_o from_o amhara_n it_o be_v distinguish_v into_o several_a territory_n 1_o andabet_n the_o trumpeter_n country_n 2_o atcana_fw-la 3_o dahr_n more_o particular_o like_o germany_n as_o gregory_n say_v 5_o este_fw-la 3_o guna_n 6_o koma_n 7_o maket_n border_v upon_o angota_n 8_o mashalamja_n 9_o nafasmauca_n 10_o smada_n 11_o tzama_fw-la 12_o wainalga_n famous_a for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o grainus_n in_o the_o former_a century_n 13_o wudo_fw-la the_o four_o kingdom_n be_v bali_n most_o easterlie_o which_o the_o gallant_n first_o subdue_v and_o thence_o afflict_v the_o abessine_n with_o so_o many_o calamity_n the_o five_o kingdom_n be_v bizamo_n divide_v from_o gojam_n by_o the_o river_n nile_n the_o six_o kingdom_n be_v bugna_n in_o some_o map_n call_v abugana_n a_o mountainous_a and_o small_a kingdom_n the_o seven_o kingdom_n be_v cambata_n the_o inhabitant_n whereof_o be_v call_v hadja_n or_o hadiens_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o adea_n or_o hadea_n be_v in_o the_o map_n erroneous_o call_v a_o kingdom_n it_o be_v the_o last_o kingdom_n towards_o the_o south_n lie_v not_o far_o from_o enarrea_n for_o the_o most_o part_n christian_n but_o mix_v with_o pagan_n and_o mahumetan_n the_o eight_o kingdom_n be_v cont_n by_o the_o portugal_n call_v conch_n the_o nine_o kingdom_n be_v damot_n a_o southerly_a kingdom_n seat_v beyond_o nile_n and_o the_o gafat_n the_o ten_o kingdom_n be_v dawaro_n the_o eastern_a limit_n of_o the_o empire_n adjoin_v to_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o bali_n the_o eleven_o kingdom_n be_v dembeja_n or_o dembea_n a_o kingdom_n now_o famous_a for_o the_o royal_a camp_n continual_o pitch_v there_o the_o prefecture_n belong_v to_o it_o be_v 1_o arebja_n 2_o decal-ariva_a 3_o dehhana_n 4_o edn_n 7_o gaba_n 6_o guender_n 7_o kuara_n 8_o nara_n 9_o sarako_n 10_o sera-karn_a 11_o takuesa_n 12_o tenqel_n 13_o tshelga_n as_o it_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o abuassia_n towards_o sennar_n 14_o walwad_n the_o twelve_o kingdom_n be_v enarea_n inhabit_v both_o by_o 4._o by_o by_o the_o portugal_n call_v narea_n by_o godignus_fw-la nerea_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o christian_n and_o gentile_n this_o kingdom_n be_v subdue_v by_o melech-saghed_n who_o convert_v the_o governor_n thereof_o to_o the_o christian_a faith_n gregory_n very_o much_o applaud_v the_o inhabitant_n for_o their_o probity_n and_o integrity_n he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o fertile_a soil_n and_o abound_v in_o gold_n add_v that_o he_o have_v hear_v from_o the_o portugueze_n that_o this_o kingdom_n be_v five_o and_o thirty_o day_n journey_n distant_a from_o the_o indian_a ocean_n but_o will_v not_o assert_v it_o for_o truth_n the_o thirteen_o kingdom_n be_v tatagar_n former_o inhabit_v by_o christian_n eastward_o adjoin_v to_o bali_n the_o fourteen_o kingdom_n be_v gafat_n border_v upon_o damota_n the_o fifteen_o kingdom_n be_v gajghe_a pronounce_v it_o as_o the_o french_a do_v gajegue_n the_o sixteenth_o begin_v by_o the_o portugueze_v call_v ganhe_n the_o seventeen_o ganz_n erroneous_o join_v with_o bali_n and_o in_o the_o feign_a title_n of_o
eager_a to_o come_v to_o a_o field_n decision_n before_o the_o king_n shall_v gather_v strength_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o enemy_n of_o the_o new_a religion_n rendezvous'd_v together_o from_o all_o part_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n abuna_n peter_n the_o alexandrian_a metropolitan_a and_o chief_a head_n of_o the_o rebellion_n who_o by_o a_o unheard_a of_o precedent_n in_o ethiopia_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n absolve_v the_o rebel_n from_o the_o tie_n of_o their_o oath_n which_o they_o have_v swear_v to_o their_o lawful_a prince_n which_o they_o themselves_o have_v already_o break_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o detestable_a excommunication_n of_o his_o prince_n thus_o more_o and_o more_o embold'nd_v and_o contemn_v the_o majesty_n of_o the_o king_n they_o turn_v their_o veneration_n into_o hatred_n and_o so_o with_o mutual_a animosity_n they_o join_v battle_n the_o portuguese_n who_o fight_v in_o the_o right_a wing_n maintain_v their_o ground_n a_o long_a time_n believe_v the_o king_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o religion_n to_o be_v their_o own_o but_o in_o the_o left_a wing_n of_o which_o the_o king_n himself_o take_v charge_n all_o thing_n go_v to_o rack_v for_o many_o flee_v over_o to_o the_o enemy_n many_o look_v on_o without_o strike_v a_o stroke_n resolve_v to_o follow_v the_o fortune_n of_o the_o day_n thus_o the_o king_n forsake_v by_o his_o own_o fight_v brave_o for_o a_o long_a time_n till_o laeca-marjam_a and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o guard_n be_v slay_v he_o be_v himself_o strike_v down_o from_o his_o horse_n with_o the_o sling_n of_o a_o lance._n after_o that_o get_n up_o again_o to_o renew_v the_o fight_n he_o be_v stick_v through_o the_o body_n and_o slay_v with_o several_a dart_n throw_v at_o a_o distance_n reverence_n of_o his_o person_n not_o permit_v they_o to_o come_v near_o to_o hurt_v he_o the_o three_o day_n after_o the_o fight_n he_o be_v take_v up_o and_o bury_v without_o any_o funeral_n pomp_n in_o a_o little_a chapel_n hard_o by_o the_o field_n of_o the_o battle_n such_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o short_a life_n and_o reign_n of_o this_o famous_a and_o lawful_a king_n of_o ethiopia_n a_o doleful_a warn_v to_o admonish_v we_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o religion_n ought_v to_o be_v moderate_o and_o prudent_o handle_v and_o that_o it_o behoove_v a_o prince_n not_o to_o thrust_v himself_o rash_o into_o a_o battle_n especial_o when_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a successor_n for_o proof_n whereof_o the_o fatal_a example_n of_o sebastian_n king_n of_o portugal_n may_v serve_v among_o the_o rest_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o king_n of_o this_o centurie_n to_o our_o time_n susneus_n aspire_v to_o the_o crown_n acknowledge_v by_o ras-athanasius_n he_o request_v the_o same_o from_o zaslac_n who_o refuse_v at_o first_o then_o submit_v but_o jacob_n appear_v he_o take_v his_o part_n so_o do_v ras-athanasius_n jacob_n again_o make_v king_n he_o desire_v a_o agreement_n with_o susneus_n but_o in_o vain_a they_o take_v arms._n zaslac_n beat_v he_o go_v over_o to_o susneus_n a_o new_a war._n jacob_n and_o abuna_n slay_v the_o victor_n clemency_n zaslac_n imprison_v he_o escape_v invade_v waleka_n and_o gojam_n kill_v by_o the_o pagan_n ras-athanasius_n die_v susneus_n kind_n to_o the_o portugal_n and_o jesuit_n he_o submit_v to_o the_o pope_n a_o counterfeit_n jacob_n but_o dare_v not_o stand_v the_o come_n of_o susneus_n a_o impostor_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n come_v into_o france_n his_o condition_n his_o epitaph_n alibi_n boast_v himself_o the_o son_n of_o arzo_n susneus_n nativity_n condition_n virtue_n vice_n and_o death_n his_o son_n basilides_n drive_v the_o jesuit_n out_o of_o ethiopia_n he_o kill_v his_o brother_n a_o general_n table_n of_o the_o last_o king_n of_o habessinia_n king_n zadenghel_n be_v thus_o slay_v the_o war_n indeed_o cease_v yet_o peace_n do_v not_o present_o ensue_v for_o the_o rebel_n not_o dream_v of_o such_o a_o speedy_a victory_n have_v not_o consider_v of_o a_o successor_n wherefore_o as_o it_o be_v stupid_a with_o emulation_n ras-athanasius_n depart_v for_o gojam_n and_o zaslac_n for_o dembea_n without_o ever_o hold_v any_o common_a consultation_n thereupon_o susneus_n hear_v of_o the_o king_n death_n and_o believe_v that_o the_o kingdom_n be_v now_o fall_v to_o he_o as_o be_v the_o son_n of_o basilides_n the_o nephew_n of_o jacob_n and_o grandchild_n of_o david_n and_o then_o be_v also_o a_o young_a man_n train_v up_o in_o the_o gallan_n war_n belove_v and_o surround_v with_o the_o choice_a of_o the_o military_a band_n he_o conceive_v no_o small_a hope_n of_o his_o design_n first_o therefore_o he_o send_v before_o one_o of_o the_o faithful_a of_o his_o friend_n to_o ras-athanasius_n with_o instruction_n to_o declare_v to_o he_o in_o short_a that_o whereas_o the_o kingdom_n belong_v to_o he_o by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n he_o shall_v come_v present_o and_o join_v force_n with_o he_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n susneus_n not_o expect_v a_o answer_n follow_v the_o messenger_n with_o the_o nimble_a of_o his_o army_n and_o write_v to_o athanasius_n as_o if_o already_o make_v king_n that_o he_o be_v at_o hand_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o meet_v he_o and_o pay_v he_o the_o accustom_a honour_n due_a to_o he_o athanasius_n amaze_v at_o the_o unexpected_a approach_n of_o susneus_n void_a of_o counsel_n the_o danger_n be_v equal_a on_o both_o side_n either_o to_o refuse_v or_o admit_v he_o at_o length_n find_v all_o assistance_n far_o distant_a and_o no_o hope_n of_o delay_n to_o give_v he_o time_n to_o consult_v with_o zaslac_n he_o rather_o choose_v to_o be_v beforehand_o with_o the_o new_a king_n favour_n than_o to_o hazard_v the_o uncertain_a fortune_n of_o a_o battle_n so_o that_o susneus_n be_v honourable_o receive_v into_o the_o camp_n be_v salute_v king_n which_o do_v he_o present_o write_v to_o zaslac_n that_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n he_o have_v recover_v the_o throne_n of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o be_v now_o march_v for_o dembea_n therefore_o he_o shall_v take_v care_n that_o there_o may_v be_v force_n there_o ready_a to_o receive_v he_o and_o those_o deserve_a favour_n which_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o but_o he_o though_o astonish_v at_o the_o sudden_a news_n be_v unwilling_a to_o acknowledge_v he_o for_o king_n who_o he_o have_v not_o make_v himself_o and_o therefore_o consult_v with_o his_o friend_n return_v for_o answer_n that_o he_o will_v then_o obey_v he_o if_o jacob_n to_o who_o he_o have_v already_o by_o message_n offer_v the_o kingdom_n do_v not_o come_v before_o june_n and_o therefore_o beg_v that_o short_a delay_n susneus_n no_o way_n please_v with_o the_o condition_n write_v back_o to_o he_o again_o that_o he_o be_v king_n already_o and_o therefore_o will_v give_v place_n neither_o to_o jacob_n once_o before_o adjudge_v unworthy_a nor_o to_o his_o father_n malec-saghed_n though_o he_o shall_v return_v from_o the_o other_o world_n zaslac_n have_v receive_v this_o surly_a answer_n equal_o mettlesom_a and_o diligent_a turn_v his_o arm_n upon_o he_o and_o come_v on_o brisk_o to_o meet_v he_o susneus_n find_v himself_o prevent_v with_o the_o speedy_a march_n of_o his_o adversary_n and_o perceive_v himself_o overmatched_a and_o which_o be_v worse_o not_o well_o in_o health_n retire_v to_o the_o craggy_a mountain_n of_o amhara_n ras-athanasius_n also_o who_o precipitancy_n zaslac_n have_v upbraid_v retreat_v into_o other_o fastness_n to_o avoid_v the_o fury_n of_o his_o associate_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o be_v no_o news_n of_o jacob_n the_o other_o captain_n and_o commander_n of_o the_o army_n begin_v to_o scatterword_n of_o discontent_n that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v without_o a_o king_n that_o if_o jacob_n will_v not_o come_v there_o be_v no_o person_n fit_a than_o susneus_n neither_o will_v he_o be_v at_o rest_n till_o he_o have_v obtain_v by_o force_n what_o they_o will_v not_o give_v he_o by_o fair_a mean_n zaslac_n fear_v the_o inconstancy_n of_o his_o own_o people_n and_o consequent_o a_o revolt_n order_n commissioner_n to_o be_v send_v and_o by_o they_o surrender_v the_o sceptre_n to_o susneus_n who_o present_o send_v a_o person_n to_o who_o allegiance_n shall_v be_v swear_v in_o his_o name_n which_o be_v do_v ten_o of_o the_o chief_a peer_n ride_v forth_o to_o meet_v the_o new_a king_n and_o to_o conduct_v he_o with_o a_o pomp_n befit_v into_o the_o camp_n and_o now_o shout_n and_o acclamation_n be_v to_o be_v every_o where_o hear_v neither_o be_v banquet_n want_v with_o all_o other_o solemnity_n usual_a at_o the_o inauguration_n of_o their_o king_n when_o on_o a_o sudden_a new_a commissioner_n from_o jacob_n quite_o disturb_v their_o mirth_n with_o such_o a_o sudden_a alteration_n as_o with_o which_o fortune_n never_o more_o odd_o mock_v before_o the_o hope_n of_o those_o that_o
after_o that_o misfortune_n the_o king_n come_v up_o sad_a for_o the_o loss_n of_o gomez_n who_o he_o desire_v most_o earnest_o to_o have_v behold_v with_o his_o eye_n nor_o be_v they_o less_o sad_a to_o who_o assistance_n he_o come_v as_o well_o for_o the_o loss_n they_o have_v receive_v as_o because_o he_o have_v bring_v so_o few_o force_n with_o he_o therefore_o they_o lay_v still_o three_o or_o four_o month_n till_o they_o can_v raise_v more_o they_o be_v come_v the_o portugal_n who_o be_v now_o reduce_v to_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o and_o yet_o zealous_a to_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o their_o captain_n be_v very_o urgent_a with_o the_o king_n to_o fight_v give_v he_o great_a hope_n of_o victory_n for_o they_o have_v intelligence_n that_o the_o turk_n be_v return_v home_o leave_v only_o two_o hundred_o behind_o they_o whether_o by_o command_n of_o their_o bassha_n or_o take_v it_o ill_a that_o gomez_n be_v not_o deliver_v to_o they_o the_o king_n though_o he_o have_v not_o above_o eight_o thousand_o foot_n and_o five_o hundred_o horse_n resolve_v to_o follow_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o portugal_n and_o first_o in_o a_o slight_a skirmish_n he_o rout_v some_o of_o the_o barbarian_a force_n that_o march_v before_o then_o set_v upon_o grainus_n himself_o who_o lead_v a_o army_n of_o 13000_o man_n and_o vanquish_v he_o grainus_n himself_o the_o terror_n of_o habessinia_n for_o so_o many_o year_n be_v shoot_v with_o a_o musket_n bullet_n by_o a_o portugueze_n who_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o his_o captain_n all_o the_o turk_n but_o fourteen_o be_v slay_v the_o head_n of_o grainus_n be_v expose_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o people_n in_o several_a province_n and_o kingdom_n of_o habessinia_n to_o the_o great_a comfort_n of_o the_o beholder_n for_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o it_o the_o abyssine_n recover_v vigour_n and_o courage_n they_o congratulate_v their_o king_n success_n and_o they_o who_o have_v revolt_v return_v to_o their_o duty_n pretend_v necessity_n for_o the_o fault_n commit_v the_o king_n consider_v the_o condition_n of_o those_o time_n think_v it_o convenient_a to_o pardon_v all_o to_o confirm_v the_o waver_a to_o win_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n by_o clemency_n to_o rally_v his_o scatter_a force_n and_o to_o do_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o re-establishment_n of_o his_o kingdom_n only_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a commander_n to_o who_o the_o king_n have_v grant_v his_o pardon_n the_o portugueze_v put_v to_o death_n as_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n the_o murder_n of_o gomez_n his_o perfidiousness_n be_v think_v to_o have_v deserve_v death_n and_o so_o justice_n prevail_v without_o any_o further_a notice_n be_v take_v of_o it_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o gallant_n till_o then_o a_o obscure_a nation_n be_v neglect_v though_o they_o have_v invade_v many_o province_n already_o lay_v waist_n by_o the_o adelan_n not_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o such_o as_o will_v have_v increase_v so_o much_o to_o the_o future_a damage_n of_o the_o kingdom_n there_o be_v still_o a_o great_a fear_n of_o the_o adelan_n who_o have_v in_o time_n repair_v their_o loss_n only_o wait_v a_o opportunity_n to_o make_v a_o new_a invasion_n soon_o after_o their_o spy_n return_v with_o intelligence_n that_o the_o habessine_n be_v grow_v secure_a and_o consequent_o careless_a under_o nurus_fw-la their_o captain_n they_o again_o break_v into_o habessinia_n with_o a_o mighty_a force_n overthrow_v claudius_n who_o advance_v to_o oppose_v they_o and_o slay_v he_o after_o his_o death_n menas_n obtain_v the_o crown_n hate_v by_o the_o people_n for_o his_o cruelty_n from_o thence_o intestine_a war_n ensue_v the_o turk_n be_v call_v into_o the_o kingdom_n overthrow_v the_o king_n in_o battle_n and_o slay_v he_o which_o give_v they_o a_o easy_a advantage_n to_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o port_n of_o arkiko_n and_o the_o island_n of_o matzua_n his_o son_n zerza-denghel_a much_o more_o fortunate_a than_o his_o father_n perform_v many_o brave_a achievement_n and_o beat_v the_o turk_n of_o tigra_n but_o can_v not_o regain_v arkiko_n nor_o the_o island_n of_o matzua_n he_o reign_v thirty_o year_n continual_o vex_v with_o the_o gallant_n or_o harass_v with_o intestine_a broil_n after_o his_o death_n civil_a dissension_n and_o deadly_a strife_n between_o the_o royal_a offspring_n about_o the_o crown_n so_o weaken_v the_o habessine_n torment_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o gallant_n that_o from_o that_o time_n to_o this_o day_n they_o can_v never_o master_n that_o potent_a enemy_n as_o to_o their_o war_n about_o religion_n that_o arise_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o society_n we_o shall_v speak_v more_o hereafter_o chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o league_n and_o embassy_n of_o the_o habessinians_n to_o the_o portuguese_n helena_n send_v matthew_n a_o armenian_a and_o wherefore_o after_o a_o long_a stay_n in_o india_n he_o arrive_v in_o portugal_n suspect_v from_o portugal_n odoardus_n galvan_n send_v ambassador_n to_o who_o roderic_n linaeus_n succeed_v alvarez_n his_o priest_n he_o after_o six_o year_n dismiss_v with_o tzagazaabus_n to_o the_o pope_n which_o letter_n alvarez_n carry_v to_o rome_n read_v at_o bononia_n and_o with_o what_o effect_n upon_o receive_v the_o portugueze_n succour_n they_o do_v not_o refuse_v the_o latin_a religion_n whence_o hope_n of_o their_o embrace_v the_o roman_a faith_n letter_n send_v to_o the_o pope_n a_o embassy_n appoint_v without_o effect_n commerce_n with_o the_o european_n interrupt_v nor_o admit_v unless_o try_v by_o matrimony_n embassy_n rare_a in_o habessinia_n unless_o to_o constantinople_n or_o to_o batavia_n ambassador_n foreigner_n a_o league_n with_o the_o persian_n at_o what_o time_n the_o portuguese_n make_v several_a voyage_n into_o india_n make_v war_n upon_o several_a nation_n their_o fame_n reach_v the_o abessinians_n also_o who_o glad_a that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o saracen_n be_v bring_v low_a and_o that_o egypt_n and_o their_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n be_v restore_v to_o freedom_n be_v in_o hope_n that_o the_o passage_n to_o jerusalem_n will_v be_v open_a at_o the_o same_o time_n also_o be_v peter_n covillian_n among_o the_o habessine_n who_o have_v give_v they_o more_o certain_a relation_n concern_v the_o portuguese_n therefore_o helena_n the_o grandmother_n of_o david_n and_o governess_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o we_o have_v say_v send_v a_o ambassador_n into_o portugal_n one_o matthew_n a_o armenian_a skilful_a in_o foreign_a affair_n and_o one_o that_o understand_v the_o arabic_a language_n join_v with_o he_o a_o young_a nobleman_n of_o habessinia_n she_o be_v willing_a to_o employ_v a_o foreigner_n either_o because_o she_o can_v find_v none_o among_o her_o own_o people_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o such_o a_o employment_n or_o that_o she_o believe_v none_o of_o that_o nation_n can_v get_v safe_o into_o portugal_n that_o kingdom_n be_v hate_v by_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o piracy_n of_o the_o saracen_n mattheus_fw-la be_v certain_o in_o danger_n and_o sometime_o detain_v a_o prisoner_n among_o the_o arabian_n out_o of_o who_o hand_n he_o use_v many_o device_n to_o escape_v and_o at_o length_n get_v safe_a to_o god_n to_o albuquerquez_n viceroy_n of_o india_n together_o with_o his_o colleague_n by_o who_o though_o he_o be_v noble_o there_o entertain_v yet_o he_o question_v the_o send_v he_o into_o portugal_n because_o such_o a_o embassy_n seem_v no_o way_n correspondent_n to_o the_o dignity_n and_o grandeur_n of_o the_o famous_a presbyter_n john_n and_o therefore_o he_o resolve_v first_o to_o expect_v the_o king_n pleasure_n thereupon_o matthew_n be_v detain_v three_o year_n in_o india_n at_o length_n in_o the_o year_n 1513._o he_o arrive_v in_o portugal_n the_o tragazaabus_n the_o they_o be_v to_o be_v find_v after_o the_o preface_n of_o alvarez'_v itinerary_a as_o also_o in_o the_o treatise_n of_o damianus_n a_o goez_n concern_v the_o great_a emperor_n of_o the_o indian_n to_o emanuel_n king_n of_o portugal_n first_o print_v at_o dordrecht_n but_o tellezius_n forget_v himself_o when_o he_o write_v that_o matthew_n bring_v david_n epistle_n full_a of_o title_n for_o that_o be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o alvarez_n or_o tragazaabus_n letter_n which_o he_o bring_v from_o helena_n be_v write_v with_o the_o ethiopic_a plainness_n without_o any_o bombast_n of_o gaudy_a title_n seem_v to_o contain_v more_o than_o they_o that_o send_v they_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v for_o they_o free_o offer_v safe_a conduct_n and_o a_o thousand_o other_o necessary_a convenience_n for_o ship_n which_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o boast_a vanity_n by_o the_o portugal_n who_o perhaps_o think_v the_o queen_n have_v speak_v of_o the_o indian_a vessel_n of_o those_o nation_n that_o lay_v upon_o the_o red_a sea_n matthew_n himself_o a_o ordinary_a merchant_n without_o any_o magnificence_n of_o train_n
but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n that_o be_v apostle_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o habessine_n call_v they_o indian_n or_o axumite_n which_o you_o please_v this_o reconciliation_n of_o differ_v writer_n be_v not_o know_v till_o this_o time_n nor_o do_v he_o undeserved_o give_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o discovery_n to_o the_o jesuit_n and_o that_o then_o and_o not_o before_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v first_o introduce_v in_o form_n as_o he_o call_v it_o as_o be_v lead_v by_o tradition_n also_o that_o christianity_n have_v some_o kind_n of_o blooming_n before_o in_o ethiopia_n but_o what_o it_o be_v or_o to_o what_o growth_n it_o arrive_v there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o can_v unfold_v neither_o do_v ruffinus_n make_v mention_n of_o any_o jewish_a religion_n or_o any_o other_o deform_a sect_n that_o precede_v on_o the_o contrary_a to_o use_v his_o own_o rough_a expression_n he_o say_v that_o this_o land_n meaning_n abassia_n be_v never_o break_v up_o with_o the_o ploughshare_n of_o personal_a preach_v in_o short_a gregory_z affirm_v to_o i_o that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o other_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n in_o habessinia_n than_o what_o be_v first_o begin_v by_o abba_n salma_n in_o the_o time_n of_o st._n athanasius_n and_o in_o the_o reign_v of_o atzbeha_n and_o abreha_n brethren_n and_o this_o abba_n salma_n be_v frumentius_n he_o be_v celebrate_v among_o the_o metropolitan_o of_o ethiopia_n in_o the_o ethiopic_a liturgy_n as_o also_o by_o our_o ethiopic_a poet_n as_o be_v the_o first_o that_o display_v the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o those_o part_n for_o which_o he_o give_v he_o this_o encomium_n peace_n to_o the_o voice_n of_o gladness_n i_o pronounce_v the_o fair_a renown_a salama_n for_o he_o at_o once_o do_v open_a wide_o the_o gate_n of_o mercy_n '_o and_o grace_n and_o ethiopia_n show_v the_o splendid_a face_n of_o truth_n and_o zeal_n by_o which_o we_o christ_n adore_v where_o only_a mist_n and_o darkness_n dwell_v before_o where_o we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o word_n mist_n and_o darkness_n which_o the_o poet_n will_v not_o have_v make_v use_n of_o if_o according_a to_o the_o tradition_n aforesaid_a there_o have_v be_v any_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n in_o habessinia_n before_o that_o time_n moreover_o the_o same_o poet_n make_v this_o addition_n upon_o the_o same_o subject_n peace_n to_o thou_o salama_n who_o do_v obey_v divine_a command_n hide_v doctrine_n to_o display_v that_o doctrine_n which_o in_o ethiopia_n shine_v like_o the_o bright_a morning_n star_n and_o which_o alone_o to_o ethiopia_n first_o by_o thou_o convey_v still_o make_v the_o grateful_a ethiopian_a glad_a which_o story_n of_o the_o first_o conversion_n of_o ethiopia_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o firm_a foundation_n must_v of_o necessity_n overthrow_n what_o 14._o what_o in_o the_o 15_o year_n of_o justinian_n n._n 14._o cedrenus_n and_o after_o he_o justinian_n he_o many_o famous_a man_n be_v deceive_v by_o their_o authority_n as_o joseph_n scaliger_n in_o emendat_fw-la tem_fw-la calvisius_n in_o op._n arron_n john_n laet_n in_o comput_n hist_o univers_n &_o cherer_n in_o hist_n univers_n in_o justinian_n nicephorus_n callistus_n a_o historian_n of_o little_a credit_n have_v deliver_v concern_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o habissine_n as_o happen_v a_o long_a time_n after_o this_o for_o they_o write_v that_o adad_fw-la king_n of_o the_o axumite_n who_o be_v no_o other_o than_o our_o abessinian_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 542_o and_o the_o 15_o year_n of_o justinian_n be_v reign_v make_v a_o vow_n that_o if_o he_o overcome_v the_o king_n of_o the_o homerite_n he_o will_v embrace_v the_o christian_a faith_n whereupon_o succeed_v in_o his_o enterprise_n he_o send_v ambassador_n to_o justinian_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o send_v he_o certain_a of_o his_o bishop_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o divulge_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christianity_n in_o those_o place_n but_o we_o have_v already_o show_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o homerite_n be_v utter_o subvert_v near_o seventy_o year_n before_o by_o caleb_n emperor_n of_o the_o ethiopian_n afterward_o it_o fall_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o persian_n the_o habessine_n who_o be_v then_o master_n of_o those_o territory_n and_o the_o defender_n of_o christianity_n in_o vain_a contend_v with_o the_o persian_a power_n which_o not_o long_o after_o be_v also_o constrain_v to_o yield_v to_o the_o victorious_a arm_n of_o the_o saracen_n how_o then_o can_v it_o happen_v that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o homerite_n shall_v be_v overthrow_v by_o adad_fw-la neither_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o adad_fw-la if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o king_n will_v send_v for_o bishop_n so_o far_o off_o altogether_o ignorant_a of_o the_o language_n and_o custom_n of_o his_o country_n which_o he_o may_v have_v have_v at_o that_o time_n much_o near_o at_o hand_n either_o from_o alexandria_n or_o jerusalem_n beside_o that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v so_o do_v justinian_n will_v not_o have_v send_v jacobite_n but_o melchites_n and_o so_o the_o habessine_n will_v have_v follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o melchites_n whereas_o they_o always_o be_v and_o still_o be_v know_v to_o be_v jacobite_n not_o to_o mention_v the_o century_n the_o so_o in_o the_o edition_n of_o turrian_n but_o the_o 84._o in_o the_o version_n of_o abrahamus_n ecchellensis_n they_o be_v both_o in_o the_o arabic_a and_o ethiopic_n language_n and_o bring_v into_o europe_n in_o the_o last_o century_n 36._o nicene_n canon_n in_o which_o the_o seven_o seat_n of_o dignity_n in_o the_o council_n be_v assign_v next_o after_o the_o prelate_n of_o seleucia_n to_o the_o prelate_n of_o ethiopia_n which_o may_v certain_o teach_v we_o that_o our_o ethiopian_n at_o the_o time_n of_o that_o council_n be_v most_o certain_o christian_n and_o be_v under_o a_o christian_a superintendent_n or_o metropolitan_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o those_o historian_n be_v false_a in_o all_o their_o circumstance_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o increase_n of_o christianity_n in_o habessinia_n the_o original_a of_o their_o monastical_a way_n of_o live_v and_o of_o their_o saint_n after_o frumentius_n many_o monk_n some_o out_o of_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o some_o out_o of_o egypt_n nine_o more_o remarkable_a name_v the_o first_o aragawi_n extol_v by_o the_o poet_n for_o destroy_v the_o kingdom_n of_o arwè_n what_o that_o kingdom_n be_v pantaleontes_n cell_n his_o sepulchre_n and_o encomium_n the_o encomium_n of_o likanus_n another_o of_o the_o nine_o other_o doctor_n and_o martyr_n portentous_a miracle_n of_o their_o saint_n their_o austerity_n gabra_fw-la monfes-kaddus_a the_o restorer_n of_o monastical_a live_n which_o begin_v in_o egypt_n by_o the_o institution_n of_o anthony_n imitate_v by_o several_a anchorite_n their_o spontaneous_a torment_n anthonie_n successor_n the_o tradition_n of_o the_o monastical_a scheme_n icegue_n the_o abbot_n his_o habitation_n abba_n eustachius_n famous_a for_o miracle_n he_o leave_v successor_n but_o no_o institution_n habessinia_n full_a of_o monk_n their_o institution_n and_o habit_n different_a from_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_n they_o practice_n husbandry_n and_o bear_v civil_a office_n the_o conversion_n of_o ethiopia_n be_v thus_o begin_v by_o frumentius_n many_o pious_a man_n partly_o call_v by_o he_o to_o his_o assistance_n and_o partly_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n repair_v thither_o to_o he_o we_o find_v in_o the_o chronicle_n of_o axuma_n that_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n amiamid_n the_o son_n of_o saladoba_n many_o monk_n come_v from_o rome_n and_o grow_v very_o numerous_a in_o the_o country_n but_o by_o the_o name_n of_o rome_n the_o ethiopian_n mean_v the_o roman_a empire_n for_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o arabian_n they_o call_v the_o mean_v the_o frequent_v in_o the_o saracen_n history_n of_o elmacin_n where_o by_o the_o lantin_n language_n of_o greek_a be_v still_o mean_v greek_n errum_fw-la who_o at_o that_o time_n be_v most_o prevalent_a in_o the_o eastern_a part_n nine_o of_o these_o person_n be_v more_o famous_a than_o the_o rest_n who_o seat_v themselves_o in_o tygra_n and_o there_o erect_v their_o chapel_n it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o neighbour_a part_n of_o egypt_n which_o at_o that_o time_n be_v under_o the_o greek_a or_o constantino_n politan_a emperor_n but_o their_o name_n be_v all_o change_v by_o the_o habessinians_n except_o that_o of_o pantaleontes_n by_o who_o they_o be_v number_v in_o this_o order_n 1._o abba_n aragawi_n 2._o abba_n pantaleon_n 3._o abba_n garima_fw-la 4._o abba_n alef_n 5._o abba_n saham_n 6._o abba_n afe_n 7._o abba_n likanos_n 8._o abba_n adimata_fw-la 9_o abba_n oz_n who_o be_v also_o call_v abba_n guba_n i_o find_v the_o most_o of_o they_o mention_v by_o my_o poet_n who_o high_o applaud_v they_o for_o their_o singular_a piety_n and_o their_o extraordinary_a miracle_n of_o aragawi_n otherwise_o call_v michael_n he_o have_v
all_o occasion_n of_o new_a disturbance_n some_o there_o be_v that_o open_o resist_v and_o will_v not_o permit_v any_o priest_n under_o roman_a ordination_n to_o officiate_v in_o their_o church_n nay_o some_o of_o they_o they_o kill_v outright_o as_o for_o the_o country_n people_n though_o they_o be_v passive_o obedient_a to_o the_o king_n command_n yet_o they_o like_v their_o own_o old_a way_n best_a among_o the_o rest_n there_o be_v one_o who_o have_v receive_v the_o cuff_n of_o confirmation_n as_o their_o manner_n be_v and_o be_v ask_v by_o his_o neighbour_n how_o he_o do_v never_o worse_a say_v he_o than_o i_o have_v be_v since_o i_o receive_v the_o patriarch_n box_n of_o the_o ear_n more_o than_o all_o this_o there_o be_v a_o seminary_n set_v up_o for_o the_o education_n as_o well_o of_o the_o habessine_n as_o portugese_n child_n for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o who_o and_o to_o invite_v other_o they_o cause_v some_o of_o the_o young_a lad_n to_o act_n a_o comedy_n after_o the_o european_a manner_n but_o when_o they_o bring_v in_o devil_n upon_o the_o stage_n as_o the_o scene_n require_v some_o of_o the_o ignorant_a people_n believe_v they_o real_a hobgoblin_n be_v so_o terrify_v that_o they_o fling_v out_o of_o the_o school_n cry_v out_o wajelan_n wajelan_n sajetanet_fw-la ametzea_fw-la o_o dear_a o_o dear_a they_o have_v bring_v we_o devil_n but_o the_o ensue_a tragedy_n more_o terrify_v the_o wise_a sort_n for_o tecla-george_n another_o of_o the_o king_n son_n in_o law_n for_o his_o wife_n sake_n at_o difference_n with_o his_o father_n have_v draw_v into_o the_o same_o conspiracy_n with_o he_o two_o nobleman_n gebra-marjam_a and_o john_n acayo_n revolt_v open_o and_o by_o a_o crier_n solemn_o proclaim_v that_o he_o renounce_v the_o roman_a worship_n and_o will_v protect_v the_o alexandrian_a by_o force_n of_o arms._n and_o that_o the_o world_n may_v believe_v he_o be_v in_o earnest_n he_o cause_v all_o the_o crucifix_n rosary_n and_o other_o ornament_n of_o popish_a superstition_n to_o be_v burn_v in_o a_o public_a fire_n and_o to_o the_o end_n there_o may_v be_v no_o hope_n of_o reconciliation_n leave_v for_o the_o expectation_n of_o confederate_n he_o take_v his_o chaplain_n abba_n jacob_n who_o officiate_v after_o the_o roman_a manner_n and_o after_o he_o have_v despoil_a he_o of_o his_o steal_v and_o hood_n put_v he_o to_o death_n the_o king_n can_v not_o brook_v so_o great_a a_o indignity_n and_o therefore_o send_v kebax_n viceroy_n of_o tigra_n with_o a_o army_n against_o he_o who_o use_v such_o extraordinary_a diligence_n that_o he_o soon_o surprise_v the_o secure_a and_o unprovided_a rebel_n overthrow_v his_o army_n and_o take_v he_o and_o his_o sister_n adera_n prisoner_n who_o because_o they_o have_v so_o furious_o and_o contemptuous_o act_v against_o the_o roman_a religion_n be_v both_o hang_v upon_o a_o high_a tree_n nor_o can_v all_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o queen_n nor_o of_o all_o the_o noble_a lady_n can_v prevail_v though_o they_o plead_v hard_o the_o disgrace_n do_v to_o their_o sex_n and_o that_o it_o be_v never_o before_o know_v in_o ethiopia_n that_o a_o noblewoman_n be_v hang_v especial_o be_v call_v by_o the_o king_n to_o behold_v so_o sad_a and_o infamous_a a_o spectacle_n for_o they_o do_v not_o pity_v she_o because_o they_o think_v her_o innocent_a but_o for_o the_o ignominy_n of_o her_o punishment_n after_o this_o follow_v several_a other_o accident_n which_o as_o they_o bring_v a_o very_a great_a odium_n upon_o the_o patriarch_n and_o the_o father_n so_o be_v they_o reckon_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o general_a averseness_n of_o the_o people_n to_o the_o roman_a religion_n the_o patriarch_n that_o he_o may_v exercise_v all_o his_o authority_n in_o one_o single_a act_n and_o show_v the_o full_a extent_n of_o his_o power_n have_v take_v a_o pet_n against_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o king_n guard_n for_o some_o frivolous_a business_n that_o nothing_o belong_v to_o his_o jurisdiction_n public_o in_o the_o church_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o whole_a court_n thunders_z out_o a_o anathema_n against_o he_o and_o send_v he_o post_n to_o the_o devil_n it_o seem_v he_o have_v take_v possession_n of_o certain_a farm_n which_o the_o monk_n lay_v claim_n to_o and_o refuse_v to_o restore_v they_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o admonition_n of_o the_o patriarch_n the_o nobleman_n though_o a_o soldier_n hear_v such_o a_o most_o dreadful_a excommunication_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o be_v send_v pack_v to_o hell_n lade_v with_o all_o the_o curse_n of_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n like_o one_o thunderstruckk_a fall_v into_o a_o sound_n and_o lay_v for_o dead_a but_o the_o storm_n do_v not_o continue_v long_o for_o present_o the_o king_n step_v in_o to_o his_o relief_n by_o who_o interposition_n and_o the_o mediation_n of_o several_a of_o the_o nobility_n he_o be_v readmit_v into_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n however_o it_o be_v a_o act_n which_o the_o nobility_n take_v most_o heinous_o to_o heart_n among_o who_o there_o be_v some_o that_o frown_v and_o chafe_v out_o of_o mere_a indignation_n to_o see_v that_o their_o church_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o servitude_n that_o a_o foreign_a priest_n shall_v take_v upon_o he_o with_o so_o much_o arrogance_n to_o excommunicate_v and_o bequeath_v to_o eternal_a damnation_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a counsellor_n of_o their_o kingdom_n a_o ancient_n and_o famous_a personage_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o a_o litigious_a farm_n which_o the_o king_n may_v take_v when_o he_o please_v from_o the_o monk_n themselves_o if_o they_o be_v the_o owner_n this_o flame_n be_v feed_v by_o the_o addition_n of_o more_o fuel_n for_o the_o icegue_n or_o chief_a abbot_n of_o the_o monk_n be_v at_o that_o time_n late_o decease_a who_o as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v be_v the_o next_o in_o dignity_n and_o authority_n to_o the_o abuna_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o a_o certain_a church_n consecrate_v after_o the_o roman_a manner_n though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o obstinate_a zealot_n for_o the_o alexandrian_a religion_n thereupon_o the_o patriarch_n after_o he_o have_v sound_o reprove_v the_o rector_n of_o the_o church_n pronounce_v the_o church_n profane_v by_o the_o burial_n of_o a_o heretic_n and_o therefore_o that_o mass_n can_v not_o be_v say_v in_o it_o the_o rector_n dread_v the_o fatal_a stroke_n of_o the_o same_o dismal_a dathan_n and_o abiram_n thunderbolt_n that_o lay_v the_o great_a commander_n sprawl_v without_o expect_v any_o new_a command_n cause_v the_o carcase_n to_o be_v dig_v up_o again_o and_o throw_v by_o this_o the_o habessine_n heavy_o exclaim_v against_o cry_v out_o that_o the_o frank_n exercise_v more_o cruel_a severity_n upon_o they_o than_o their_o most_o exasperate_v enemy_n ever_o practise_v among_o they_o to_o deprive_v their_o dead_a of_o decent_a burial_n now_o they_o may_v all_o see_v what_o the_o live_n be_v to_o expect_v tellez_n add_v that_o a_o certain_a old_a woman_n be_v cast_v into_o prison_n upon_o suspicion_n of_o be_v a_o witch_n but_o be_v present_o set_v at_o liberty_n because_o it_o give_v distaste_v for_o that_o the_o most_o learned_a of_o the_o habessine_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v now_o no_o more_o magician_n or_o witch_n in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o woman_n be_v unjust_o wrong_v who_o be_v throw_v into_o prison_n by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o patriarch_n thus_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n be_v general_o incense_v the_o king_n himself_o begin_v to_o look_v upon_o these_o act_n of_o separate_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o patriarch_n as_o diminution_n of_o his_o prerogative_n the_o ancient_a metropolitan_o never_o dare_v to_o attempt_v such_o thing_n and_o consequent_o to_o alienate_v his_o affection_n both_o from_o he_o and_o from_o the_o father_n so_o that_o at_o length_n he_o give_v ear_n to_o their_o adversary_n who_o to_o bring_v down_o and_o curb_v the_o excessive_a power_n of_o the_o patriarch_n which_o seem_v so_o intolerable_a to_o they_o more_o especial_o because_o they_o find_v he_o still_o inexorable_a in_o matrimonial_a cause_n prohibit_v by_o divine_a and_o canon-law_n but_o chief_o in_o case_n of_o polygamy_n and_o divorce_n they_o begin_v their_o address_n to_o he_o for_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o know_v he_o can_v not_o deny_v without_o bring_v great_a mischief_n upon_o himself_o first_o that_o they_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o say_v mass_n after_o the_o ancient_a ethiopian_a manner_n for_o that_o the_o patriarch_n may_v mend_v the_o ancient_a form_n where_o necessity_n require_v without_o abrogate_a the_o whole_a that_o the_o people_n hear_v their_o ancient_a service_n will_v be_v the_o more_o quiet_a in_o regard_n they_o will_v not_o so_o much_o mind_n the_o difference_n between_o the_o new_a and_o the_o ancient_a form_n of_o worship_n the_o patriarch_n give_v way_n to_o their_o
want_v elate_a with_o these_o golden_a promise_n his_o temerity_n carry_v he_o so_o far_o as_o to_o send_v as_o if_o he_o have_v now_o be_v the_o undoubted_a king_n of_o ethiopia_n a_o viceroy_n into_o tigra_n to_o this_o viceroy_n he_o allow_v a_o select_a band_n of_o soldier_n for_o his_o convoy_n but_o they_o neglectful_a and_o careless_a of_o their_o military_a duty_n take_v their_o pleasure_n so_o much_o that_o at_o length_n surprise_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o jollity_n by_o the_o royalist_n they_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v four_o thousand_o of_o their_o party_n behind_o they_o slay_v upon_o the_o spot_n while_o the_o shatter_v remainder_n speed_v back_o to_o lay_v the_o blame_n of_o their_o ill_a success_n upon_o the_o unwary_a conduct_n of_o their_o leader_n but_o the_o lastaneer_n intent_n upon_o revenge_n have_v at_o length_n the_o same_o advantage_n against_o the_o royalist_n who_o be_v straggle_v to_o destroy_v the_o approach_a harvest_n and_o pay_v they_o home_o with_o equal_a slaughter_n for_o slaughter_n thus_o fortune_n balance_v both_o side_n the_o author_n of_o these_o miscarriage_n be_v inquire_v after_o and_o as_o soon_o find_v by_o those_o that_o watch_v their_o opportunity_n for_o present_o ras-seelax_a be_v accuse_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v negligent_a in_o execute_v the_o king_n order_n and_o have_v not_o send_v timely_a succour_n to_o the_o overpower_a combatant_n and_o his_o enemy_n so_o far_o prevail_v that_o article_n be_v frame_v against_o he_o to_o which_o he_o be_v compel_v to_o answer_v which_o he_o do_v and_o justify_v himself_o so_o well_o that_o in_o word_n indeed_o he_o be_v acquit_v but_o in_o fact_n condemn_v for_o he_o be_v again_o degrade_v and_o all_o his_o feudary_a possession_n and_o military_a employment_n grant_v away_o to_o basilides_n thus_o ras-seelax_a be_v once_o more_o lay_v by_o it_o be_v no_o difficult_a matter_n to_o undermine_v the_o patriarch_n and_o the_o father_n for_o against_o they_o the_o general_a complaint_n be_v make_v that_o they_o have_v no_o other_o design_n but_o as_o they_o have_v subject_v the_o empire_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n to_o the_o roman_a pope_n so_o to_o bring_v it_o under_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n in_o secular_o to_o this_o end_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o temple_n and_o residency_n they_o rear_v up_o castle_n and_o wall_n from_o whence_o they_o can_v never_o be_v expel_v with_o spear_n and_o arrow_n many_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n they_o suggest_v which_o if_o the_o king_n now_o through_o age_n more_o jealous_a do_v not_o absolute_o believe_v yet_o he_o hearken_v to_o they_o with_o a_o more_o easy_a attention_n however_o outward_o and_o public_a he_o show_v the_o same_o kindness_n and_o affability_n to_o the_o father_n as_o before_o and_o kind_o receive_v the_o bishop_n send_v from_o rome_n to_o be_v a_o coadjutor_n to_o the_o patriarch_n but_o when_o he_o bring_v the_o diploma_n of_o the_o jubilee_n open_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o year_n 1625._o and_o then_o grant_v to_o ethiopia_n he_o be_v deride_v by_o most_o man_n who_o can_v not_o comprehend_v those_o great_a virtue_n of_o indulgency_n which_o the_o bishop_n boast_v of_o for_o some_o begin_v to_o discourse_n among_o themselves_o like_o the_o pharisee_n who_o be_v this_o who_o also_o forgive_v sin_n who_o can_v forgive_v sin_n but_o only_a god_n to_o which_o the_o king_n make_v answer_v with_o a_o severe_a countenance_n that_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v give_v to_o peter_n and_o that_o the_o use_n of_o those_o key_n belong_v to_o the_o pope_n for_o the_o grant_v indulgency_n however_o the_o habessine_n as_o if_o those_o indulgency_n have_v afford_v material_n for_o sin_n bend_v themselves_o still_o more_o and_o more_o to_o sedition_n and_o tumult_n for_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o lastaneer_n so_o well_o succeed_v sertzazax_n new_o make_v viceroy_n of_o gojam_n so_o ill_o repay_v the_o king_n for_o his_o new_a favour_n that_o he_o not_o only_o revolt_v from_o he_o himself_o but_o which_o be_v more_o detestable_a to_o think_v he_o will_v have_v draw_v in_o the_o young_a basilides_n to_o have_v conspire_v with_o he_o against_o his_o own_o father_n and_o when_o he_o can_v not_o prevail_v upon_o the_o young_a prince_n he_o endeavour_v to_o have_v advance_v another_o young_a noble_a gentleman_n of_o the_o blood_n royal_a to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v have_v reign_v himself_o under_o his_o name_n but_o be_v overthrow_v and_o take_v he_o be_v drub_v to_o death_n seven_o of_o his_o accomplice_n lose_v their_o head_n one_o of_o his_o chief_a agent_n because_o he_o have_v vent_v horrid_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n and_o opprobrious_a word_n against_o the_o king_n be_v hang_v up_o upon_o a_o iron_n hook_v drive_v into_o a_o high_a stake_n upon_o which_o after_o he_o have_v hang_v a_o whole_a day_n because_o he_o repeat_v the_o same_o provocation_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o torment_n he_o be_v at_o length_n run_v through_o the_o body_n with_o several_a spear_n and_o so_o end_v his_o miserable_a life_n so_o many_o and_o such_o lamentable_a accident_n as_o these_o pierce_v the_o very_a heart_n of_o most_o people_n and_o the_o lastaneer_n despair_v of_o pardon_n hear_v of_o such_o horrid_a execution_n be_v the_o more_o resolute_a in_o their_o rebellion_n thereupon_o the_o king_n undertake_v a_o new_a expedition_n with_o all_o his_o force_n against_o they_o and_o have_v take_v the_o very_a head_n and_o ringleader_n of_o all_o the_o rebel_n have_v he_o not_o with_o a_o small_a retinue_n make_v a_o shift_n to_o escape_v yet_o he_o leave_v behind_o he_o great_a store_n of_o rich_a plunder_n but_o he_o can_v not_o be_v utter_o subdue_v in_o regard_n that_o so_o many_o skulk_v holes_n so_o many_o wide_a and_o spacious_a rock_n where_o those_o savage_n live_v and_o hide_v themselves_o like_o so_o many_o wild_a beast_n can_v neither_o be_v assail_v nor_o take_v it_o happen_v therefore_o that_o fortune_n wheel_v about_o the_o rebel_n overthrow_v a_o select_a party_n of_o the_o king_n force_n and_o by_o and_o by_o with_o all_o their_o force_n lie_v hover_v about_o the_o king_n army_n which_o they_o foresee_v will_v in_o a_o short_a time_n want_v provision_n the_o king_n therefore_o fear_v to_o be_v close_v up_o in_o those_o narrow_a strait_n retire_v into_o dembea_n before_o the_o war_n be_v at_o a_o end_n which_o he_o do_v with_o so_o much_o haste_n more_o than_o it_o be_v think_v he_o need_v to_o have_v do_v that_o as_o it_o diminish_v his_o own_o fame_n so_o it_o give_v courage_n to_o the_o rebel_n and_o now_o the_o father_n great_a enemy_n behold_v the_o king_n be_v melancholy_a redouble_v their_o complaint_n that_o there_o will_v never_o be_v peaceful_a day_n in_o ethiopia_n so_o long_o as_o the_o roman_a religion_n bear_v so_o much_o sway_v that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a good_a religion_n but_o above_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o people_n who_o will_v still_o prefer_v the_o worship_n of_o their_o ancestor_n to_o which_o they_o have_v be_v breed_v from_o their_o infancy_n before_o foreign_a innovation_n which_o they_o understand_v not_o for_o who_o shall_v persuade_v they_o that_o circumcision_n be_v evil_a that_o the_o holiday_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o please_v to_o god_n that_o the_o ancient_a liturgy_n can_v be_v prove_v that_o the_o roman_a calendar_n be_v better_a than_o the_o ethiopic_a that_o the_o fast_n of_o the_o four_o holiday_n be_v less_o acceptable_a to_o god_n than_o the_o fast_n of_o the_o seven_o how_o much_o more_o expedient_a and_o profitable_a be_v it_o to_o retain_v the_o ancient_a ceremony_n in_o such_o thing_n as_o do_v not_o contradict_v the_o substance_n of_o faith_n but_o as_o for_o ras-seelax_a and_o other_o that_o endeavour_v the_o contrary_a it_o be_v apparent_a they_o do_v it_o mere_o to_o advance_v their_o own_o design_n against_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n with_o these_o and_o such_o like_a expostulation_n the_o king_n be_v overcome_v especial_o find_v no_o other_o way_n of_o appease_v and_o quiet_v the_o lasteneer_n and_o that_o bagemdra_n be_v almost_o all_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n all_o his_o friend_n especial_o the_o lady_n of_o quality_n lay_v before_o he_o the_o danger_n he_o will_v be_v in_o shall_v he_o be_v desert_v by_o his_o soldier_n he_o at_o length_n press_v the_o patriarch_n to_o remit_v whatever_o possible_o may_v be_v remit_v he_o foresee_v a_o terrible_a storm_n though_o sore_o against_o his_o will_n think_v it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o lower_v his_o sail_n for_o fear_v of_o lose_v all_o while_o he_o hazard_v the_o save_v of_o all_o whereupon_o he_o submit_v to_o the_o king_n request_n nevertheless_o upon_o condition_n that_o nothing_o decree_v shall_v be_v remit_v by_o public_a act_n
turn_v the_o course_n of_o euphratis_o several_a way_n by_o sink_v several_a new_a cut_n and_o dikes_n and_o cyrus_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n be_v in_o wroth_a with_o the_o river_n gyndes_n by_o reason_n of_o one_o of_o the_o sacred_a white_a horse_n drown_v therein_o divide_v it_o into_o a_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o small_a stream_n the_o summer_n labour_n of_o his_o whole_a army_n but_o there_o be_v other_o remarkable_a river_n that_o owe_v for_o their_o spring_n to_o habessinia_n beside_o nilus_n of_o these_o the_o most_o famous_a be_v tacazè_n which_o rise_v in_o angota_n not_o far_o from_o bagemdra_n out_o of_o the_o mountain_n ahguaga_n divide_v tigra_n and_o walkajit_n and_o so_o pass_v through_o the_o ethiopian_a nomads_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o dequin_n at_o length_n fall_v into_o nile_n melegi_n according_a to_o tellez_n take_v its_o rise_n in_o damota_n and_o fall_v into_o nile_n westward_o of_o habessinia_n as_o for_o the_o other_o river_n sufficient_o large_a which_o nilus_n receive_v from_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o habassia_n we_o have_v set_v they_o down_o in_o our_o chorographical_a table_n and_o therefore_o forbear_v to_o name_v they_o here_o all_o these_o river_n as_o well_o as_o nile_n in_o the_o winter_n time_n swell_v to_o that_o height_n as_o not_o to_o be_v contain_v within_o their_o own_o bank_n nor_o must_v we_o omit_v the_o admirable_a nature_n of_o two_o more_o river_n of_o which_o the_o one_o call_v hawash_n rise_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o shewa_n and_o wed_v hasten_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o adel_n to_o quench_v the_o drought_n of_o those_o thirsty_a soyl_n nor_o be_v the_o inhabitant_n want_v to_o themselves_o they_o glad_o go_v to_o meet_v their_o welcome_a guest_n and_o bring_v it_o in_o several_a large_a cut_n to_o water_v their_o ground_n and_o thus_o be_v frequent_o intercept_v and_o waste_v by_o degree_n as_o if_o ashamed_a to_o carry_v a_o small_a portion_n of_o water_n to_o the_o sea_n it_o plunge_v itself_o into_o the_o sand._n in_o imitation_n of_o this_o the_o other_o river_n mareb_n rise_v in_o tigra_n not_o far_o from_o fremonia_n encompass_n a_o great_a part_n of_o that_o kingdom_n then_o fall_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o cafer_n as_o if_o the_o stream_n disdain_v that_o nation_n it_o hide_v itself_o for_o a_o long_a space_n under_o ground_n yet_o not_o so_o but_o that_o it_o afford_v both_o water_n and_o fish_n to_o they_o that_o dig_v eight_o or_o ten_o span_n deep_a and_o at_o length_n disperse_v and_o leave_v its_o divide_a water_n in_o the_o miry_a field_n of_o dequin_n as_o for_o those_o river_n that_o fall_v into_o the_o neighbour_a ocean_n gregory_n remember_v no_o more_o than_o those_o already_o recite_v zeb_n rise_v in_o enarea_n and_o embrace_v the_o adjoin_a kingdom_n of_o zenderò_fw-la from_o whence_o it_o turn_v to_o the_o south_n and_o near_o to_o mambasa_n be_v think_v to_o fall_v into_o the_o indian_a ocean_n for_o as_o for_o the_o abyssine_n themselves_o they_o be_v utter_o ignorant_a of_o navigation_n in_o regard_n that_o the_o river_n be_v full_a of_o rock_n and_o cataract_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o it_o nor_o have_v they_o any_o port_n upon_o the_o red-sea_n only_o upon_o the_o lake_n tzana_n which_o they_o call_v the_o sea_n of_o dembea_n they_o make_v use_v of_o little_a cock-boat_n make_v of_o thick_a water-torch_n or_o catstail_n though_o with_o great_a hazard_n and_o jeopardy_n to_o themselves_o it_o be_v situate_v on_o this_o side_n the_o equinoctial_a line_n in_o the_o thirteen_o degree_n and_o a_o half_a of_o latitude_n the_o length_n of_o it_o be_v thirty_o the_o breadth_n twelve_o portugal_n league_n or_o somewhat_o 57_o somewhat_o r._n t._n say_v where_o long_a 35_o league_n pet._n pays_n allow_v it_o 14_o in_o breadth_n it_o be_v more_o large_o describe_v by_o kircher_n in_o his_o oedipus_n synt._n 1._o c._n 7._o p._n 57_o less_o it_o contain_v many_o island_n of_o which_o the_o big_a be_v 1._o tzana_n from_o whence_o the_o lake_n derive_v its_o name_n for_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v call_v bahr-tzana_a or_o the_o sea_n of_o tzana_n place_v tzana_n in_o some_o map_n barcena_n but_o ill_o place_v 2._o berghida_n 3._o dabra-antons_a the_o monastery_n of_o antony_n 4._o dabra-marjam_a 5._o daga_n 6._o dek_n famous_a for_o the_o exilement_n of_o great_a men._n 7._o galila_n 8._o mecrahha_n 9_o metzlè_fw-la 10._o qebran_n 11._o rima_n all_o which_o island_n dek_n except_v be_v possess_v by_o the_o monk_n there_o be_v also_o other_o lake_n in_o habessinia_n but_o it_o be_v not_o of_o any_o importance_n to_o name_v they_o but_o since_o we_o have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o true_a river_n let_v we_o not_o omit_v that_o fabulous_a stream_n which_o they_o will_v have_v to_o run_v between_o prester_n john_n and_o their_o own_o countryman_n find_v out_o among_o the_o figment_n of_o the_o jew_n they_o call_v it_o sabbation_n or_o the_o sabbath_n river_n because_o it_o never_o run_v upon_o that_o word_n that_o consult_v buxtorf_n lexicon_n concern_v this_o word_n day_n but_o upon_o the_o other_o day_n of_o the_o week_n so_o rapid_a that_o it_o carry_v all_o before_o it_o and_o therefore_o their_o religion_n they_o say_v forbid_v they_o to_o visit_v their_o brethren_n on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o if_o they_o can_v not_o send_v some_o person_n of_o another_o religion_n to_o bring_v they_o news_n from_o that_o region_n or_o be_v unwilling_a to_o put_v their_o pigeon_n upon_o that_o employment_n with_o so_o frivolous_a a_o fiction_n do_v they_o endeavour_v to_o comfort_v themselves_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o kingdom_n ignorant_a where_n this_o river_n rise_v or_o where_o it_o end_v whether_o in_o asia_n in_o africa_n or_o in_o utopia_n nor_o do_v they_o trouble_v themselves_o to_o inquire_v how_o those_o miserable_a soul_n get_v thither_o or_o how_o they_o shall_v get_v out_o shall_v that_o unfortunate_a river_n deny_v they_o passage_n upon_o a_o calm_a day_n yet_o the_o story_n be_v ancient_a though_o not_o of_o any_o river_n in_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o asia_n or_o ethiopia_n but_o of_o a_o river_n in_o judea_n for_o pliny_n write_v of_o a_o river_n in_o judea_n which_o use_v to_o be_v dry_v up_o every_o sabbath_n day_n josephus_n 9_o josephus_n of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o jew_n l._n 7._o nic._n fuller_n miscel_n sacr._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o also_o make_v mention_n of_o it_o and_o unless_o it_o be_v correct_v in_o a_o plain_a contrary_a sense_n he_o report_v it_o be_v observe_v by_o titus_n the_o roman_a emperor_n as_o he_o march_v along_o but_o the_o late_a jew_n more_o cunning_a at_o invention_n lest_o it_o shall_v be_v find_v no_o where_o have_v place_v it_o in_o a_o corner_n of_o the_o world_n where_o no_o body_n shall_v find_v it_o a_o addition_n to_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n what_o gregory_n tell_v we_o brief_o concern_v the_o fountain_n of_o nile_n tellez_n more_o at_o large_a recite_v out_o of_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o jesuit_n agreeable_a to_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v produce_v out_o of_o peter_n pay_v in_o the_o twelve_o degree_n of_o northern_a latitude_n to_o the_o west_n of_o gojam_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sabala_n of_o so_o write_v for_o sabala_n sacabala_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a field_n and_o in_o that_o field_n a_o certain_a lake_n fill_v from_o two_o fountain_n about_o a_o stone_n be_v cast_v distant_a one_o from_o another_o from_o they_o through_o a_o subterraneal_a channel_n which_o yet_o the_o verdure_n of_o the_o grass_n betray_v the_o water_n flow_v eastward_o for_o about_o a_o musket_n shoot_v but_o by_o and_o by_o bend_v to_o the_o north_n and_o about_o half_a a_o portugal_n league_n far_o burst_v forth_o into_o a_o river_n and_o be_v soon_o after_o that_o enlarge_v with_o the_o addition_n of_o other_o stream_n after_o a_o course_n of_o 15_o league_n the_o river_n gema_n big_a than_o nilus_n lose_v its_o name_n and_o give_v nilus_n the_o honour_n of_o her_o torrent_n then_o insensible_o wind_v to_o the_o east_n and_o receive_v two_o river_n more_o kelti_fw-la and_o branty_n it_o hasten_v lake_n hasten_v a_o lake_n by_o other_o call_v the_o tzanic_a lake_n direct_o for_o dembea_n which_o it_o glide_v through_o preserve_v its_o own_o water_n entire_a as_o if_o disdain_v to_o mix_v more_o noble_a wave_n with_o a_o vile_a puddle_n these_o thing_n be_v all_o deliver_v by_o consent_n that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o far_o reason_n to_o doubt_v of_o the_o fountain_n and_o original_a of_o nilus_n for_o the_o future_a chap._n ix_o of_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o soil_n in_o general_n and_o of_o the_o vegetable_n and_o plant_n in_o particular_a in_o habessinia_n sometime_o two_o sometime_o three_o harvest_n tef_n a_o sort_n of_o corn_n unknown_a to_o we_o they_o want_v rice_n despise_v oat_n feed_v their_o horse_n with_o barley_n
polyhist_n c._n 43._o al._n 30._o out_o of_o pomponius_n mela._n the_o long-liver_n or_o macrobii_n say_v he_o honour_n justice_n love_n equity_n they_o be_v very_o strong_a and_o particular_o well-favoured_a but_o present_o after_o he_o bring_v in_o the_o old_a fable_n the_o fable_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o herodotus_n set_v forth_o at_o large_a l._n 3._o where_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o embassy_n of_o cambyses_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o macrobii_n their_o woman_n be_v also_o strong_a and_o lusty_a and_o bring_v forth_o with_o little_a pain_n as_o most_o woman_n do_v in_o hot_a country_n when_o they_o be_v in_o labour_n they_o kneel_v down_o upon_o their_o knee_n and_o so_o be_v forth_o be_v thus_o do_v the_o hebrew_n woman_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o elis_n daughter_n in_o law_n she_o fall_v upon_o her_o knee_n and_o bring_v forth_o deliver_v without_o the_o help_n of_o a_o midwife_n unless_o very_o rare_o and_o that_o they_o be_v fruitful_a you_o may_v well_o imagine_v from_o the_o multitude_n of_o people_n for_o though_o habessinia_n be_v not_o so_o numerous_o inhabit_a yet_o the_o latin_a patriarch_n alphonsus_n mendez_n go_v his_o visitation_n in_o one_o little_a province_n reckon_v forty_o thousand_o in_o other_o place_n a_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o in_o other_o place_n other_o of_o the_o father_n baptise_a a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o five_o nor_o be_v it_o to_o be_v question_v but_o that_o if_o the_o kingdom_n be_v at_o peace_n if_o their_o city_n and_o town_n be_v fortify_v and_o that_o they_o take_v care_n of_o their_o granary_n that_o the_o number_n of_o inhabitant_n in_o so_o healthy_a a_o country_n will_v soon_o be_v multiply_v beside_o the_o abyssine_n several_a other_o nation_n inhabit_v this_o kingdom_n jew_n mahometans_n with_o several_a pagan_n mix_v among_o the_o rest_n the_o jew_n former_o hold_v several_a fair_a and_o large_a province_n almost_o all_o denbea_n as_o also_o wegara_n and_o samen_n stout_o and_o long_o defend_v themselves_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o rock_n till_o they_o be_v drive_v thence_o by_o susneus_n at_o that_o time_n they_o also_o live_v according_a to_o their_o own_o custom_n whence_o perhaps_o arise_v the_o report_n already_o hint_v at_o by_o we_o that_o they_o live_v either_o within_o the_o dominion_n of_o prester_n john_n or_o near_o they_o under_o a_o prince_n of_o their_o own_o now_o they_o be_v disperse_v though_o many_o still_o remain_v in_o dembea_n get_v their_o live_n by_o weave_v and_o exercise_v the_o trade_n of_o carpenter_n other_o have_v retire_v themselves_o without_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o westward_n near_o the_o river_n nile_n adjoin_v to_o the_o cafer_n who_o the_o ethiopian_n call_v falusjan_n or_o exile_n most_o of_o they_o still_o keep_v up_o their_o own_o synagogue_n have_v their_o own_o hebrew_a bibles_n and_o speak_v in_o a_o corrupt_a talmudic_n dialect_n the_o father_n of_o the_o society_n never_o take_v care_n to_o inquire_v when_o or_o upon_o what_o occasion_n the_o jew_n come_v first_o into_o ethiopia_n whether_o they_o be_v addict_v to_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o karri_n or_o the_o jew_n what_o sacred_a book_n they_o use_v whether_o with_o point_n or_o without_o point_n whether_o they_o have_v any_o other_o book_n especial_o history_n or_o whether_o they_o have_v any_o tradition_n concern_v their_o own_o or_o nation_n of_o the_o habessine_n which_o to_o know_v will_v certain_o be_v most_o grateful_a to_o many_o learned_a man_n in_o regard_v it_o seem_v very_o probable_a that_o there_o may_v be_v find_v some_o ancient_a book_n among_o they_o since_o they_o have_v live_v so_o long_o and_o so_o secure_o in_o such_o inaccessible_a hold_n next_o to_o these_o the_o mahometans_n be_v frequent_o admit_v into_o this_o kingdom_n intermix_v up_o and_o down_o the_o country_n with_o the_o christian_n employ_v themselves_o altogether_o in_o tillage_n or_o merchandize_v trade_n be_v all_o in_o their_o hand_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o freedom_n of_o traffic_n which_o the_o turk_n and_o arabian_n grant_v they_o and_o the_o liberty_n of_o commerce_n which_o they_o have_v by_o their_o mean_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n where_o they_o exchange_v the_o habessinian_n gold_n for_o indian_a ware_n there_o be_v yet_o many_o other_o barbarous_a nation_n that_o wander_v about_o in_o the_o sandy_a desert_n have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o live_v without_o any_o government_n of_o king_n or_o law_n vary_v in_o custom_n and_o language_n have_v no_o certain_a habitation_n but_o where_o night_n compel_v they_o to_o rest_v savage_a naked_a flat_a nose_a and_o blubber_v lip_v agriophagi_n devourer_n of_o wild_a beast_n or_o rather_o pamphagi_n all-eater_n for_o they_o feed_v upon_o 30._o upon_o for_o many_o of_o the_o barbarian_n have_v be_v name_v from_o the_o particular_a diet_n they_o feed_v upon_o as_o the_o man-eater_n fish-eater_n ostrich-eater_n etc._n etc._n solin_n in_o polyhist_n c._n 30_o al._n 43._o plin._n l._n 6._o c._n 30._o dragon_n elephant_n and_o whatever_o they_o meet_v in_o their_o way_n the_o most_o sordid_a and_o vile_a of_o human_a creature_n 8._o l._n 5._o c._n 8._o gregory_n describe_v they_o to_o i_o as_o pliny_n describe_v the_o troglodyte_n for_o they_o dig_v themselves_o den_n in_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v instead_o of_o house_n they_o feed_v upon_o serpent_n flesh_n their_o language_n be_v only_o a_o inarticulate_a noise_n the_o portugueze_v call_v these_o sort_n of_o people_n cafer_n borrow_v the_o word_n from_o the_o arabian_n who_o call_v all_o people_n that_o deny_v one_o god_n cafir_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n cafruna_n infidel_n or_o incredulous_a there_o be_v also_o other_o pagan_n that_o have_v their_o peculiar_a name_n and_o region_n as_o the_o agawi_n that_o inhabit_v the_o mountainous_a part_n of_o gojam_n the_o gongae_n gafates_n and_o the_o gallant_n themselves_o otherwise_o the_o most_o profess_a enemy_n of_o the_o abessine_n but_o be_v expel_v by_o faction_n of_o their_o own_o the_o king_n assign_v they_o certain_a land_n in_o gojam_n and_o dembea_n and_o make_v use_v of_o they_o against_o their_o own_o countryman_n from_o whence_o they_o revolt_a chap._n xv._o of_o the_o various_a language_n use_v in_o ethiopia_n particular_o of_o our_o ethiopic_n erroneous_o call_v chaldaic_n in_o the_o last_o century_n the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o ethiopic_a language_n its_o various_a appellation_n former_o the_o natural_a language_n of_o those_o of_o tigra_n in_o that_o all_o their_o book_n write_v the_o tegian_a language_n what_o joh._n potken_n first_o divulge_v the_o ethiopic_n in_o europe_n and_o call_v it_o chaldee_n by_o mistake_n more_o like_o the_o arabic_a the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o the_o hebraic_n a_o example_n in_o the_o word_n adama_n and_o adam_n not_o so_o call_v from_o the_o redness_n of_o the_o earth_n what_o now_o the_o natural_a habassian_n it_o differ_v from_o the_o ethiopic_n which_o be_v much_o more_o noble_a to_o be_v learn_v by_o read_v and_o use_n for_o that_o they_o have_v neither_o grammar_n nor_o lexicon_n few_o understand_v it_o difficult_a to_o pronounce_v multitude_n of_o dialect_n eight_o principal_a language_n they_o understand_v not_o the_o greek_a the_o number_n of_o language_n in_o vain_a prefix_v not_o so_o number_v in_o africa_n among_o so_o many_o and_o such_o variety_n of_o nation_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n there_o shall_v be_v such_o diversity_n of_o language_n the_o most_o noble_a and_o most_o ancient_a language_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v our_o ethiopic_n common_o so_o call_v by_o the_o learned_a for_o the_o attain_n of_o which_o we_o set_v forth_o a_o lexicon_n and_o grammar_n some_o while_n since_o in_o england_n 1661._o 1661._o the_o abyssine_n call_v it_o lesana_n itjopia_n the_o language_n of_o ethiopia_n or_o lesana_n gheez_v and_o sometime_o single_o gheez_v or_o the_o language_n of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o if_o you_o please_v the_o language_n of_o the_o study_n for_o that_o the_o word_n signify_v both_o also_o the_o language_n of_o book_n either_o because_o it_o be_v only_o use_v in_o write_v or_o else_o because_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v attain_v without_o study_n and_o read_n of_o book_n it_o be_v former_o the_o natural_a language_n of_o those_o of_o tigra_n when_o the_o king_n keep_v their_o court_n at_o aexuma_n the_o metropolis_n of_o tigra_n in_o this_o language_n all_o their_o book_n as_o well_o sacred_a as_o profane_a be_v write_v and_o still_o be_v write_v and_o into_o this_o language_n the_o bible_n be_v former_o translate_v for_o whereas_o other_o write_v that_o the_o abessine_n read_v the_o scripture_n in_o the_o tegian_a language_n reader_n language_n walton_n in_o his_o prolegomena_n before_o the_o bible_n c._n 15._o out_o of_o alvarez_n for_o the_o r._n and_o the_o i._o write_v without_o a_o point_n after_o the_o italian_a manner_n deceive_v the_o reader_n that_o be_v a_o mistake_n for_o
turk_n as_o the_o gallant_n have_v take_v a_o occasion_n continual_o to_o vex_v they_o with_o war_n and_o wasteful_a inroad_n and_o first_o the_o turk_n after_o they_o have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o egypt_n and_o slay_v the_o king_n of_o the_o mamaluke_n send_v a_o fleet_n into_o the_o red_a sea_n to_o secure_v the_o indian_a navigation_n which_o be_v vast_o profitable_a to_o egypt_n for_o that_o the_o portuguess_n to_o the_o intent_n they_o may_v enjoy_v the_o sole_a trade_n of_o india_n take_v all_o the_o ship_n of_o the_o saracen_n they_o can_v meet_v with_o pretend_v a_o hatred_n of_o their_o religion_n the_o turk_n therefore_o to_o shut_v up_o all_o the_o port_n of_o that_o sea_n make_v themselves_o master_n of_o suaqena_n and_o matzua_n island_n that_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o habessine_n which_o they_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o do_v in_o regard_n the_o habessine_n have_v their_o handsful_a by_o land_n take_v no_o care_n of_o their_o sea_n affair_n but_o soon_o after_o they_o become_v sensible_a how_o vast_a a_o inconvenience_n it_o be_v to_o have_v so_o powerful_a a_o neighbour_n find_v what_o potent_a succour_n of_o man_n and_o fire-arm_n the_o turk_n send_v to_o assist_v their_o enemy_n and_o those_o that_o revolt_v from_o they_o nor_o be_v they_o less_o frequent_o sensible_a of_o it_o to_o this_o day_n in_o regard_n that_o neither_o man_n nor_o merchandise_n can_v be_v admit_v into_o the_o gulf_n unless_o they_o request_v it_o from_o the_o bassa_n or_o his_o deputy_n with_o vast_a expense_n of_o rich_a present_n but_o the_o fierceness_n and_o cruelty_n of_o the_o gallant_n be_v much_o more_o formidable_a for_o they_o have_v subdue_v many_o kingdom_n &_o province_n thirst_v after_o all_o the_o rest_n whence_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a what_o tellezius_n write_v that_o unless_o they_o have_v fall_v into_o faction_n among_o themselves_o or_o that_o the_o habessine_n be_v not_o so_o invincible_o secure_v within_o their_o own_o rock_n they_o have_v be_v ere_o this_o utter_o destroy_v therefore_o it_o seem_v but_o requisite_a that_o i_o shall_v here_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o original_a and_o custom_n of_o these_o people_n which_o i_o shall_v do_v as_o well_o from_o tellezius_n as_o from_o the_o lip_n of_o our_o gregory_n himself_n what_o time_n etana-denghel_a surname_v david_n be_v entangle_v in_o that_o fatal_a war_n with_o the_o adelenses_n that_o other_o plague_n break_v forth_o about_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bali_n a_o certain_a number_n of_o servant_n be_v cruel_o handle_v by_o one_o matthew_n a_o nobleman_n revolt_a and_o despair_v of_o pardon_n associate_v to_o themselves_o all_o the_o fugitive_n and_o criminal_n that_o flee_v from_o the_o punishment_n of_o their_o mis-deed_n and_o live_v upon_o public_a spoil_n and_o plunder_n which_o they_o do_v with_o more_o success_n in_o regard_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o bali_n be_v not_o able_a to_o oppose_v they_o and_o for_o the_o habessine_n they_o be_v involve_v in_o war_n with_o the_o adelan_n contemn_v those_o inconsiderable_a robber_n tellez_n affirm_v they_o a_o particular_a nation_n and_o the_o same_o that_o inhabit_a the_o eastern_a coast_n of_o africa_n and_o the_o place_n adjoin_v to_o the_o indian_a sea_n perhaps_o those_o servant_n of_o who_o gregory_n make_v mention_v belong_v to_o that_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o fly_v to_o their_o own_o countryman_n for_o aid_n discover_v habessinia_n and_o those_o country_n which_o be_v by_o their_o servitude_n well_o know_v to_o they_o and_o now_o the_o gallant_n puff_v up_o with_o their_o success_n and_o rich_a plunder_n and_o increase_v in_o their_o number_n have_v subdue_v bali_n overran_a the_o neighbour_a kingdom_n but_o when_o they_o see_v that_o what_o be_v win_v by_o force_n must_v be_v defend_v by_o force_n they_o begin_v to_o make_v law_n among_o themselves_o very_o advantageous_a for_o the_o enlargement_n of_o their_o detestable_a dominion_n and_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o untamed_a and_o barbarous_a fierceness_n they_o be_v not_o so_o unlimited_a as_o to_o despise_v matrimony_n like_o the_o garamant_n nor_o do_v they_o live_v common_o with_o their_o woman_n but_o they_o have_v as_o many_o wife_n as_o they_o please_v the_o young_a man_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o cut_v their_o hair_n before_o they_o have_v kill_v a_o enemy_n in_o the_o field_n or_o some_o wild_a beast_n a_o encouragement_n of_o boldness_n and_o hardiness_n to_o adventure_v that_o by_o such_o a_o conspicuous_a mark_n the_o sluggish_a and_o cow-hearted_n shall_v be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o bold_a and_o dare_a .._o in_o their_o banquet_n and_o feast_n the_o best_a bit_n be_v always_o set_v in_o the_o middle_n and_o he_o that_o take_v it_o must_v be_v the_o first_o in_o any_o perilous_a undertake_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o long_a consideration_n every_o one_o prepare_v to_o win_v that_o honour_n to_o himself_o ambition_n stimulate_v their_o fortitude_n but_o then_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o bring_v some_o proof_n of_o a_o enemy_n slay_v first_o they_o bring_v the_o head_n as_o the_o most_o modest_a part_n of_o the_o body_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o doubt_n of_o the_o sex_n for_o want_v of_o a_o beard_n they_o cut_v off_o the_o most_o obscene_a part_n of_o the_o slay_a a_o thing_n foul_a to_o relate_v these_o they_o number_n and_o heap_v up_o before_o the_o army_n as_o if_o their_o barbarous_a fortitude_n can_v not_o be_v make_v appear_v without_o such_o kind_n of_o testimony_n however_o by_o those_o part_n it_o be_v not_o manifest_a whether_o he_o be_v a_o friend_n or_o a_o enemy_n that_o be_v slay_v and_o therefore_o the_o head_n decide_v that_o question_n but_o their_o most_o prevail_a encouragement_n in_o battle_n be_v that_o because_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v think_v to_o fight_v for_o base_a hire_n or_o out_o of_o servile_a obedience_n for_o another_o man_n honour_n but_o only_o for_o his_o own_o reputation_n the_o plunder_n be_v equal_o divide_v among_o they_o all_o they_o go_v to_o war_n as_o if_o they_o have_v devote_v themselves_o for_o victory_n with_o a_o certain_a resolution_n either_o to_o overcome_v or_o die_v from_o whence_o proceed_v great_a obstinacy_n in_o combat_n they_o use_v but_o few_o weapon_n at_o a_o distance_n they_o fight_v with_o lance_n or_o dart_n hand_n to_o hand_n with_o club_n or_o stake_n burn_v at_o the_o end_n rely_v more_o upon_o their_o courage_n than_o their_o hand_n they_o make_v their_o shield_n of_o the_o skin_n of_o ox_n or_o wild_a bufalo_n former_o they_o fight_v for_o the_o most_o part_n afoot_o now_o more_o frequent_o a_o horseback_n and_o though_o the_o abessine_n be_v general_o more_o in_o number_n and_o better_o arm_v as_o also_o more_o skilful_a horseman_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o able_a to_o withstand_v the_o violence_n of_o their_o furious_a onset_n but_o how_o they_o may_v be_v subdue_v we_o shall_v then_o declare_v when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o chapter_n concern_v the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n of_o habessinia_n be_v thus_o breed_v up_o to_o war_n they_o abhor_v all_o peaceful_a calling_n believe_v it_o much_o better_a to_o ravish_v wealth_n then_o get_v it_o by_o honest_a labour_n they_o willing_o eat_v the_o bread_n which_o they_o find_v among_o the_o abessine_n but_o do_v not_o love_v to_o grind_v the_o corn_n for_o they_o neither_o till_o nor_o sow_v their_o land_n never_o mind_v agriculture_n but_o only_o graze_v of_o cattle_n their_o herd_n they_o drive_v before_o they_o as_o well_o in_o war_n as_o in_o peace_n through_o the_o most_o fertile_a pasture_n upon_o the_o raw_a flesh_n of_o which_o they_o general_o feed_v without_o bread_n and_o then_o drink_v their_o milk_n use_v the_o same_o sort_n of_o food_n and_o drink_n both_o at_o home_n and_o in_o the_o field_n they_o never_o cumber_v themselves_o with_o any_o baggage_n not_o so_o much_o as_o kitchen_n utensil_n only_o wooden_a cup_n to_o drink_v their_o milk_n in_o such_o wild_a nation_n be_v general_o a_o terror_n to_o civilise_a people_n who_o abundance_n render_v slothful_a and_o riches_n effeminate_a thus_o the_o cimbrian_o goth_n vandal_n and_o norman_n overran_a the_o more_o civilise_a kingdom_n of_o europe_n thus_o the_o oriental_a tartar_n former_o invade_v china_n the_o gallant_n if_o at_o any_o time_n overcome_v by_o the_o habessine_n retire_v with_o their_o herd_n into_o remote_a corner_n oppose_v only_o wild_a desert_n and_o solitude_n for_o their_o enemy_n to_o encounter_n every_o eight_o year_n they_o choose_v one_o among_o they_o for_o their_o leader_n as_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n who_o they_o call_v luva_n and_o he_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o captain_n obey_v but_o that_o be_v only_o in_o time_n of_o war_n his_o first_o enterprise_n be_v to_o muster_v the_o people_n together_o and_o invade_v habessinia_n for_o
the_o sake_n of_o honour_n and_o booty_n they_o have_v a_o language_n peculiar_a to_o themselves_o and_o different_a from_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o habessinian_n dialect_v which_o argue_v their_o original_a both_o foreign_a and_o common_a to_o all_o their_o tribe_n they_o admit_v of_o circumcision_n among_o themselves_o whether_o it_o be_v by_o any_o ancient_a custom_n observe_v by_o many_o of_o the_o neighbour_a ethnic_n or_o for_o that_o they_o find_v the_o arabian_n and_o abessine_n to_o do_v the_o same_o they_o have_v no_o idol_n and_o but_o very_o little_a divine_a worship_n if_o you_o ask_v they_o concern_v god_n or_o any_o supreme_a numen_fw-la or_o who_o it_o be_v that_o govern_v the_o earth_n with_o so_o much_o order_n and_o constancy_n they_o answer_n heaven_n which_o embrace_v in_o their_o view_n all_o the_o rest_n however_o they_o adore_v that_o heaven_n with_o no_o solemn_a worship_n more_o barbarous_a than_o the_o barbarian_n themselves_o nor_o yet_o be_v they_o altogether_o void_a of_o humanity_n for_o they_o aspire_v to_o a_o large_a share_n of_o ingenuity_n and_o in_o aptness_n to_o learn_v equalise_v the_o smart_a of_o the_o habessine_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o sort_n of_o humankind_n so_o fierce_a and_o savage_a which_o may_v not_o be_v civilise_v by_o education_n and_o learning_n many_o have_v submit_v to_o the_o instruction_n of_o christianity_n and_o persist_v constant_a in_o the_o faith_n tellezius_n testify_v and_o gregory_n far_a witness_v that_o several_a thousand_o of_o the_o gallant_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o submit_v to_o baptism_n under_o king_n basilides_n now_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o this_o be_v that_o formidable_a nation_n which_o have_v ruin_v the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o the_o abessine_n insomuch_o that_o they_o have_v tear_v from_o the_o abessine_a king_n above_o the_o half_a of_o those_o territory_n which_o his_o ancestor_n enjoy_v for_o after_o their_o irruption_n out_o of_o bali_n they_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o province_n of_o gedmam_n angota_n dawara_n wed_v fatagar_n ifat_n guragea_n ganza_n conta_fw-la damota_fw-la waleka_n bizama_n part_n of_o shewa_n and_o many_o intermixed_a kingdom_n nor_o have_v they_o stop_v there_o have_v they_o not_o be_v rend_v into_o division_n among_o themselves_o turn_v their_o arm_n one_o against_o another_o and_o give_v the_o habessine_n a_o little_a breathe_a time_n for_o concord_n among_o equal_n rare_o long_o attend_v prosperity_n at_o this_o time_n they_o be_v divide_v into_o certain_a tribe_n seventy_o or_o more_o and_o as_o it_o be_v into_o two_o nation_n of_o which_o the_o more_o westerly_a be_v by_o the_o habessine_n call_v bertuma_n galla_n those_o that_o lie_v to_o the_o east_n boren_n galla_n those_o easterly_a and_o southerly_a in_o a_o manner_n encircle_v habassia_n and_o harrase_n it_o with_o frequent_a incursion_n they_o have_v also_o separate_v cambata_n and_o enarea_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n as_o have_v subdue_v the_o kingdom_n that_o lie_v between_o which_o make_v it_o very_o difficult_a for_o the_o abessine_a prince_n to_o convoy_n home_n the_o tribute_n of_o those_o kingdom_n thus_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n for_o the_o habessine_n to_o be_v always_o in_o war_n with_o these_o people_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o hope_n of_o regain_n their_o ancient_a and_o pristine_a glory_n unless_o that_o nation_n be_v first_o reduce_v into_o order_n the_o king_n have_v prudent_o make_v use_n of_o their_o intestine_a discord_n for_o he_o have_v place_v the_o revolter_n in_o dembea_n and_o gojam_n and_o successful_o make_v use_v of_o their_o arm_n against_o their_o countryman_n for_o as_o they_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a antidote_n which_o be_v compose_v of_o the_o most_o venomous_a animal_n themselves_o so_o the_o barbarian_n themselves_z be_v the_o most_o prevalent_a force_n against_o the_o barbarian_n now_o let_v we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o zandero_n till_o late_o undiscovered_a although_o contiguous_a to_o habessinia_n as_o be_v not_o above_o four_o or_o five_o day_n from_o it_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v but_o little_o more_o civil_a than_o the_o gallant_n only_o that_o they_o acknowledge_v a_o king_n and_o have_v a_o awful_a respect_n for_o something_o whether_o it_o be_v god_n or_o devil_n the_o king_n be_v dead_a the_o next_o of_o kin_n retire_v into_o the_o wood_n and_o there_o modest_o wait_v the_o election_n of_o the_o nobility_n who_o in_o quest_n of_o their_o king_n new_o elect_v among_o themselves_o enter_v the_o wood_n guide_v by_o a_o certain_a bird_n of_o the_o eagle-kind_n which_o by_o the_o noise_n it_o make_v discover_v the_o conceal_v person_n present_o they_o find_v he_o surround_v with_o a_o guard_n of_o lion_n dragon_n and_o panther_n d_o assemble_v together_o by_o a_o sort_n of_o incantation_n to_o the_o ancient_n unknown_a at_o first_o he_o make_v a_o resistance_n against_o the_o elector_n and_o wound_v those_o that_o he_o can_v that_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v constrain_v to_o take_v the_o government_n upon_o he_o soon_o after_o as_o they_o be_v go_v along_o another_o gang_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v of_o ancient_a custom_n endeavour_n to_o rescue_v their_o king_n from_o the_o other_o party_n claim_v to_o themselves_o the_o honour_n of_o be_v the_o person_n that_o set_v the_o crown_n upon_o the_o king_n head_n and_o purchase_v the_o hope_n of_o royal_a favour_n by_o mean_n of_o a_o seem_a sport_n which_o ofttimes_o prove_v very_o bloody_a thus_o instead_o of_o inauguration_n the_o african_a gentile_n think_v it_o lawful_a to_o atone_v the_o devil_n with_o human_a blood_n the_o king_n proud_a in_o the_o height_n of_o poverty_n not_o content_v with_o the_o few_o step_n to_o his_o throne_n get_v upon_o the_o beam_n of_o his_o house_n from_o whence_o he_o look_v down_o as_o from_o a_o gallery_n and_o give_v answer_n to_o ambassador_n antony_n fernandez_n travel_v with_o the_o habessinian_n ambassador_n into_o that_o kingdom_n have_v view_v this_o same_o lybian_a sovereign_a compare_v he_o for_o colour_n and_o gesture_n to_o a_o rampant_a monkey_n nor_o do_v the_o word_n zendero_n which_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o kingdom_n intimate_a much_o less_o in_o regard_n that_o zendero_n signify_v a_o ape_n tellezius_n add_v that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o those_o barbarian_n if_o their_o king_n be_v wound_v to_o kill_v he_o which_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o monkey_n who_o have_v receive_v a_o wound_n tear_n and_o scratch_v it_o so_o long_o till_o their_o entrail_n drop_v out_o or_o that_o they_o lose_v all_o their_o blood_n the_o next_o kingdom_n be_v alaba_n conterminous_a easterly_n to_o cambat_v the_o governor_n of_o which_o in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n of_o this_o century_n be_v call_v alico_fw-la to_o the_o east_n habessinia_n be_v bound_v by_o vast_a desert_n and_o open_a solitary_a level_a wilderness_n and_o therefore_o altogether_o unknown_a southward_o it_o join_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sennar_n or_o fund_z govern_v by_o its_o peculiar_a king_n formerly_z a_o tributary_n to_o the_o abessine_n but_o now_o absolute_a he_o possess_v a_o part_n of_o the_o ancient_a nubia_n near_o to_o which_o adjoin_v the_o kingdom_n of_o balou_n who_o inhabitant_n be_v by_o the_o portuguese_n call_v balous_a their_o king_n be_v former_o lord_n of_o suaqena_n and_o in_o friendship_n with_o the_o abessine_n now_o he_o only_o receive_v the_o half_a of_o the_o maritine_n tribute_n from_o the_o turk_n from_o what_o we_o have_v say_v it_o may_v be_v easy_o gather_v with_o how_o many_o adversary_n and_o enemy_n ethiopia_n be_v surround_v so_o that_o the_o abersines_n may_v not_o improper_o compare_v their_o country_n to_o the_o flower_n of_o saffron_n denguelat_n set_v about_o with_o thorn_n for_o be_v perpetual_o struggle_v with_o their_o foe_n they_o rather_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o art_n of_o war_n than_o peace_n which_o seldom_o thrive_v amid_o the_o noise_n of_o war_n and_o public_a contention_n a_o addition_n it_o remain_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o portugal_n in_o habessinia_n who_o be_v neither_o african_n nor_o foreigner_n for_o that_o some_o time_n since_o they_o have_v submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o habessine_a jurisdiction_n for_o of_o the_o four_o hundred_o which_o christopher_n gamez_n bring_v to_o the_o succour_n of_o the_o abyssine_n in_o the_o adelan_n war_n about_o one_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o superviving_a in_o the_o space_n of_o one_o age_n multiply_v so_o fast_o that_o when_o the_o father_n of_o the_o society_n come_v thither_o they_o be_v able_a to_o muster_n fourteen_o hundred_o fight_a man_n a_o small_a handful_n but_o very_o considerable_a to_o the_o party_n to_o which_o they_o adhere_v as_o retain_v their_o ancient_a courage_n and_o dexterity_n in_o handle_v their_o arm_n for_o the_o use_n of_o fire-arm_n superior_a to_o the_o habessine_n or_o any_o of_o the_o barbarian_n
when_o the_o war_n with_o the_o adelenses_n be_v end_v and_o grainus_n slay_v have_v certain_a land_n and_o possession_n grant_v they_o by_o claudius_n they_o choose_v themselves_o wife_n get_v child_n and_o be_v furnish_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n with_o mule_n and_o servant_n and_o other_o necessary_n begin_v to_o live_v comfortable_o for_o while_o the_o success_n of_o their_o assistance_n be_v fresh_a in_o memory_n they_o be_v court_v and_o every_o where_o kind_o entertain_v and_o have_v the_o free_a liberty_n of_o their_o religion_n but_o these_o privilege_n be_v abridge_v by_o menas_n successor_n to_o claudius_n they_o impatient_o brook_v to_o see_v their_o kindness_n so_o ungrateful_o retalliate_v it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o soldier_n rather_o to_o do_v than_o receive_v injury_n however_o their_o land_n be_v take_v away_o for_o jealousy_n begin_v to_o rule_v or_o else_o exchange_v for_o worse_a and_o those_o border_n upon_o the_o enemy_n so_o that_o at_o length_n the_o king_n of_o portugal_n be_v force_v to_o allow_v they_o twelve_o hundred_o patack_n a_o year_n to_o maintain_v they_o in_o this_o last_o century_n while_o the_o father_n of_o the_o society_n flourish_v they_o want_v for_o nothing_o but_o live_v in_o great_a prosperity_n but_o the_o father_n lose_v their_o credit_n they_o be_v again_o reduce_v to_o the_o extremity_n of_o misery_n so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o fear_n of_o mendez_n lest_o in_o that_o miserable_a poverty_n forgetful_a of_o their_o native_a language_n and_o their_o ancestor_n they_o shall_v revolt_v to_o the_o religion_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o habessine_n the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o book_n concern_v their_o political_a government_n book_n ii_o chap._n i._o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o abessine_n their_o various_a title_n their_o name_n and_o arms._n the_o king_n of_o the_o abessine_n why_o call_v prester_n john_n the_o king_n of_o portugal_n send_v to_o discover_v the_o indian_a trade_n and_o to_o find_v out_o prester_n john_n one_o of_o they_o not_o find_v he_o in_o india_n cause_v a_o false_a report_n in_o europe_n the_o true_a presbyter_n john_n in_o asia_n why_o so_o call_v ridiculous_a exposition_n of_o his_o name_n the_o true_a title_n of_o the_o king_n of_o abessinia_n they_o have_v a_o double_a name_n relate_v to_o their_o baptism_n and_o the_o government_n sometime_o treble_a which_o render_v the_o story_n uncertain_a their_o arms._n their_o title_n the_o queen_n title_n retain_v during_o life_n the_o title_n of_o the_o noble_a woman_n the_o king_n of_o the_o habessine_n have_v be_v hitherto_o know_v to_o the_o european_n by_o no_o other_o title_n than_o that_o of_o presbyter_n john_n which_o be_v first_o give_v he_o by_o the_o portuguese_n the_o occasion_n thus_o peter_n the_o son_n of_o peter_n prince_n of_o portugal_n return_v home_n from_o venice_n carry_v along_o with_o he_o a_o treatise_n of_o paulus_n venetus_n be_v a_o discourse_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o india_n 52._o itiner_n c._n 52._o wherein_o many_o thing_n be_v more_o especial_o and_o magnificent_o write_v concern_v presbyter_n john_n which_o as_o the_o portuguese_n chronicle_n witness_n be_v the_o chief_a motive_n to_o prosecute_v the_o design_n of_o the_o indian_a navigation_n that_o henry_n the_o son_n of_o john_n the_o first_o have_v begin_v he_o be_v induce_v into_o a_o certain_a belief_n that_o there_o may_v a_o compass_n be_v fetch_v about_o africa_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o passage_n will_v be_v open_a into_o india_n as_o have_v read_v in_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o hanno_n the_o carthaginian_a sail_v out_o of_o the_o strait_n of_o gibraltar_n come_v at_o length_n through_o the_o ocean_n into_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o send_v a_o navy_n into_o the_o unknown_a atlantic_a sea_n to_o discover_v the_o shore_n of_o africa_n who_o design_n john_n the_o second_o pursue_v to_o bring_v the_o discovery_n to_o perfection_n send_v two_o portuguese_n skilful_a in_o the_o arabic_a language_n peter_n covillian_n and_o alphonsus_n payva_n to_o try_v what_o they_o can_v do_v among_o other_o thing_n give_v they_o more_o especial_o in_o charge_n to_o find_v out_o that_o so_o much_o celebrate_v presbyter_n john_n that_o most_o wealthy_a king_n as_o he_o be_v repute_v either_o in_o asia_n or_o india_n hope_v easy_o to_o obtain_v a_o league_n and_o friendship_n with_o he_o as_o a_o christian_a prince_n they_o travel_v through_o egypt_n several_a way_n into_o india_n and_o after_o a_o long_a and_o vain_a search_n for_o prester_n john_n payva_n come_v home_o but_o peter_n more_o inquisitive_a at_o length_n in_o some_o of_o the_o port_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n hear_v much_o talk_n of_o a_o most_o potent_a christian_a king_n of_o the_o abessine_n that_o use_v to_o carry_v a_o cross_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o also_o of_o his_o subject_n who_o be_v great_a favourer_n if_o not_o follower_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n believe_v it_o therefore_o to_o be_v of_o little_a moment_n whether_o this_o famous_a monarch_n live_v in_o asia_n or_o in_o africa_n he_o certain_o persuade_v himself_o as_o be_v ignorant_a both_o in_o history_n and_o geography_n that_o this_o be_v the_o prince_n so_o much_o seek_v after_o and_o thereupon_o give_v intelligence_n thereof_o to_o his_o own_o king_n while_o he_o himself_o continue_v his_o journey_n into_o ethiopia_n with_o a_o resolution_n to_o take_v a_o view_n of_o this_o celebrate_a presbyter_n emperor_n who_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o another_o pope_n these_o glad_a tiding_n the_o portugal_n soon_o believe_v than_o consider_v and_o so_o spread_v the_o news_n all_o over_o europe_n for_o real_a truth_n credulity_n gain_v easy_o upon_o those_o that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o foreign_a affair_n and_o kingdom_n and_o now_o the_o learned_a man_n begin_v to_o inquire_v into_o the_o cause_n and_o original_a of_o this_o same_o appellation_n as_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n general_o to_o search_v for_o true_a original_n of_o feign_a name_n and_o wrest_v they_o after_o a_o strange_a manner_n to_o make_v good_a their_o own_o opinion_n we_o find_v among_o the_o most_o eminent_a historian_n that_o former_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a christian_a prince_n that_o reign_v in_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o asia_n not_o far_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o tenduc_n towards_o embassy_n towards_o the_o most_o skilful_a geographer_n teach_v we_o that_o cataya_n be_v no_o peculiar_a kingdom_n but_o a_o part_n of_o north_n china_n see_v newhostus_n china_n embassy_n cataya_n who_o be_v of_o great_a power_n and_o fame_n be_v by_o the_o neighbour_a persian_n to_o signify_v his_o remarkable_a sanctity_n call_v prester-chan_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o adorer_n that_o be_v to_o say_v christian_n or_o as_o scaliger_n will_v have_v it_o fristegiani_n the_o apostolic_a prince_n however_o the_o name_n be_v to_o be_v pronounce_v we_o shall_v not_o contend_v but_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o unskilful_a vulgar_a have_v learn_v the_o name_n from_o the_o italian_n who_o at_o that_o time_n be_v great_a trader_n into_o the_o east_n call_v he_o by_o the_o italian_a name_n of_o press_v or_o pretegianni_n or_o giovanni_n after_o which_o the_o same_o name_n prevail_v with_o all_o the_o people_n of_o europe_n thus_o his_o name_n and_o his_o fame_n continue_v for_o some_o age_n though_o under_o much_o obscurity_n for_o few_o understand_v that_o that_o same_o asiatic_a prester_n chan_n be_v apprehend_v be_v scal._n in_o his_o note_n ad_fw-la comp._n ethiop_n but_o by_o what_o authority_n he_o write_v that_o the_o ethiopian_n be_v beat_v out_o of_o asia_n by_o the_o tartar_n i_o can_v apprehend_v drive_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n by_o cenchi_fw-la or_o cynge_n king_n of_o the_o tartar_n therefore_o for_o this_o reason_n because_o the_o portuguese_n be_v great_o mistake_v first_o in_o the_o name_n and_o second_o in_o the_o thing_n itself_o that_o name_n be_v give_v to_o this_o african_a king_n which_o belong_v to_o a_o king_n reign_v some_o age_n since_o in_o asia_n some_o thousand_o of_o miles_n distance_n now_o after_o this_o surname_n prevail_v among_o the_o habessinians_n and_o yet_o there_o can_v be_v find_v no_o cause_n or_o signification_n of_o the_o same_o they_o begin_v to_o find_v out_o wolsus_n out_o in_o the_o itineracie_n of_o hierome_n wolsus_n word_n foreign_a and_o altogether_o from_o the_o purpose_n to_o uphold_v their_o own_o vanity_n as_o gian-belul_a beldigian_a tarasta_n gian_n one_o among_o the_o rest_n super-exquisite_o critical_a persuade_v himself_o that_o prete-janni_a be_v faulty_a will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v pretious-john_n as_o a_o title_n more_o become_v the_o person_n of_o a_o king_n this_o epithet_n the_o pope_n once_o assume_v and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o be_v in_o a_o error_n many_o there_o be_v that_o obstinate_o maintain_v it_o 2._o l._n 2._o c._n 2._o so_o that_o tellezius_n have_v much_o ado_n to_o instruct_v they_o better_o it_o
emperor_n descend_v from_o the_o ancient_a roman_n but_o if_o as_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o israelite_n they_o continue_v in_o their_o office_n or_o be_v so_o solicitous_a to_o preserve_v their_o posterity_n why_o not_o as_o well_o in_o preserve_v the_o history_n of_o their_o ancestor_n and_o in_o perpetuate_a kindness_n between_o their_o relation_n and_o those_o of_o the_o same_o tribe_n or_o family_n why_o not_o more_o choice_n in_o their_o marriage_n more_o earnest_n in_o visit_v the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o give_v mutual_a assistance_n to_o their_o brethren_n especial_o when_o rehoboam_n the_o brother_n of_o menehelec_n suffer_v that_o great_a loss_n of_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o when_o he_o be_v invade_v by_o sisack_n king_n of_o egypt_n who_o no_o man_n better_o than_o the_o king_n of_o ethiopia_n can_v have_v divert_v when_o the_o jew_n be_v oppress_v by_o so_o many_o enemy_n when_o they_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a to_o babylon_n when_o ruin_v by_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o when_o subdue_v by_o the_o roman_n for_o then_o the_o passage_n be_v free_a through_o arabia_n or_o egypt_n and_o the_o red_a sea_n be_v open_a last_o which_o be_v of_o most_o moment_n if_o the_o ethiopian_n receive_v their_o divine_a ceremony_n and_o religion_n from_o solomon_n why_o not_o his_o human_a learning_n for_o learning_n and_o religion_n general_o go_v together_o as_o may_v be_v prove_v by_o the_o example_n of_o many_o nation_n but_o as_o to_o this_o their_o manner_n of_o writing_n and_o read_v differ_v very_o much_o though_o some_o of_o their_o letter_n seem_v to_o be_v borrow_a from_o the_o samaritan_n last_o the_o jew_n inhabit_v up_o and_o down_o all_o over_o ethiopia_n it_o will_v be_v of_o great_a concern_v to_o put_v these_o question_n to_o they_o when_o and_o how_o they_o come_v thither_o what_o they_o think_v of_o these_o tradition_n of_o the_o habissine_n and_o what_o they_o find_v in_o their_o book_n concern_v they_o it_o not_o be_v probable_a that_o all_o their_o book_n shall_v be_v lose_v in_o a_o country_n so_o well_o defend_v by_o nature_n but_o we_o have_v make_v too_o long_o a_o digression_n now_o let_v we_o return_v to_o menilehec_n chap._n iu._n of_o menilehec_n the_o son_n of_o makeda_n and_o of_o his_o posterity_n to_o the_o interrupt_a succession_n of_o the_o salomonians_n menilehec_n first_o king_n the_o interpretation_n of_o his_o name_n nothing_o certain_a of_o his_o son_n or_o posterity_n christ_n bear_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o bazen_a no_o mention_n here_o of_o queen_n candace_n she_o reign_v in_o meroe_n not_o in_o habessinia_n abreha_n and_o atzbeha_n brother_n and_o king_n first_o christian_n king_n a_o triumvirate_n of_o king_n their_o successor_n the_o subversion_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o homerite_n by_o caleb_n he_o restore_v nagra_n to_o the_o christian_n his_o successor_n saif-ibn-de-jazan_a advance_v by_o the_o persian_n slay_v bazen_a the_o last_o submit_v to_o the_o mahometans_n the_o greek_a history_n confuse_v caleb_n encomium_n the_o martyrdom_n of_o the_o nagranite_n caleb_n successor_n the_o salomonean_a line_n interrupt_v now_o than_o they_o acknowledge_v menilehec-el-haqim_a to_o be_v the_o first_o king_n which_o name_n some_o interpret_v as_o he._n other_o as_o god_n create_v he_o like_o i_o neither_o of_o which_o interpretation_n can_v be_v pick_v from_o the_o ethiopic_a language_n however_o ebn-el-haqim_a be_v apparent_o in_o arabic_n the_o son_n of_o wisdom_n or_o of_o solomon_n tellezius_n give_v to_o his_o son_n the_o name_n of_o zadgur_n whereas_o gedur_n in_o marianus_n victor_n catalogue_n precede_v queen_n makeda_n then_o say_v he_o four_z and_o twenty_o king_n succeed_v till_o bazen_n reign_v and_o yet_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n write_v he_o to_o be_v the_o twenty_o from_o menihelec_n the_o son_n of_o solomon_n but_o neither_o do_v he_o name_v they_o neither_o will_v we_o detain_v the_o reader_n amid_o these_o uncertainty_n there_o be_v less_o doubt_n that_o christ_n our_o saviour_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o time_n of_o bazen_a more_o particular_o in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n here_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o candace_n who_o some_o of_o the_o ethiopian_n acknowledge_v for_o their_o queen_n in_o this_o contradictory_n to_o themselves_o while_o they_o will_v not_o admit_v a_o female_a to_o the_o throne_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v more_o proper_a that_o we_o shall_v in_o expound_v that_o place_n in_o the_o act_n c._n 8._o v._n 27._o which_o speak_v of_o the_o queen_n of_o ethiopia_n eunuch_n find_v out_o some_o other_o more_o probable_a part_n of_o ethiopia_n border_v upon_o egypt_n which_o with_o some_o probability_n we_o may_v conjecture_v to_o be_v the_o island_n of_o meroe_n in_o regard_n that_o pliny_n testify_v that_o in_o that_o island_n reign_v a_o certain_a woman_n call_v candace_n and_o that_o the_o succeed_a queen_n assume_v that_o name_n afterward_o for_o many_o year_n after_o bazen_a for_o the_o space_n of_o 327_o year_n ethiopia_n be_v govern_v by_o thirteen_o king_n as_o tellezius_n record_v it_o but_o he_o mention_n not_o one_o of_o their_o name_n perhaps_o because_o he_o find_v there_o be_v nothing_o of_o certainty_n from_o the_o time_n that_o ibrahim_n that_o abreha_n be_v a_o arabic_a word_n contract_o speak_v abra_n erroneous_o take_v for_o abraham_n which_o they_o pronounce_v ibrahim_n abreha_n and_o atzbeha_n hold_v the_o sceptre_n the_o ethiopic_a history_n have_v afford_v much_o more_o clearness_n and_o light_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n be_v more_o certain_o recite_v of_o these_o and_o several_a other_o successive_a king_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v in_o the_o ethiopic_a liturgy_n and_o otherwhere_o for_o in_o their_o commemoration_n of_o the_o dead_a there_o be_v this_o ejaculation_n remember_v lord_n abreha_n and_o atzbeha_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n my_o ethiopic_a poet_n also_o give_v they_o this_o encomium_n peace_n be_v to_o abreha_n and_o atzbeha_n they_o in_o one_o kingdom_n do_v the_o sceptre_n sway_n and_o yet_o in_o love_n and_o yet_o in_o concord_n still_o they_o live_v as_o prince_n with_o one_o heart_n and_o will_n like_o those_o good_a man_n that_o with_o religious_a awe_n walk_v in_o the_o precept_n of_o mosaic_a law_n their_o lip_n the_o word_n of_o christ_n own_o gospel_n teach_v to_o build_v he_o temple_n with_o their_o hand_n they_o wrought_v they_o be_v applaud_v for_o their_o concord_n rare_a among_o brother_n who_o be_v partner_n in_o royalty_n yet_o that_o it_o may_v so_o happen_v be_v clear_a by_o that_o great_a sentence_n a_o kingdom_n may_v endure_v colleague_n in_o kingship_n so_o they_o can_v but_o endure_v themselves_o but_o much_o more_o be_v they_o to_o be_v extol_v for_o embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n at_o what_o time_n frumentius_n preach_v of_o which_o more_o in_o due_a place_n but_o more_o than_o this_o the_o habessine_n give_v we_o another_o example_n of_o a_o concord_v and_o unanimous_a triumvirate_n these_o royal_a triumver_n be_v atzfa_n atzf_v and_o amey_n who_o govern_v the_o empire_n long_o and_o prosperous_o by_o turn_n as_o they_o agree_v a_o thing_n which_o the_o habessine_n will_v hardly_o persuade_v most_o people_n to_o believe_v unless_o it_o be_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o hear_v such_o business_n as_o afterward_o require_v common_a consultation_n or_o the_o execute_n such_o decree_n as_o be_v make_v by_o common_a consent_n though_o in_o such_o transaction_n likewise_o there_o must_v be_v harmony_n and_o agreement_n to_o they_o succeed_v arado_n aladoba_n and_o alamid_v at_o what_o time_n several_a monk_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n into_o ethiopia_n to_o propagate_v the_o gospel_n to_o alamid_v succeed_v his_o son_n tacena_n and_o after_o he_o caleb_n his_o nephew_n who_o flourish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n justin_n about_o the_o year_n 522._o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a author_n call_v he_o eel_n baan_n perhaps_o from_o the_o ethiopic_a name_n of_o baptism_n atzbeha_n with_o the_o arabic_a article_n el._n el-atzbeha_a from_o whence_o eel_n baa_v he_o be_v famous_a for_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o homerite_n and_o revenge_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o christian_n slay_v by_o that_o impious_a dunawas_n for_o which_o he_o be_v place_v in_o the_o calendar_n of_o the_o saint_n it_o be_v a_o story_n most_o worthy_a remembrance_n wherein_o the_o arabic_a and_o ethiopic_n historian_n very_o punctual_o agree_v with_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n this_o time_n this_o you_o have_v the_o history_n at_o large_a in_o baronius_n anual_n who_o say_v he_o have_v the_o story_n from_o a_o author_n of_o a_o unspotted_a credit_n and_o the_o write_n of_o that_o time_n dunawas_n be_v the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o sabean_o who_o be_v afterward_o call_v homerite_n in_o opinion_n a_o jew_n and_o therefore_o one_o that_o afflict_v the_o christian_n with_o a_o most_o dire_a persecution_n for_o he_o
where_o the_o doctrine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v follow_v but_o though_o he_o be_v prosperous_a in_o his_o affair_n of_o government_n and_o war_n yet_o in_o his_o marriage_n he_o be_v unfortunate_a for_o his_o wife_n mariamsena_n bring_v he_o many_o daughter_n but_o not_o one_o son_n he_o have_v two_o natural_a son_n of_o which_o one_o be_v call_v za-marjam_a and_o the_o other_o jacob_n but_o they_o can_v not_o succeed_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o 29._o the_o tellezius_n tell_v we_o l._n 3._o c._n 14._o that_o the_o ethiopian_a law_n will_v not_o allow_v bastard_n to_o succeed_v which_o nevertheless_o be_v not_o agreeable_a with_o what_o he_o say_v in_o another_o place_n l._n 3._o c._n 29._o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o it_o fall_v out_o with_o he_o as_o with_o many_o other_o who_o be_v more_o addict_v to_o illicit_v concubinage_n than_o lawful_a matrimony_n that_o they_o want_v successor_n from_o their_o own_o loin_n and_o frequent_o expose_v their_o kingdom_n to_o war_n and_o bloodshed_n upon_o dispute_n of_o succession_n first_o therefore_o he_o show_v to_o the_o nobility_n zadenghel_a his_o brother_n lecanax_n son_n as_o the_o son_n of_o a_o prince_n adorn_v in_o royal_a habit._n then_o again_o some_o few_o month_n before_o his_o death_n he_o begin_v to_o change_v his_o mind_n either_o envy_v a_o great_a adoration_n to_o the_o rise_n than_o the_o set_v sun_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v that_o zadenghel_a himself_o certain_a of_o the_o succession_n give_v the_o less_o respect_n to_o his_o uncle_n or_o whether_o his_o disposition_n be_v not_o grateful_a to_o the_o nobility_n however_o it_o be_v jacob_n a_o child_n of_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n never_o see_v before_o to_o the_o king_n come_v to_o court_n which_o be_v no_o obscure_a intimation_n that_o he_o will_v be_v prefer_v before_o zadenghel_a as_o be_v of_o the_o king_n be_v own_a blood_n the_o grandee_n whether_o they_o dare_v not_o admonish_v the_o king_n or_o whether_o they_o have_v a_o intention_n to_o usurp_v the_o government_n under_o pretence_n of_o be_v guardian_n to_o the_o minor_a consent_v to_o the_o king_n but_o soon_o after_o they_o teach_v we_o to_o understand_v how_o uncertain_a the_o tranquillity_n of_o kingdom_n be_v where_o the_o right_a of_o succession_n be_v uncertain_a or_o that_o there_o be_v no_o rule_n but_o that_o the_o grand_a affair_n of_o a_o kingdom_n be_v at_o the_o disposal_n of_o courtier_n intent_n upon_o their_o own_o interest_n nevertheless_o most_o wonderful_a to_o relate_v when_o the_o king_n upon_o his_o return_n from_o the_o war_n with_o the_o gallant_n fall_v sick_a and_o find_v himself_o near_o his_o end_n right_o and_o justice_n more_o prevail_v with_o he_o than_o hatred_n against_o his_o brother_n son_n or_o love_n to_o his_o own_o illegitimate_a and_o therefore_o call_v before_o he_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o nobility_n he_o be_v report_v to_o have_v speak_v thus_o see_v that_o the_o end_n of_o my_o life_n approach_n i_o think_v that_o next_o the_o care_n of_o my_o soul_n that_o of_o my_o kingdom_n be_v the_o chief_a the_o safety_n of_o which_o i_o have_v always_o hold_v no_o less_o dear_a to_o i_o than_o the_o salvation_n of_o my_o own_o soul_n true_a it_o be_v that_o have_v none_o legitimate_a i_o always_o love_v jacob_n as_o my_o own_o and_o i_o have_v observe_v in_o he_o endowment_n of_o mind_n not_o unworthy_a so_o fair_a a_o inheritance_n so_o that_o i_o can_v not_o have_v have_v any_o reason_n to_o repent_v have_v i_o establish_v he_o my_o successor_n nor_o you_o have_v you_o yield_v he_o obedience_n but_o now_o i_o prefer_v the_o love_n of_o my_o country_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n before_o my_o private_a affection_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o i_o recommend_v to_o your_o allegiance_n zadenghel_a my_o brother_n son_n my_o near_a kinsman_n stout_a in_o war_n mature_v in_o year_n conspicuous_a for_o his_o virtue_n and_o one_o that_o by_o those_o virtue_n merit_v the_o high_a dignity_n which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o by_o birth_n have_v thus_o say_v in_o a_o short_a while_n after_o he_o expire_v 1596_o an._n 1596_o but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n absolute_o unexpected_a by_o the_o nobility_n that_o the_o king_n will_v change_v his_o mind_n so_o the_o management_n of_o affair_n among_o themselves_o during_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o king_n be_v that_o which_o they_o have_v already_o deep_o fix_v in_o their_o mind_n nay_o more_o they_o have_v underhand_o already_o divide_v the_o great_a office_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o repine_v to_o find_v the_o power_n thus_o as_o it_o be_v ravish_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n they_o perfidious_o enter_v into_o a_o conspiracy_n to_o which_o purpose_n they_o conceal_v the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n and_o send_v away_o some_o few_o band_n of_o soldier_n draw_v together_o in_o haste_n they_o cause_v zadenghel_a to_o be_v apprehend_v and_o carry_v away_o into_o the_o island_n of_o udeka_n lie_v in_o the_o tzanic_n lake_n and_o then_o change_v his_o imprisonment_n from_o rock_n to_o rock_n carry_v he_o up_o and_o down_o to_o prevent_v his_o conspire_v with_o the_o neighbour_a people_n the_o same_o trap_n be_v lay_v for_o susneus_n for_o that_o they_o fear_v lest_o he_o be_v youthful_a and_o brave_a see_v the_o order_n of_o the_o succession_n so_o disturb_v shall_v put_v in_o for_o a_o share_n and_o assert_v his_o claim_n as_o afterward_o he_o do_v but_o he_o escape_v in_o good_a time_n to_o the_o gallant_n where_o he_o fix_v himself_o among_o they_o against_o the_o threaten_a danger_n resolve_v if_o need_v require_v to_o make_v use_n of_o their_o assistance_n the_o chief_n of_o the_o faction_n be_v ras-athanasius_n a_o man_n of_o high_a authority_n and_o keflawahe_v viceroy_n of_o tigra_n who_o have_v cajole_v into_o the_o conspiracy_n the_o queen_n dowager_n his_o mother-in-law_n covetous_a of_o preserve_v her_o power_n by_o mean_n of_o her_o son_n nonage_n as_o it_o be_v under_o colour_n of_o lawful_a power_n they_o present_o set_v the_o crown_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o jacob_n than_o a_o child_n of_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n and_o therefore_o call_v the_o infant_n king_n reserve_v the_o management_n of_o affair_n to_o themselves_o a_o trium-virate_a unusual_a with_o a_o woman_n and_o therefore_o not_o like_a to_o endure_v long_o for_o seven_o year_n after_o jacob_n come_v to_o be_v of_o age_n impatient_a of_o so_o many_o tutor_n assume_v the_o reins_o of_o government_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n perhaps_o more_o imperious_o than_o may_v become_v a_o lad_n of_o 15_o year_n of_o age._n the_o guardian_n therefore_o take_v it_o ill_o to_o be_v so_o soon_o deprive_v of_o their_o power_n see_v their_o obedience_n will_v immediate_o follow_v choose_v rather_o to_o obey_v their_o lawful_a king_n and_o render_v themselves_o deserve_v of_o his_o new_a favour_n therefore_o before_o jacob_n can_v fix_v himself_o in_o his_o throne_n as_o it_o be_v induce_v out_o of_o repentance_n that_o they_o have_v prefer_v a_o infant_n and_o illegitimate_a before_o a_o lawful_a successor_n and_o of_o ripe_a age_n they_o recall_v zadenghel_a then_o lurk_v in_o the_o most_o remote_a mountain_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o salute_v he_o king_n by_o the_o name_n of_o asnaff-saghed_n which_o they_o do_v the_o soon_o and_o that_o with_o the_o more_o speed_n that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o less_o reason_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o what_o be_v do_v to_o the_o new_a king_n jacob_n with_o only_o eight_o of_o his_o guard_n for_o the_o rest_n have_v desert_v he_o with_o his_o fortune_n hasten_v to_o samena_n to_o his_o mother_n kindred_n but_o be_v know_v in_o his_o flight_n and_o take_v he_o be_v bring_v back_o to_o zadenghel_a who_o show_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o strange_a compassion_n receive_v his_o rival_n with_o a_o singular_a affection_n and_o clemency_n and_o trust_v to_o his_o own_o right_n will_v never_o incur_v the_o censure_n of_o be_v cruel_a in_o cut_v off_o his_o nose_n and_o eye_n which_o be_v usual_o do_v to_o other_o in_o the_o same_o condition_n and_o to_o which_o he_o himself_o be_v advise_v for_o he_o scorn_v to_o pollute_v himself_o with_o a_o crime_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o tyrant_n who_o distrustful_a of_o their_o own_o right_n or_o the_o people_n affection_n count_v it_o a_o piece_n of_o policy_n to_o cut_v off_o their_o rival_n in_o empire_n how_o innocent_a soever_o impute_v to_o they_o beforehand_o the_o future_a crime_n that_o may_v happen_v to_o be_v commit_v not_o by_o they_o but_o any_o promoter_n of_o sedition_n however_o he_o send_v the_o degrade_v king_n into_o enarea_n the_o most_o remote_a kingdom_n of_o habessinia_n under_o a_o strict_a guard_n in_o a_o short_a time_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o kingdom_n to_o his_o own_o ruin_n zadenghel_a for_o grace_n of_o utterance_n and_o majesty_n of_o countenance_n
1590._o at_o what_o time_n king_n naod_n be_v send_v for_o from_o the_o rock_n to_o ascend_v the_o throne_n he_o have_v a_o son_n about_o nine_o year_n of_o age_n who_o he_o dear_o love_v which_o child_n one_o of_o his_o chief_a courtier_n steadfast_o behold_v certain_o say_v he_o to_o the_o king_n this_o child_n grow_v apace_o the_o boy_n be_v of_o a_o acute_a wit_n and_o understand_v what_o the_o courtier_n drive_v at_o and_o therefore_o fix_v his_o weep_a eye_n upon_o his_o father_n face_n oh_o father_n say_v he_o have_v i_o grow_v thus_o fast_o to_o be_v hurry_v from_o your_o sight_n to_o the_o rock_n geshen_n which_o word_n strike_v his_o father_n so_o deep_o to_o the_o heart_n that_o have_v assemble_v the_o nobility_n of_o his_o court_n and_o kingdom_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o such_o a_o wicked_a and_o inhuman_a custom_n be_v to_o be_v renounce_v which_o be_v immediate_o do_v neither_o he_o nor_o his_o council_n consider_v that_o private_a affection_n be_v not_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o safety_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o thus_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o king_n unseasonable_a tenderness_n that_o this_o same_o custom_n receive_v and_o continue_v in_o habessinia_n so_o much_o to_o the_o health_n of_o the_o government_n be_v abrogate_a to_o the_o unspeakable_a detriment_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o from_o that_o time_n never_o any_o prince_n be_v exile_v to_o those_o rock_n alvarez_n write_v that_o david_n be_v advance_v to_o the_o throne_n his_o young_a brother_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o son_n of_o naod_a be_v send_v away_o to_o the_o rock_n and_o afterward_o that_o one_o of_o the_o young_a son_n escape_v but_o be_v take_v and_o send_v back_o and_o that_o he_o see_v he_o there_o from_o whence_o it_o may_v be_v object_v against_o tellezius_n that_o this_o custom_n continue_v after_o naod_n time_n but_o we_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o he_o foresee_v this_o objection_n because_o he_o bind_v it_o with_o a_o asseveration_n say_v the_o thing_n be_v certain_o true_a and_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v confirm_v as_o well_o by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o society_n as_o by_o the_o example_n of_o susneus_n who_o though_o he_o have_v several_a son_n yet_o never_o go_v about_o to_o send_v any_o of_o they_o to_o the_o rock_n but_o then_o again_o when_o he_o say_v alvarez_n be_v to_o be_v believe_v in_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o see_v there_o be_v some_o need_n of_o reconciliation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o son_n of_o naod_a the_o brother_n of_o david_n be_v then_o carry_v to_o the_o rock_n and_o that_o one_o of_o they_o after_o a_o escape_n be_v take_v and_o send_v back_o so_o that_o the_o new_a constitution_n may_v not_o help_v they_o though_o it_o be_v a_o kindness_n to_o the_o son_n of_o the_o succeed_a king_n the_o report_n concern_v the_o pleasantness_n of_o those_o rock_n and_o the_o splendid_a attendance_n upon_o those_o royal_a exile_n be_v all_o ridiculous_a falsity_n the_o rock_n we_o have_v describe_v already_o and_o as_o for_o the_o splendidness_n of_o attendance_n when_o the_o custom_n be_v in_o force_n most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o those_o prince_n be_v keep_v close_a prisoner_n and_o they_o that_o either_o attempt_v to_o escape_v or_o be_v assist_v to_o their_o escape_n lay_v under_o great_a penalty_n the_o prince_n themselves_o be_v harsh_o use_v neither_o be_v any_o person_n permit_v to_o come_v at_o they_o so_o that_o their_o education_n can_v never_o fit_v they_o for_o a_o crown_n but_o be_v rather_o to_o put_v they_o out_o of_o hope_n of_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o world_n it_o be_v report_v of_o one_o of_o the_o keeper_n that_o one_o morning_n observe_v one_o of_o his_o royal_a prisoner_n put_v on_o a_o garment_n somewhat_o neat_a than_o ordinary_a he_o not_o only_o chidd_v he_o and_o tear_v the_o vestment_n but_o give_v notice_n of_o it_o to_o his_o father_n all_o which_o the_o poor_a prince_n be_v force_v to_o take_v patient_o afterward_o the_o same_o prince_n come_v to_o be_v king_n himself_o do_v not_o only_o forbear_v to_o revenge_v the_o injury_n but_o hear_v that_o his_o keeper_n be_v go_v aside_o as_o dread_v some_o heavy_a punishment_n cause_v he_o to_o be_v seek_v out_o and_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o half_o dead_a for_o fear_n both_o praise_v and_o reward_v he_o exhort_v he_o to_o continue_v in_o his_o office_n as_o faithful_a to_o he_o as_o he_o have_v be_v to_o the_o king_n decease_v and_o thus_o we_o general_o impose_v upon_o other_o what_o we_o be_v very_o unwilling_a to_o endure_v ourselves_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o privilege_n and_o power_n of_o the_o king_n in_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a affair_n the_o king_n power_n absolute_a experience_v by_o the_o jesuit_n alphonsus_n the_o patriarch_n offend_v the_o king_n he_o claim_v the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n he_o abrogate_v the_o latin_a religion_n call_v synod_n he_o forbear_v the_o right_a of_o nomination_n not_o bind_v by_o the_o secular_a law_n he_o have_v no_o estate_n the_o benefit_n of_o they_o he_o enjoy_v all_o royal_a privilege_n but_o make_v not_o use_v of_o all_o hunt_v lawful_a for_o all_o private_a person_n have_v nothing_o proper_a the_o king_n take_v and_o give_v as_o he_o please_v certain_a family_n except_v the_o power_n of_o the_o abessinian_n king_n be_v absolute_a as_o well_o in_o ecclesiastical_a as_o civil_a affair_n of_o which_o the_o father_n of_o the_o society_n have_v have_v sufficient_a experience_n in_o who_o favour_n and_o to_o who_o disadvantage_n he_o have_v exercise_v his_o supreme_a ecclesiastical_a authority_n without_o ever_o consult_v the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n first_o when_o he_o put_v forth_o several_a edict_n for_o receive_v the_o roman_a religion_n and_o abrogate_a the_o alexandrian_a ceremony_n which_o be_v do_v with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o father_n afterward_o the_o state_n of_o affair_n change_v when_o he_o dispense_v by_o public_a edict_n with_o certain_a ceremony_n that_o be_v indifferent_a alfonsus_n the_o patriarch_n reprove_v he_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a say_v he_o for_o a_o king_n to_o put_v forth_o any_o such_o edict_n as_o be_v pure_o ecclesiastical_a and_o belong_v to_o the_o priestly_a office_n and_o you_o ought_v to_o remember_v what_o the_o high_a priest_n say_v to_o king_n uzziah_n it_o belong_v not_o to_o thou_o o_o king_n uzziah_n to_o offer_v incense_n to_o the_o lord_n but_o to_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n who_o be_v consecrate_v to_o that_o ministry_n get_v thou_o forth_o out_o of_o the_o sanctuary_n for_o it_o will_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o honour_n by_o the_o lord_n god_n to_o which_o the_o patriarch_n add_v the_o punishment_n that_o follow_v the_o king_n for_o that_o time_n give_v way_n to_o the_o patriarch_n and_o publish_v the_o edict_n in_o another_o manner_n and_o form_n but_o not_o brook_v the_o comparison_n make_v between_o he_o and_o uzziah_n among_o other_o thing_n he_o give_v the_o patriarch_n this_o answer_n wherefore_o do_v thou_o bid_v we_o be_v mindful_a of_o uzziah_n and_o wherefore_o do_v thou_o compare_v we_o with_o he_o he_o be_v therefore_o punish_v by_o god_n for_o usurp_a the_o office_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o do_v not_o become_v he_o and_o because_o he_o offer_v incense_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n which_o we_o never_o attempt_v to_o do_v only_o we_o command_v a_o edict_n to_o be_v publish_v about_o those_o indifferent_a thing_n which_o be_v agree_v on_o between_o we_o both_o nothing_o more_o incense_v the_o king_n but_o that_o he_o see_v his_o prerogative_n call_v in_o question_n which_o for_o so_o many_o age_n have_v be_v enjoy_v by_o his_o ancestor_n and_o which_o be_v never_o deny_v by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n even_o before_o the_o schism_n nor_o be_v he_o ignorant_a what_o the_o ancient_a emperor_n after_o constantine_n have_v do_v in_o the_o same_o case_n nor_o be_v he_o so_o dull_a of_o apprehension_n as_o not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o distinguish_v between_o episcopal_a rule_n and_o kingly_a jurisdiction_n which_o he_o think_v belong_v to_o himself_o which_o prerogative_n though_o he_o have_v a_o great_a reverence_n for_o the_o patriarch_n he_o will_v not_o part_v with_o but_o rather_o choose_v to_o publish_v another_o edict_n which_o tend_v manifest_o to_o the_o diminution_n of_o the_o patriarchal_a power_n for_o the_o patriarch_n have_v order_v a_o certain_a monk_n to_o give_v some_o part_n of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a revenue_n to_o a_o certain_a parish_n the_o monk_n will_v not_o obey_v but_o complain_v to_o his_o superior_a one_o iceg_n who_o obtain_v a_o decree_n from_o the_o king_n wherein_o the_o patriarch_n be_v enjoin_v to_o keep_v to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o metropolitan_o of_o ancient_n ethiopia_n and_o that_o iceg_n shall_v enjoy_v his_o
the_o so_o the_o mahometan_n call_v themselves_o muslims_n wherefore_o merwan_n captain_n of_o the_o saracen_n upon_o promise_n of_o mitigate_a his_o severity_n beseech_v the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n to_o persuade_v the_o king_n to_o desist_v from_o his_o design_n which_o he_o do_v and_o stop_v the_o progress_n of_o the_o king_n till_o he_o 17._o he_o elmacinus_fw-la hist_n of_o the_o saracen_n l._n c._n 17._o hear_v that_o the_o christian_n be_v better_o use_v which_o though_o it_o be_v report_v of_o the_o king_n of_o nubia_n yet_o several_a author_n attribute_v the_o same_o to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o abyssine_n in_o regard_n that_o by_o the_o nubian_n geographer_n nubia_n name_n nubia_n bochapt_n sacred_a geography_n l._n 2._o c._n 23._o however_o most_o certain_o cyriacus_n have_v another_o name_n extend_v to_o the_o fountain_n of_o nile_n gregory_n also_o affirm_v the_o same_o and_o that_o the_o history_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o his_o country_n but_o when_o the_o saracen_n grow_v strong_a and_o have_v invade_v the_o neighbour_a kingdom_n the_o abyssine_n relinquish_a axuma_n and_o turn_v the_o force_n of_o their_o arm_n against_o the_o more_o upland_n part_n of_o africa_n enlarge_v their_o empire_n by_o the_o overthrow_n of_o several_a weak_a and_o effeminate_a nation_n no_o more_o regard_v foreign_a country_n or_o the_o subdue_a of_o far_a distant_a region_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o after_o that_o they_o perform_v nothing_o that_o be_v memorable_a abroad_o however_o they_o be_v potent_a at_o home_n and_o have_v under_o they_o several_a petty-prince_n that_o be_v their_o tributary_n and_o in_o this_o greatness_n they_o flourish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o helena_n and_o david_n till_o it_o be_v not_o only_o shake_v by_o that_o dreadful_a war_n with_o the_o adelan_n but_o so_o overturn_v that_o it_o never_o can_v recover_v itself_o afterward_o for_o about_o that_o time_n the_o gallant_n also_o break_v out_o and_o never_o after_o that_o subdue_v lay_v waste_v and_o harrassed_a the_o most_o opulent_a and_o most_o noble_a province_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o still_o to_o this_o day_n every_o year_n gain_v upon_o the_o rest_n with_o their_o continual_a incursion_n however_o that_o power_n which_o yet_o remain_v be_v so_o considerable_a that_o if_o they_o will_v but_o make_v use_n of_o the_o art_n and_o arm_n of_o the_o european_n they_o may_v not_o only_o subdue_v those_o barbarian_n but_o also_o recover_v their_o lose_a dominion_n for_o a_o kingdom_n well_o order_v within_o under_o such_o a_o monarch_n where_o the_o people_n be_v under_o so_o much_o subjection_n so_o large_a a_o liberty_n to_o do_v well_o or_o ill_o if_o concord_n and_o unity_n attend_v these_o opportunity_n together_o with_o a_o constant_a method_n of_o counsel_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o they_o must_v soon_o prevail_v over_o a_o wander_a nation_n divide_v among_o themselves_o into_o so_o many_o tribe_n and_o faction_n all_o their_o truculent_a and_o savage_a fury_n will_v be_v in_o vain_a if_o the_o strait_n of_o the_o mountain_n be_v but_o well_o fortify_v and_o guard_v with_o field-piece_n they_o shall_v also_o send_v forth_o several_a colony_n and_o give_v they_o a_o taste_n of_o the_o blessing_n of_o peace_n by_o which_o the_o wild_a of_o nation_n ofttimes_o grow_v tame_a but_o which_o be_v more_o than_o all_o and_o which_o the_o habessine_n most_o earnest_o desire_v town_n shall_v be_v build_v and_o replenish_v with_o people_n and_o a_o increase_n of_o wealth_n be_v permit_v by_o the_o encouragement_n of_o art_n and_o arms._n last_o if_o the_o kng_v will_v remit_v something_o of_o his_o prerogative_n which_o he_o have_v over_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o reserve_v those_o land_n which_o be_v already_o till_v to_o himself_o will_v distribute_v to_o his_o soldier_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o people_n such_o land_n as_o shall_v be_v win_v from_o the_o enemy_n every_o one_o his_o proportion_n and_o grant_v they_o a_o irrevocable_a inheritance_n of_o such_o land_n settle_v also_o dukedom_n and_o earldom_n in_o fee-simple_n out_o of_o the_o conquer_a country_n upon_o his_o nobility_n and_o best_a deserve_v captain_n no_o doubt_n but_o in_o a_o short_a time_n it_o will_v prove_v the_o most_o flourish_a kingdom_n in_o asia_n great_o to_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o it_o seem_v but_o reason_n that_o in_o the_o settle_n and_o order_v his_o kingdom_n the_o habessinian_n prince_n shall_v be_v advise_v and_o assist_v by_o the_o european_a prince_n not_o only_o out_o of_o christian_a charity_n and_o hope_n of_o propagate_a christianity_n over_o africa_n but_o also_o to_o lessen_v the_o power_n of_o the_o turk_n which_o will_v follow_v be_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n but_o wrest_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o commerce_n of_o egypt_n spoil_v ah_o what_o pity_v it_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o ill_o affect_v towards_o other_o christian_a nation_n that_o unless_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n with_o we_o in_o all_o point_n of_o divinity_n or_o unless_o they_o promise_v we_o large_a reward_n or_o a_o ample_a share_n of_o their_o profit_n we_o can_v patient_o look_v on_o and_o see_v they_o perish_v while_o the_o most_o inveterate_a enemy_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n be_v enrich_v with_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o wealth_n not_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o end_n the_o mischief_n will_v redound_v to_o ourselves_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v one_o day_n unless_o god_n in_o mercy_n prevent_v it_o dear_o pay_v for_o our_o dissension_n thus_o we_o forbear_v to_o assist_v the_o grecian_a emperor_n and_o several_a of_o the_o eastern_a prince_n till_o they_o become_v at_o last_o a_o prey_n to_o the_o ottoman_n thus_o while_o none_o of_o we_o lay_v it_o to_o heart_n egypt_n be_v reduce_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o turk_n a_o vast_a addition_n to_o their_o empire_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o crime_n to_o breed_v up_o dog_n to_o hunt_v the_o wolf_n now_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o abyssine_n do_v not_o court_v with_o great_a ardour_n the_o alliance_n of_o the_o european_n be_v plain_a for_o it_o be_v to_o be_v attribute_v either_o to_o their_o ignorance_n or_o their_o difference_n in_o opinion_n from_o the_o latin_n moreover_o they_o fail_v very_o much_o in_o this_o that_o they_o permit_v the_o turk_n to_o be_v master_n of_o the_o port_n and_o land_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n whereby_o it_o be_v absolute_o at_o their_o pleasure_n what_o person_n or_o commodity_n shall_v pass_v in_o and_o out_o but_o they_o understand_v not_o that_o there_o be_v no_o nation_n can_v be_v true_o powerful_a and_o great_a that_o do_v not_o command_v some_o sea-town_n as_o for_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o king_n they_o be_v not_o pay_v in_o ready_a money_n but_o in_o the_o natural_a production_n of_o the_o country_n the_o most_o equal_a sort_n of_o tribute_n for_o some_o province_n afford_v gold_n other_o horse_n cattle_n sheep_n corn_n and_o ox_n hide_v and_o some_o few_o where_o weaver_n live_v send_v he_o garment_n they_o bring_v their_o gold_n rough_a and_o unrefined_a as_o they_o gather_v it_o up_o among_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o river_n or_o dig_v it_o out_o under_o the_o root_n of_o tree_n or_o else_o with_o less_o labour_n find_v it_o loose_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o coin_v money_n but_o after_o the_o ancient_a manner_n weigh_v their_o metal_n wherein_o they_o be_v many_o time_n gull_v by_o foreign_a merchant_n who_o frequent_o deny_v the_o gold_n to_o be_v pure_a and_o therefore_o change_v it_o for_o the_o mean_a of_o their_o commodity_n how_o much_o better_o may_v the_o king_n provide_v for_o himself_o and_o his_o subject_n shall_v he_o with_o money_n of_o his_o own_o coin_n buy_v up_o all_o the_o gold_n in_o his_o kingdom_n to_o his_o own_o and_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o his_o people_n enarea_n dollar_n enarea_n 15000_o patach_n of_o portugal_n or_o german_a dollar_n pay_v a_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o ounce_n of_o gold_n former_o much_o more_o to_o susneus_n it_o pay_v but_o a_o thousand_o and_o sometime_o but_o five_o hundred_o when_o the_o enareans_n be_v either_o at_o war_n with_o the_o gallant_n or_o else_o embroil_v one_o with_o another_o gojam_n pay_v every_o year_n eleven_o hundred_o ounce_n and_o some_o garment_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 3000_o german_a dollar_n together_o with_o two_o hundred_o fustian_n tapestry_n very_o broad_a and_o close_o weave_v former_o they_o also_o pay_v a_o tribute_n of_o horse_n but_o malec-saghed_n remit_v that_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o withstand_v the_o gallant_n out_o of_o tigra_n he_o receive_v five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o patach_n out_o of_o dembea_n five_o thousand_o as_o much_o out_o of_o other_o kingdom_n or_o sometime_o less_o there_o be_v also_o
the_o church_n first_o of_o all_o to_o read_v the_o name_n of_o the_o holy_a martyr_n out_o of_o the_o public_a register_n as_o be_v a_o duty_n owe_v to_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o invincible_a testimony_n for_o christ_n which_o the_o follow_a age_n strain_v another_o way_n as_o if_o they_o have_v need_n of_o our_o intercession_n and_o other_o as_o if_o we_o can_v not_o be_v without_o their_o intercession_n make_v it_o a_o presence_n to_o invoke_v the_o holy_a saint_n as_o if_o they_o be_v present_a and_o hear_v they_o to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v that_o the_o ancient_a christian_a orator_n and_o writer_n of_o homily_n make_v use_n of_o their_o rhetoric_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o figure_n common_o call_v prosopopocia_n bespeak_v the_o bless_a saint_n and_o introduce_v they_o as_o it_o be_v return_v answer_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o suspicion_n may_v introduce_v the_o custom_n of_o give_v the_o same_o adoration_n to_o they_o as_o to_o god_n himself_o and_o worship_v they_o with_o temple_n altar_n and_o other_o divine_a honour_n which_o nevertheless_o the_o habessine_n do_v not_o do_v for_o though_o they_o keep_v holiday_n in_o memory_n of_o their_o saint_n they_o do_v not_o call_v they_o bagnabat_n solemnity_n but_o tjabarat_n remembrance_n they_o also_o invoke_v they_o though_o they_o know_v not_o after_o what_o manner_n they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o hear_v they_o and_o beg_v their_o intercession_n also_o especial_o of_o the_o most_o holy_a virgin_n mary_n to_o who_o they_o bear_v such_o a_o affectionate_a reverence_n that_o they_o think_v whatever_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v invent_v to_o her_o honour_n all_o too_o little_a and_o yet_o they_o erect_v no_o statue_n to_o her_o memory_n for_o all_o that_o be_v content_v only_o with_o her_o picture_n when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o rage_n against_o those_o of_o the_o roman_a religion_n and_o pursue_v they_o in_o their_o fury_n with_o stick_n and_o stone_n they_o cry_v out_o kill_v kill_v whoever_o be_v not_o a_o enemy_n of_o marie_n let_v he_o take_v up_o a_o stone_n to_o stone_n her_o enemy_n to_o death_n but_o more_o than_o this_o they_o many_o time_n invoke_v the_o angel_n as_o have_v for_o that_o perhaps_o a_o more_o specious_a pretence_n because_o they_o have_v be_v frequent_o say_v to_o appear_v to_o good_a man_n and_o woman_n and_o hear_v their_o prayer_n of_o these_o the_o ethiopian_n reckon_v no_o less_o than_o nine_o order_n which_o they_o borrow_v from_o their_o name_n and_o epithet_n give_v they_o in_o sacred_a scripture_n malaeket_n angel_n particular_o so_o call_v or_o by_o another_o name_n manofsat_n spirit_n bitean_a malaeket_n arch-angel_n agaezet_n saltanot_n manoberet_fw-la hujebat_fw-la maqinenet_n qirubil_n surafel_n lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magistracy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d throne_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prince_n cherubim_n seraphim_n some_o there_o be_v who_o give_v they_o several_a other_o surname_n as_o bikanot_n primores_fw-la or_o cheiftain_n and_o arbabe_n or_o arbab_n asat_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v fiery_a myriad_n other_o there_o be_v who_o affirm_v that_o first_o of_o all_o there_o be_v ten_o order_n of_o which_o the_o first_o who_o chieftain_n be_v satanael_n together_o with_o his_o associate_n revolt_v from_o god_n and_o that_o the_o bless_a hereafter_o shall_v succeed_v into_o their_o place_n which_o they_o assert_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o devil_n inveterate_a hatred_n towards_o man._n as_o to_o their_o form_n of_o catechise_v youth_n and_o neophytes_n the_o follow_a account_n may_v afford_v very_o great_a satisfaction_n as_o be_v write_v by_o gregory_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o all_o that_o he_o can_v then_o call_v to_o mind_n a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o ethiopic_a faith_n in_o which_o they_o usual_o instruct_v their_o youth_n and_o neophytes_n they_o be_v extant_a more_o at_o large_a in_o ethiopia_n but_o more_o succinct_o as_o follow_v what_o god_n do_v thou_o worship_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n three_o person_n but_o one_o deity_n of_o these_o three_o person_n which_o be_v the_o first_o which_o the_o last_o which_o the_o great_a which_o the_o least_o their_o be_v no_o person_n first_o or_o last_o no_o person_n superior_n or_o inferior_a but_o all_o equal_a in_o all_o thing_n how_o many_o person_n three_o how_o many_o god_n one_o how_o many_o deity_n one_o how_o many_o kingdom_n one_o how_o many_o power_n one_o how_o many_o creator_n one_o how_o many_o will_n one_o be_v god_n limit_v by_o time_n no_o for_o he_o be_v from_o all_o eternity_n and_o shall_v endure_v to_o all_o eternity_n where_o be_v god_n every_o where_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o the_o father_n god_n yes_o be_v not_o the_o son_n god_n yes_o be_v not_o the_o holy_a ghost_n god_n yes_o do_v thou_o not_o therefore_o say_v there_o be_v three_o god_n i_o do_v not_o say_v three_o god_n but_o three_o person_n and_o one_o only_a god_n who_o beget_v the_o son_n god_n the_o father_n but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n proceed_v from_o father_n and_o take_v from_o the_o son_n pray_v show_v i_o some_o similitude_n how_o three_o person_n can_v be_v in_o one_o deity_n the_o sun_n though_o he_o be_v but_o one_o in_o substance_n yet_o in_o he_o be_v find_v three_o distinct_a thing_n rotundity_n light_n and_o heat_n thus_o we_o also_o believe_v that_o in_o one_o god_n there_o be_v three_o person_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n equal_a in_o all_o thing_n of_o those_o three_o person_n which_o be_v bear_v for_o our_o redemption_n the_o second_o person_n viz._n the_o son_n of_o god_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n how_o many_o nativity_n have_v he_o two_n which_o be_v they_o his_o first_o nativity_n be_v from_o the_o father_n without_o mother_n without_o time_n the_o second_o from_o the_o virgin_n mary_n our_o lady_n without_o father_n in_o time_n she_o always_o remain_v a_o virgin_n be_v jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n a_o man_n or_o be_v he_o true_o god_n god_n and_o man_n both_o in_o one_o person_n without_o separation_n and_o without_o change_n without_o confusion_n or_o commixture_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n do_v the_o habessine_n believe_v and_o teach_v all_o matter_n of_o faith_n viz._n concern_v the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n his_o fast_n his_o passion_n his_o death_n his_o resurrection_n his_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n and_o send_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n moreover_o that_o he_o shall_v return_v in_o glory_n to_o judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a that_o he_o be_v present_a in_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n that_o the_o dead_a shall_v rise_v at_o the_o last_o day_n that_o the_o just_a shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o that_o sinner_n shall_v be_v condemn_v to_o hell_n they_o also_o believe_v the_o catholic_a church_n according_a to_o the_o creed_n compile_v by_o the_o 318_o orthodox_n father_n that_o meet_v at_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a we_o shall_v not_o add_v more_o at_o present_a till_o more_o and_o those_o public_o approve_a book_n shall_v come_v to_o our_o hand_n that_o we_o may_v not_o imprudent_o attribute_v as_o some_o have_v do_v the_o opinion_n of_o private_a person_n to_o the_o whole_a church_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o ethiopic_a church_n as_o also_o of_o the_o habessine_a temple_n sacred_a rite_n often_o a_o occasion_n of_o disturbance_n in_o the_o church_n the_o prudent_a decree_n of_o the_o apostle_n paul_n condescension_n necessary_a judaish_fw-mi rite_n retain_v many_o new_a ceremony_n invent_v by_o the_o pope_n by_o the_o alexandrian_a metropolitan_a none_o the_o most_o ancient_a ceremony_n retain_v by_o the_o abessine_n their_o church_n dark_a like_o the_o synagogue_n the_o division_n of_o they_o and_o quire_n the_o nobility_n make_v deacon_n the_o bishop_n lodging_n much_o honour_v they_o admit_v of_o picture_n they_o sign_n with_o the_o cross_n baptism_n of_o grow_a people_n undertaker_n why_o so_o call_v the_o eucharist_n give_v to_o baptize_v infant_n some_o frivolous_a form_n of_o the_o habessine_n constrain_v the_o father_n to_o rebaptize_v the_o custom_n of_o annual_a bathe_a not_o effectual_a for_o baptism_n the_o abuse_n of_o it_o the_o state_n of_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n miserable_a in_o habessinia_n the_o reason_n general_n confession_n absolution_n before_o 25_o year_n of_o age_n they_o believe_v themselves_o innocent_a much_o preach_v gregorie_n opinion_n of_o their_o sermon_n they_o read_v homily_n etc._n etc._n the_o sacred_a vessel_n for_o the_o eucharist_n why_o the_o stone_n consecrate_a by_o the_o roman_n be_v call_v a_o chest_n by_o the_o habessinians_n a_o particular_a discourse_n of_o the_o author_n leaven_a bread_n the_o wine_n distribute_v in_o a_o spoon_n the_o defect_n of_o it_o supply_v the_o time_n and_o place_n for_o the_o holy_a supper_n
chief_a among_o the_o oecunomical_a patriarch_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o pope_n lay_v hold_n of_o the_o occasion_n endeavour_v to_o re-establish_a the_o former_a correspondence_n and_o amity_n not_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o their_o be_v monothelite_n or_o favourer_n of_o the_o condemn_a dioscurus_n to_o this_o purpose_n baronius_n have_v set_v forth_o a_o epistle_n take_v out_o of_o roger_n english_a annal_n write_v by_o alexander_n the_o three_o with_o this_o superscription_n to_o our_o most_o dear_a son_n in_o christ_n the_o illustrious_a and_o magnificent_a king_n of_o the_o indian_n the_o most_o holy_a of_o priest_n which_o epistle_n he_o erroneous_o believe_v to_o have_v be_v write_v to_o prester_n john_n who_o dominion_n be_v then_o very_o large_a in_o ethiopia_n for_o that_o when_o baronius_n write_v the_o king_n of_o the_o habessine_n be_v repute_v and_o common_o take_v for_o prester_n john_n but_o when_o alexander_n the_o three_o live_v the_o real_a prester_n john_n be_v then_o reign_v in_o asia_n neither_o be_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o that_o whole_a epistle_n that_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o africa_n or_o ethiopia_n or_o the_o king_n of_o the_o habessine_n nor_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o that_o letter_n know_v to_o baronius_n only_o upon_o that_o occasion_n he_o conjecture_n that_o the_o church_n of_o st._n stephen_n with_o the_o building_n behind_o st._n peter_n cathedral_n be_v thereupon_o assign_v to_o the_o habessinians_n though_o he_o be_v not_o certain_a by_o who_o that_o assignation_n be_v make_v whether_o by_o alexander_n or_o any_o other_o succeed_v pope_n therefore_o if_o the_o epistle_n be_v real_a we_o rather_o think_v it_o be_v write_v to_o the_o asiatic_a prester_n john_n then_o to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o ethiopian_n other_o there_o be_v that_o believe_v there_o be_v a_o abessinian_n embassy_n to_o clement_n the_o five_o reside_v at_o avignon_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o doubt_n make_v of_o the_o embassy_n which_o zera-jacob_n send_v to_o eugenius_n the_o four_o in_o the_o year_n 1439._o towards_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n gregory_n have_v know_v nothing_o of_o it_o have_v he_o not_o see_v the_o ambassador_n and_o his_o retinue_n paint_v at_o rome_n and_o know_v his_o own_o countryman_n by_o their_o habit._n in_o the_o former_a century_n francis_n alvarez_n priest_n to_o the_o portugal_n ambassador_n send_v into_o ethiopia_n bring_v letter_n from_o david_n to_o clement_n the_o seven_o which_o he_o deliver_v to_o the_o pope_n in_o a_o public_a assembly_n of_o the_o cardinal_n charles_n the_o five_o be_v there_o also_o present_a promise_a reverence_n and_o obedience_n withal_o to_o the_o holy_a see_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o ethiopia_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o grateful_a to_o the_o pope_n that_o at_o a_o time_n when_o so_o many_o northern_a nation_n have_v revolt_v from_o the_o roman_a see_v so_o many_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east_n and_o south_n shall_v voluntary_o submit_v to_o his_o jurisdiction_n for_o which_o reason_n neither_o alvarez'_v credential_n nor_o the_o word_n of_o the_o epistle_n be_v over-nice_o examine_v nor_o any_o extraordinary_a scrutiny_n make_v to_o what_o church_n or_o what_o sort_n of_o religion_n the_o king_n himself_o be_v incline_v to_o the_o end_n that_o have_v it_o be_v needful_a he_o may_v have_v be_v absolve_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o heresy_n before_o his_o admission_n into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n for_o as_o we_o shall_v afterward_o declare_v the_o habessine_n make_v quite_o another_o interpretation_n of_o their_o king_n intention_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n a_o certain_a form_n of_o friendship_n long_o remain_v for_o when_o john_n bermudes_n come_v to_o rome_n to_o crave_v assistance_n from_o the_o european_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o david_n so_o often_o vanquish_v by_o the_o adelan_n paul_n the_o three_o hear_v that_o the_o say_v bermudes_n be_v by_o mark_n the_o metropolitan_a nominate_v his_o successor_n and_o invest_v with_o holy_a order_n make_v no_o scruple_n to_o confirm_v he_o and_o to_o ratify_v the_o ordination_n of_o a_o schismatical_a prelate_n there_o be_v then_o reside_v certain_a habessine_n very_o good_a man_n who_o print_v the_o new_a testament_n with_o their_o liturgy_n in_o the_o ethiopic_a language_n who_o the_o pope_n do_v not_o only_o tolerate_v but_o assist_v at_o his_o own_o expense_n in_o recompense_n of_o which_o kindness_n they_o extol_v and_o applaud_v the_o benevolence_n of_o the_o roman_n the_o munificence_n of_o the_o chief_a pontiff_n and_o his_o spiritual_a daughter_n hyeronyma_fw-la farnesia_n and_o acknowledge_v the_o pope_n as_o the_o head_n and_o supreme_a over_o all_o the_o orthodox_n christian_n pius_fw-la the_o five_o also_o in_o his_o letter_n to_o menas_n though_o a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o the_o roman_n call_v he_o his_o most_o dear_a son_n whether_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o hatred_n to_o the_o latin_n which_o be_v a_o wonder_n or_o whether_o he_o have_v hope_n to_o reclaim_v he_o by_o flatter_a title_n which_o godignus_n rather_o conjecture_n to_o be_v the_o pope_n true_a intention_n for_o this_o reason_n some_o there_o be_v who_o believe_v the_o habessine_n to_o be_v catholic_n in_o the_o high_a perfection_n and_o subject_a to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n though_o tellez_n deserve_o tax_v and_o deride_v their_o credulity_n nevertheless_o a_o vain_a hope_n have_v possess_v the_o mind_n of_o many_o of_o the_o more_o zealous_a sort_n that_o that_o vast_a kingdom_n than_o look_v upon_o to_o be_v four_o time_n as_o big_a as_o real_o it_o be_v may_v in_o a_o short_a time_n with_o little_a difficulty_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o pontifical_a jurisdiction_n among_o the_o rest_n the_o founder_n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n ignatius_n loyola_n bend_v all_o his_o study_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v and_o to_o that_o end_n he_o show_v a_o most_o ardent_a desire_n to_o go_v himself_o and_o win_v the_o honour_n of_o convert_v ethiopia_n which_o though_o julius_n the_o three_o will_v not_o grant_v he_o the_o liberty_n to_o do_v nevertheless_o he_o so_o far_o prevail_v with_o he_o that_o by_o the_o connivance_n of_o john_n the_o three_o king_n of_o portugal_n the_o patriarchal_a dignity_n be_v confer_v upon_o john_n nonius_n barret_n one_o of_o his_o companion_n contrary_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o his_o society_n though_o bermudes_n be_v then_o in_o ethiopia_n already_o dignify_v with_o the_o same_o title_n with_o he_o be_v join_v andrew_n oviedo_n a_o bishop_n that_o if_o barret_n through_o mortality_n shall_v miscarry_v he_o may_v not_o want_v a_o immediate_a successor_n they_o embarking_a in_o several_a ship_n sail_v into_o india_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n claudius_n be_v become_v successor_n to_o david_n his_o father_n who_o affection_n they_o think_v it_o first_o expedient_a to_o sound_v before_o the_o patriarch_n shall_v expose_v himself_o to_o casualty_n and_o indignity_n jacobus_n dias_n be_v therefore_o send_v before_o together_o with_o gonsales_n rodriguez_n and_o fulgentio_n freyre_n jesuit_n who_o towards_o the_o begin_n of_o february_n set_v sail_n from_o goâ_fw-la and_o a_o month_n after_o arrive_v at_o the_o port_n of_o arkiko_n be_v there_o courteous_o receive_v by_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o maritime_a province_n and_o within_o the_o space_n of_o two_o month_n bring_v to_o the_o king_n who_o understanding_n that_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n be_v about_o to_o send_v priest_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a person_n to_o teach_v he_o and_o his_o people_n a_o new_a religion_n be_v very_o much_o perplex_v in_o his_o mind_n and_o long_o in_o suspense_n what_o answer_n to_o return_v for_o he_o neither_o think_v it_o convenient_a to_o admit_v they_o neither_o be_v he_o willing_a to_o offend_v the_o king_n of_o portugal_n however_o he_o venture_v upon_o several_a colloquy_n with_o the_o envoy_n the_o sum_n of_o which_o manage_v for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o gonsalez_n tend_v to_o this_o that_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n be_v christ_n vicar_n upon_o earth_n and_o the_o supreme_a head_n of_o all_o christianity_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o habessine_n be_v desirous_a of_o eternal_a happiness_n they_o shall_v once_o more_o return_v and_o join_v themselves_o to_o their_o lawful_a head_n for_o that_o christ_n himself_o have_v from_o his_o own_o lip_n assert_v that_o his_o church_n be_v but_o one_o fold_n and_o over_o that_o but_o one_o shepherd_n etc._n etc._n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o habessine_n make_v answer_v that_o a_o affair_n of_o so_o great_a consequence_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o consult_v upon_o with_o the_o other_o patriarch_n for_o to_o abandon_v their_o ancient_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n upon_o private_a admonition_n and_o receive_v new_a one_o be_v a_o thing_n full_a of_o danger_n and_o offence_n at_o length_n the_o king_n tell_v they_o that_o if_o those_o person_n who_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n shall_v send_v