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The fame had happened to a fon of Gragne likewife, made 

 prifoner at the battle of Wainadega, when his father was 

 .flain by Claudius. The Moors fettled in Abyffinia, as well 

 as all the Abyffinian rebels who hadforfaken their allegiance 

 or religion during the war, were to a man violently againft 

 fetting Menas at liberty, for he was the only brother Clau- 

 dius had, and a difputed fucceinon was otherwife probable, 

 which was what the Moors longed for. Befides this, Menas 

 was exceedingly brave, of a fevere and cruel temper, a mor- 

 tal enemy to the Mahometans, and at this time in the flower 

 of his age, and perfe6tly fit to govern. It was not, then, by 

 any means, an eligible meafure for thofe who were natural- 

 ly the objeds of his hatred, to provide fuch an affillant and 

 fuccellbr to Claudius. 



Del Wu MB are a tliought, that, having loft her hufband, 

 10 be deprived of her fon likewife, was more than fell to 

 her fhare in the common caufe. She, too, had therefore 

 applied to the bafha of Mafuah, who looked no farther than 

 to a ranfom, and cared veiy little what prince reigned in 

 Abyflinia. He, therefore, undertook the management of 

 the matter, and declared that he would fend Menas to the 

 Grand Signior, as foon as an anfv/er fliould come from Con- 

 ftantinople, while Claudius protefted, that he would give up 

 Gragne's fon to the Portuguefe, if the ranfom for his bro- 

 ther was not immediately agreed on. This rcfolution, on 

 both fides, quickly removed all obje(5tions. Four thoufand 

 ounces of gold were paid to the Moors and the baflia ; Me- 

 nas was releafed and fent home to Claudius, who thereupon, 

 in his turn, fct Ali Gerad, fon of Gragne by Del Wumbarea, 

 at liberty, and with him Waraba Guta brother of the king 

 of Adel, and this finiflied the tranfaclion. 



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