THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. ^17 



Upon his death the people unanimoufly gave to him the 

 name of Tallac, wliich fignifies the Greaty a name he has ever 

 fince enjoyed unimpeached in the Abyffinian annals, or hi- 

 ftory of his country, fram the which this his reign is taken. 



TECLA HAIMANOUT I. 



From 1704 to 1706. . 



Writes in Favour ofDu Route — Defeats the Rebels — Is ajfajfmated wh'ds 



bunthig. . 



ELIAS-the Armenian, of whom we have already fpoken, 

 and who was charged with letters of proted:ion from 

 Yafous to meet M. du Roule atSennaar, had reached within 

 three days journey of that capital when he heard that king 

 Yafous was aflalfinated. Terrified at the news, he returned 

 in the utmoft haHe. to Gondar, aad prefentcd the letters, 

 which had been written by Yafous, to be renewed by his 

 fon, king Tecla Haimanout. Tecla Haimanout readhis faf- 

 ther's letters, and approved of their contents, ordering them 

 to be copied in his own name ; and Elias without delay fet . 

 out v/ith them. I have inferted a tranflation of thefe let- - 

 ters, which were originally written in Arabic, and feem to - 



me.: 



