6o8 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



lution. Even after the king's death was known to be real, 

 for many years afterwards there were people of credit at 

 diiferent times found, who faid they had met him at fundry 

 places alive; whether by inftigation^ for any particular 

 purpafe, or not, is difficult to fay. 



YASOUS II. OR, ADIAM SEGUED. 



From 1729 to 1753. 



Rebellion in the beginning of this Reign — Kiftg addi&ed to hunting — To 

 building, and the Arts of Peace — Attacks Sennaar — Lofes his Army — 

 Takes Samayat— Receives Baady King of Sennaar under his Protec- 

 tion. 



BESIDES the queen, mother of Yafous, BacuiFa had feveral 

 other wives and divers children by them ; none of them, 

 however, had any degree of intereft, or many followers, ow- 

 ing to the very fmgular practice of BacufFa, already mention- 

 ed, in not admitting to his bed, from the time of his coming 

 to the crown, any women except the queen, mother of Ya- 

 fous, without having firft fo far intoxicated them with liquor 

 as to produce an oblivion of all that paffed at the interview. 

 Some fay this arofe from his own jealous ideas ; but the 



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