THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 6ri 



Sanuda, fon of Welled de I'Oul, played a very confider- 

 able part in the revolution that happened in my time ; was 

 of a figure more than ordinary graceful ; was brave, and did 

 not want good difpofitions ; but thefe were obfcured by de- 

 bauchery in wine and women, to which there were no 

 bounds. Eufebius left two fons, both more worthlefs and 

 profligate than himfelf, and both came to imtimely ends : 

 Guebra Mehedin, the eldefl, was ilain in a private quarrel 

 at Lebec by a near relation, Kafmati Ayabdar, after having 

 robbed my fervants and plundered my baggage, in Foggo- 

 ra,near the village Dara ; and the fecond, Ayto Confu, was 

 killed in rebellion at the battle of Serbraxos, among the 

 Begemder horfe, fighting againft his fovercign. 



Mammo we fliall find a6ling infignificant parts at times, 

 never trufted, nor of confcquence to any one. As for 

 the queen herfelf, flic was reputed the handfomeft woman 

 of her time. She was defcended from Vidor, eldefl brother 

 to Menas, and fon of David, who died without coming to the 

 crown. This daughter was married to Robel, governor of Ti- 

 gre, whofe mother was a Portuguef e, and the queen inherit- 

 ed the colour of her European anceftors ; indeed was whi- 

 ter than mofl Portuguefc. She was very vain of this her 

 defcent ; had a warm attachment to the Catholic religion 

 in her heart, as far as fhe could ever learn it ;- nor did flie 

 value herfelf lefs upon her beauty, as we may judge by the 

 fevcral names fhe took at difTerent times. The firft was 

 Iteghe Mantuab, or the beautiful queen ; the fecond was 

 Berhan Magwafs, or the glory of grace; though her chriflened 

 name was Welleta Georgis, as we have already obfcrved. 



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