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Upon the 6th, in the morning, while at breakfaft, I was 

 told that three fervants had arrived from Tig-re ; one from 

 Janni, a young man and Have, who fpoke and wrote Greek 

 perfectly ; the ether two fervants were Ras Michael's, or 

 rather the king's, both wearing the red fhort cloak lined and 

 turned up with mazarine-blue, which is the badge of the 

 king's fervant, and is called Jhalaka. Ras Michael's letters 

 to the Naybe were very fhort. He faid the king Hatze 

 Hannes's health was bad, and wondered at hearing that the 

 phyfician, fent to him by Metical Aga from Arabia, was not 

 forwarded to him inftantly at Gondar, as he had heard of 

 his being arrived at Mafuah fome time before. He ordered 

 the Naybe, moreover, to furniili me with necefTaries, and 

 difpatch me without lofs of time ; although all the letters 

 were the contrivances of Janni, his particular letter to 

 the Naybe was in a milder ftile. He exprefTed the great 

 ncceility the king had for a phyfician, and how impatiently 

 he had waited his arrival. He did not fay that he had heard 

 any fuch perfon was yet arrived at Mafuah, only wifhed he 

 might be forwarded without delay as foon as he came. 



To us Janni fent a menage by a fervant, bidding us a 

 hearty welcome, aknowledging the receipt of the patriarch's 

 letter, and advifing us, by all means, to come fpeedily to 

 him, for the times were very unfettled, and might grow 

 worfe. 



In the afternoon I embarked for Mafuah. At the more 

 I received a menage from the Naybe to come and fpeak to 

 him ; but I returned for anfwer, It was impoflible, as I was 

 obliged to go to Mafuah to get medicines for his nephew, 

 Achmet. 



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