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and inflicted other marks of contumely upon him. Michael 

 bore this with feeming indifference. He fent no more fum- 

 monfes, but ftrengthened his polls, and ordered them to be 

 continually viiited. Several attacks of no confequence were 

 made by the befieged following large Hones, which were rol- 

 led down into the trench, but all to no purpoic. A gene- 

 ral attack, however, from the town, was tried the third day, 

 by which one well was carried, and many relieved their 

 third ; many died there, and the reft were forced back into 

 the town. A capitulation was now offered ; but Michael 

 .anfwered, he waited for the coming of the Naybe. About 

 7 oo people are faid to have died, during the fiege, with thirft; 

 and at lafl, there being no profpect of relief, twelve oi the 

 leaders were delivered and hanged up at the wells. The 

 town fin-rendered at dilcrction, and the foldiers finiihed 

 thofe whom thirft had fpared. 



Michael then fanned Dixan to tire Naybe, who repeo- 

 plcd it. There was a high and low town, divided from each 

 other by a confiderable fpace. In the lower abode Chrif- 

 tians, at leaft fo calling che-mfelves ; en the top of the hill 

 were the Naybe's party, who had dug far themfelv.es a fcan- 

 ty well. Saioome, our guide, was Ion oi the governor for 

 the Naybe. Achrnet was the perfon the Moors in the low 

 town had confided in ; and the Chriftian chief was a depen- 

 dent upon Janm, our Greek friend at Adowa, who had di- 

 rection of all the cuftom-houies in Tigr.e, and of that at 

 . ,;\an among the reft. 



-Cur baggage had palled the trench, and had reached the 

 low town, through which Saioome bad condjicled me, 

 under pretence of getting a fpeedy ilickcr from the heat; 



but 



