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nicated that broke this promife ; and I faw that, the more 

 fcrupulous and particular I was, the more the confidence of 

 the ladies increafed. Armaxikos promifed me the afliftance 

 of his prayers, and thofe of the whole monks, morning and 

 evening ; and Aylo faid lowly to me, " You'll have no ob- 

 jection to this faint, I allure you he eats and drinks heartily, 

 as I mail fhew you when once thefe troubles are over." 



I set the fervants all to work. There were apartments 

 enough. I opened all the doors and windows, fumigating 

 them with incenfe and myrrh, in abundance, warned them 

 with warm water and vinegar, and adhered llrictly to the 

 rules which my worthy and fkilful friend Doctor RufTel had 

 given me at Aleppo. 



The common and fatal regimen in this country, and in 

 moft parts in the eaft, has been to keep their patient from 

 feeling the fmalleft breath of air ; hot drink, a fire, and a 

 quantity of covering are added in Abyffinia, and the doors 

 lhut fo clofe as even to keep the room in darknefs, whilft 

 this heat is further augmented by the conflant burning of 

 candles. 



Ayabdar, Ozoro Altafh's remaining daughter, and the 

 fon of Mariam Barea, were both taken ill at the fame time, 

 and happily recovered. A daughter of Kafmati Boro, by a 

 daughter of Kafmati Efhtes, died, and her mother, though 

 me furvived, was a long time ill afterwards. Ayabdar was 

 very much marked, fo was Mariam Barca's fon. 



At this time, Ayto Confu, fon of Kafmati Netcho by 

 Ozoro Either, had arrived from Tcherkin, a lad of very 



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