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Maitsha, from the flatnefs of the country, not draining 

 foon after the rains, is in all places wet, but in many, miry 

 and marfhy ; it produces little or no corn, but depends en- 

 tirely upon a plant called Enfete*, which furnifhes the 

 people both with wholefome and delicate food throughout 

 the year. For the reft, this province abounds in large fine 

 cattle, and breeds fome indifferent horfes. 



Upon the mountains, above Maitfha, is the country of 

 the Agows, the richeft province ftill in Abyffinia, not- 

 withftanding the multitude of devaftations it has fuffered. 

 They lie round the country above defcribed, from Aforma- 

 fha to Quaquera, where are the heads of two large rivers, 

 the Kelti and Brand. Thefe are called the Agows of Damot, 

 from their nearnefs to that province, in contradiftin&ion to 

 the Agows of Lafta, who are called Tcheratz-Agow, from 

 Tchera, a principal town, tribe, and diflrift near Lafta and 

 Begemder. 



The Gafats, inhabiting a fmall diftridt adjoining to the 

 Galla, have alfo diftinft languages, fo have the Galla them- 

 felves, of whom we have often fpoken ; they are a large na- 

 tion. 



FROMDingleber all along the lake, below the mountains 

 bounding Guefgue and Kuara, is called Dembea. This low 

 province on the fouth of Gondar, and Woggora the fmall 

 high province on the eaft, are all fown with wheat, and are 

 the granaries of Abyffinia. Dembea feems once to have 

 ; . been 



*See the article enfete in the appendix. 



