a&j. TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



The crown is made in the fhape of a prieft's mitre, or 

 liead-piece ; it is a kind of helmet, covering the king's fore- 

 head, cheeks, and neck. It is lined with blue taffety ; the 

 outfide is half gold and half fdver, of the moll beautiful fil- 

 ligrane work. 



The crown, in Joas's time, was burnt, with part of the pa- 

 lace, on that day when Ras Michael's dwarf was mot in his 

 own houfe before him. The prefent was fmce made by 

 the Greeks from Smyrna, who have large appointments 

 here, and work with very great tafle and elegance, though 

 thev have not near fo much encouragement as formerly. 



Upon the top of the crown was a ball of red glafs, or 

 .chryftal, with feveral bells of different colours within it. It 

 feems to me to have formerly been no better than part of 

 the Hopper of a glafs-decanter. Be that as it may, it was 

 loft in Yafous's time at the defeat of Sennaar, It was found, 

 however, by a Mahometan, and brought by Guangoul, chief 

 of the Bertuma Galla, to the frontiers of Tigre, where Mi- 

 chael, governor of that province, went with an army in great 

 ceremony to receive it, and, returning with it, gave it to 

 king Yafous, making thereby a great advance towards the 

 king's favour. 



Some people * among the other unwarranted things they 



have advanced, have faid, That, at the king's coronation, a 



gold ear-ring is put into his cars, and a drawn fword into 



his hand, and that all the people fall down and worfhip 



2 him; 



* Vid. Le Grande's Kill, of Abyffinia. 



