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houfes in England ; but the Galla, who have a ready mar- 

 ket for thefe of all fizes, generally kill the beaft when his 

 horns will contain fomething lefs than fix gallons. Two of 

 thefe horns, filled with wine or fpirits, are carried very com- 

 modioully upon a woman's back, flung over her fhoulders, 

 I had two of the largeft fize Hole from me that night Soci- 

 nios, Confu, and Chremation plundered my houfe, nor could 

 I ever tecover them. I have feen them at Gondar fold for 

 four ounces of gold, equal to ten pounds llerling, the pair. 



On the i yth of February came meflengers from Fafil, with 

 the old language of propofals of fubmiflion and peace, and 

 a repetition of his demand, that Welleta Selafl!e fhould be 

 given him for a wife, and fent to him, at leaft as far as Din- 

 gleber, where he would advance to meet her; excufing him- 

 felf from coming to Gondar, becaufe the Ras had already 

 broken his proraife to him; for the condition of peace made 

 with the Ras, when he was befieging the mountain, was. 

 That if Michael fliould bring the king to the Tacazze, and 

 furrender him there, and then return and content himfelf 

 with the government of Tigre, without proceeding to Gon- 

 dar, that Fafil fhould receive the king and condudt him to 

 the capital, and be created Ras and governor in place of 

 Michael. Fafil had punctually performed his part, and of 

 this Michael had taken advantage, and had violated every 

 article which he had ftipulated on the other fide ; and this 

 was at leaft the alledged reafon why Fafil had refufed to come 

 to Gondar. The fame evening arrived alfo meflengers from 

 Guflio and Powuflen, declaring to Ras Michael, that, if he 

 did not leave Gondar and return to Tigre, they would come 

 and burn the town. They profeflTed great duty to the king, 



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