THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. S 



Adel increafed greatly in power, and Moorifh princes from 

 Arabia eftablifhed in little principalities, exactly correfpond- 

 ing ^ith the fouthern limits of Abyilinia, and placed be- 

 tween them and thex)cean ; and we fee, at the fame time, a 

 rancour and hatred firmly rooted in the breafts of both na- 

 tions, one of the caufes of which is conftantly alledged by 

 the Abymnian princes to be, that. the Moors of Adel were 

 anciently their fubjects and vaflals, had withdrawn them- 

 felves from their allegiance, and owed their prefent ihde- 

 endence to rebellion only^ 



To thefe princes fucceeded Wedem Araad, their youngeft 

 brother, who reigned fifteen years, probably in peace, for 

 in this ftate we find the kingdom in the days of his fuccef- 

 for ; but then it is fuch a peace that we fee it only wanted 

 any fort of provocation from one party to the other, for. 

 both to break out into very cruel, long, and bloody w-ars*.- 



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From 1312 to 1342. 



Licentious beginning of 'this King's Reign- — Bis rigorous Conducl <with tbb~ 

 Monks of Debra Libanos — His Mahometan Subjects rebel — Mora and V 

 Add declare War— -Are defeated in fever al Battles y andfubmit; 



AMD A Sion fucceeded' his father; Wedem- Araad, who> 

 was youngeft brother of Icon Amlac, and came to the 

 Grown. upon the death of his uncles. He is generally know m 



