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The fame had happened to a fon of Gragne like wife, made 

 ■prifoner at the battle of Wainadega, when his father was 

 flain by Claudius. The Moors fettled in Abyffinia, as well 

 as all the Abyilinian rebels who hadforfaken their allegiance 

 or religion during the war, were to a man violently againil 

 fetting Menas at liberty, for he was the only brother Clau- 

 dius had, and a difputed fucceflion was otherwife probable, 

 which was what the Moors longed for. Befides this, Menas 

 was exceedingly brave, of a fevere and cruel temper, a mor- 

 tal enemy to the Mahometans, and at this time in the flower 

 of his age, and perfectly fit to govern. It was not, then, by 

 any means, an eligible meafure for thofe who were natural- 

 ly the objects of his hatred, to provide fuch an afliftant and 

 fuccelTor to Claudius. 



Del Wumbarea thought, that, having loft her hufband, 

 to be deprived of her fon likewife, was more than fell to 

 her fhare in the common caufe. She, too, had therefore 

 applied to the bama of Mafuah, who looked no farther than 

 to a ranfom, and cared very little what prince reigned in 

 Abyflinia. He, therefore, undertook the management of 

 the matter, and declared that he would fend Menas to the 

 Grand Signior, as foon as an anfwer mould come from Co n- 

 ftantinople, while Claudius protefled, that he would give up 

 Gragne' s fon to the Portuguefe, if the ranfom for his bro- 

 ther was not immediately agreed on. This refolution, on 

 both fides, quickly removed all objections. Four thoufand 

 ounces of gold were paid to the Moors and the bama ; Me- 

 nas was releafed and fent home to Claudius, who thereupon, 

 in his turn, fet Ali Gerad, fon of Gragne by Del Wumbarea, 

 at liberty, and with him Waraba Guta brother of the king 

 of Adel, and this finimed the tranfaction. 



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