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not knowing the number and power of their protestors, and 

 fearing they might fall into fome ambufh. 



It may not be amifs here to take notice, that this John 

 Akay was the very man with whom Tecla Georgis had af- 

 fociated for the murder of Abba Jacob. He was a fhrewd 

 man, and had great power by living in the neighbourhood 

 of Sennaar, to which country he could retreat when occa- 

 fion required. He received the patriarch with great kind- 

 nefs. 



Addicota is an inaccemble rock, perpendicular on all 

 fides, excepting where there is a narrow path by which was 

 the entrance. Here the patriarch thought he could conti- 

 nue in Abyffinia, in defiance of Facilidas, till he ihould pro- 

 cure fuccours from India. 



It was not, however, long before he found how little 

 dependence there was upon this new protector ; for, in the 

 midft of all his fchemes, he received orders to remove from 

 Addicota, under pretence that they were not there enough in 

 fafety ; and Akay transferred them vexatioufly from place 

 to place, into hot and unwholefome fituations, always under 

 the fame pretence, till he had deftroyed their healths, and 

 exhaufted their flrength and patience. 



There is but one way of difpofing fuch people to grant 

 a favour, and it was furprifing the patriarch did not find this 

 out fooner. Jerome Lobo was fent with a fmall prefent in 

 gold, defiring they might have leave to continue in their old 

 habitation, Addicota. Lobo found John Akay very much 

 taken up in a purfuit that fome ignorant monks had put 

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