4 io TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



Amidst the general regret this revolution in the church 

 of Ethiopia occafioned at Rome, there were fome who thought 

 the pride, obftinacy, and violence of the Jefuits, the hardnefs 

 and cruelty of their hearts in iniligating Socinios to that 

 perpetual eflfufion of blood, and their independence, their en- 

 croachments upon, and refiftance of the civil power, were 

 faults refulting from the inflitutions of that particular fo- 

 ciety, and that thefe occafioned the mifcarriage ; that a well- 

 grounded averfion to the teachers had created a repugnance 

 to the dodtrines preached, and was the reafon of the expul- 

 fion of the fathers, and the relapfe of Abyflinia to the Alex- 

 andrian faith. From this perfuafion, fix capuchins, all of 

 them Frenchmen of the reformed Order of St Francis, were 

 fent from Rome after the death of Nogeyra, by the con- 

 gregation De Propaganda Fide y and thefe had protections from 

 the grand fignior. 



Two attempted the entering Abyflinia by way of the 

 Indian Ocean, that is, from Magadoxa, and were flain by the 

 Galla, after advancing a very fhort way into the country. 

 Two of them penetrated into Abyflinia, and were Honed to 

 death. The remaining two, hearing the fate of their 

 companions at Mafuah, and not being fo violently bent up- 

 on a crown of martyrdom as were the Portuguefe miflion- 

 aries, prudently returned home, carrying with them the ac- 

 count of this bad fuccefs. 



Three other capuchins were fent after this. It is impof- 

 fible to judge from their conduct what idea they had form- 

 ed ; for they themfelves gave the firft information of their 

 intended coming to Facilidas, who thereupon recommend- 

 ed it to the baflia to receive them according to their merits; 



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