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the Great. ' Notwithftanding this, BacufFa liked him nor,, 

 as being too great a favourite of the people, and, for thafr 

 ireafon, never gave him any employment. 



The next brother was Eufebius, a very brave and fkilful 

 foldier, but rafh, avaricious, paflionate, and treacherous* 

 and as great an enemy to truth as his brother Efhte was a 

 friend to it. Bacuffa, upon fome flight complaint, had re- 

 folved to put him to death; and, though he was diiTuaded 

 from this, he could never be fo far reconciled to him as 

 ever to releafe him from prifon. The fifth brother was 

 Netcho, whom the defire of living at home, or, perhaps, a 

 want of money to defray his expences at court, kept low 

 and in obfcurity all his life-time* Yet he was a tried, gal-? 

 lant, and fkilful foldier; and in later years, when I was at 

 Gondar, was often praifed as fuch by Ras Michael* the beft 

 judge, becaufe tire greateft general of his time, though, by 

 reafon of Netcho's private life, and abfence from court, he 

 never charged him with any important commifuon. Ano- 

 ther brother was dead, and had left a fon called Mammo, a 

 good horfeman, the only quality, as far as I know, that he 

 pofTefled to which could juftly be annexed the epithet of 

 Good. 



Of thefe brothers, Geta and Netcho were alive in my 

 time. Efhte was dead, but had left two fons, Ayto Engedan 

 and Ay to Aylo, who were among the mofl intimate of my 

 friends, from my entering Ethiopia till my leaving it ; both 

 were brave and good, and endowed with excellent qualities*. 

 Engedan, without any allowance for his country, and want 

 of education, was, I think, by very much, the mofl amiable 

 tixd complete man that I have ever yet feen. 



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