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this fince his return from Tigré, was ;the reafon of coldnefs 
between him and the Ras, and of Michael’s putting the 
king on fo fhort allowance on his firft coming to Gondar: 
but all that was now removed by the neceflities of the times; 
gold came from Tigré in plenty; even Powuffen had fent 
fome of the revenue of Begemder, all the other provinces, a 
proportion, with butter, cattle, and cotton cloths, for the 
maintenance of the king’s houfehold and troops: for my 
part, though I enjoyed the name of feveral pofts, 1 had par- 
taken fince this laft revolution of a very {mall part of their 
revenues ; I had been liberally fuppled inthe king’s abfence 
by Ozoro Efther and the queen. I had few fervants, and lived 
cheaply in the Iteghé’s palace at Kofcam ; but after my arri- 
val, the king, on purpofe I believe to difconcert my journey, - 
ran me grievoufly into debt with the foldiers, and other 
expences that were, asI was told, abfolutely neceflary ; it is 
true, thefe were paid in part at times but very irregularly. 
Ras Michael was not a man to be craved, nor was my tem- 
per fuch as could be brought to crave him; from this it 
arofe that often I had been in great ftraits, and obliged to’ 
live fparingly, which luckily was never a great hardfhip up- 
on me, in order to fulfil my promife to others. And now the 
campaign was beginning, horfes, and mules, and every 
thing neceflary were to be purchafed, and I was in debt a- 
bove one hundred pounds, nor would it have been poffible 
I ever fhould have cleared myfelf, for, my daily expences 
were enormous, if it had not been for the fituation that a 
certain Greek, named Petros, was in, from whom borrowed 
about three hundred pounds, as I fhall after mention. With 
regard to Kafmati Fafil, he fent me, twice, two large jars of 
honey from my lordfhip of Geefh, at two different times :. 
the firft was taken by Coque AbouBarea, the laft tafted fo bit- 
: thc. 
