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Yasrne had done every thing, on his part, to fecure me 
a good reception from Fidele Shekh of Atbara. Every aft 
furance poflible had been given, and I[ had before travelled 
.fome thoufand miles upon much flighter promifes, which 
had, however, been always faithfully kept; fo that I did 
not at all fufpe@ chat any thing unfair could be intended 
‘me at Teawa, where Fidele refided. But as the lofs of life 
was the confequence of being miftaken, I never did omit 
‘any means to double my fecurity. 
Manomert Gisserti, as we have before obferved, had al- 
reply carried a letter of mine fromGondar to his matter Meti- 
-calAga,Selictarto the Sherriffe of Mecca in Arabia, requetting 
‘that he would write to fome man of confideration in Sennaar, 
and, taking it-for granted that I was then arrived at Teawa, 
defire that a fervant of the king might be fent to give me 
fafe condué from that frontier to the capital. Yafine had 
“written to “the fame effect, directly to Sennaar, and fent a 
fervant of his, who, for fecurity fake, had nothing but the 
letter and an old ragged cloth about his waft; and he had 
‘ong ago arrived at Sennaar, the before-named place of his 
‘deftination. 
Amonc the tribes of Arabs that were protected by Yafine, 
cand furnifhed with pafture, water, and a market for their 
‘cattle, and milk and butter, at Ras el Feel, were the Daveina, 
by much the moft powerful of all the Arabs in Atbara; but 
they ventured no further fouthward than Beyla, for fear 
of the troops of Sennaar. 
‘Tue Shekh of Beyla was a man of very great character 
_ forcourage and probity. His name was Mahomet ; and 1 
Vou. IV, Tt , had 
