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Aw uncle of his, then prefent, greatly aggravated this 
affair. He pretented: that the Naybe might do-what he 
pleafed with his prefents; but that he could:not in any 
thape give away the prefent due to the janizaries, which was. 
40 ounces of gold, or 400 dollars ; and this was all they con- 
tented themfelves to-take, on account of the letter I brought” 
from the port of janizaries at Cairo; and in this they only 
- taxed me the fum. paid by the Abuna: for: his paflage 
through Mafuah. I anfwered firmly,—“ Since you have- 
broken your faith with the grand-fignior, the government: 
of Cairo, the bafha at Jidda, and Metical Aga, you: will no 
doubt do as you pleafe with me ; but you may expect to fee - 
the Englifh man of war, the Lion; before Arkeeko,.fome 
morning by day-break.”—* I fhould be glad,” faid the Naybe, . 
“to fee that man.at Arkeeko or Mafuah that would carry as 
much writing from you to Jidda:as would. lie upen my 
thumb nail; 1 would: ftrip his fhirt off-firft; and:then his 
fkin, and hang*him before your doorto« teach. you more> 
wifdom.”—* But my. wifdom: has taught-me to prevent-alt. 
this. My letter-is already gone to Jiddas; and.if, in twenty. 
days from this, another letter-from me does not: follow it, 
you will fee-what will-arrive. In the mean time, I-here an- 
nounce it to you, that I have letters from: Metical ‘Aga and. 
the Sherriffe of Mecca; to Michael Suhul governor of Tigré, . 
and ‘the king-of Abyflinias I, therefore; would with that. 
you would leave off thefe unmanly-altercations, which ferve: 
no fort of purpofe, and let me. continue.my journey.” The 
Naybe faid in.a low. voice to himfelf, “ What, Michael tco! 
then go your journey, and think.of the ill that’s before you.” 
Tturned my back without:any anfwer or falutation, and 
was fcarce arrived at home when a meffage came from the 
Naybe, defiring I would fend. him two. bottles of aquavitzx. 
I gave 
