36 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 
‘Upon the 6th, in the morning, while at breakfaft, I was 
told that three fervants had arrived from Tigré; one from 
Janni, a young man and flave, who {poke and wrote Greek 
perfectly ; the other two fervants were Ras Michael’s, or 
rather the king’s, both wearing the red fhort cloak lined and 
turned up with mazarine-blue, which is the badge of the 
king’s fervant, and is called /balaka. . Ras Michael’s letters 
to the Naybe were very fhort. He faid. the king Hatzé 
Hannes’s health was bad, and wondered at hearing that the - 
phyfician, fent to him by Metical Aga from Arabia, was not 
forwarded to him inftantly at Gondar, as he had heard of 
his being arrived at Mafuah fome time before. He ordered 
the Naybe, moreover, to furnifh me with neceflaries, and 
difpatch me without lofs of time; although all the letters 
were the contrivances of Janni, his particular letter to 
the Naybe was in a milder ftile. He exprefled the great 
neceflity the king had for a phyfician, and how impatiently © 
he had waited his arrival. He did not fay that he had heard 
any fuch perfon was yet arrived at Mafuah, only wifhed he 
might be forwarded without delay as foon as he came, 
To us Jannifent a meflage by a fervant, bidding us a 
hearty welcome, aknowledging the receipt of the patriarch’s 
letter, and advifing us, by all means, to come {peedily to 
him, for the umes were very unafettled, ‘and might grow 
worte. 
In the afternoon I embarked for Mafuah.. At the fhore 
I received a meflage from the Naybe to come and {peak to 
him; but I returned for anfwer, It was impofilible, as I was 
ohiaey to go to Mafuah to get medicines for his nephew, 
Achmet. ; 
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