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THE paymient’of the money, perhaps the refentment of 
the family trepanned, and the appearance of equity which 
the thing itfelf bore, fuggefted to the Moorifh merchants that 
there was fome more profit, and not more rifk, if they) car- 
ried off the old prieft likewife. But as he had come to Dixan, 
as it were under public faith, in a trade that greatly interefted 
the town, they were afraid to attempt any thing againft him. 
whilft there. They began then as it were to repent of their 
bargain, from a pretended apprehenfion that they might be 
flopped and queftioned at going out of town, unlefs he 
would accompany them to fome fmall diftance; in confi- 
deration of which, they would give him, at parting, two 
pieces of cloth to be added to the other forty; which he was. 
to take pat to Tigre with him upon his return. 
Tut beginning of fuch expedivions isin the night. When 
all were afleep, they fet out from Dixan; the buyers, the 
feller, and the family fold; and, being arrived near the 
mountain where the way turns off to the defert, the whole 
party fell upon the old prieft, threw him down, and bound 
him. The woman infifted that fhe might be allowed to 
cut, or tear off the little beard he had, in order, as fhe faid, 
to make him look younger; and this demand was reckon- 
ed too juft to be denied her. The whole five were then 
carried to Mafuah; the woman and her two children were 
fold to Arabia; the two priefts had not fo ready a market,. 
and they were both in the Naybe’s houfe when I was at 
Mafuah, though I did not then know it. 
Tue Naybe, willing to ingratiate himfelf with Ras Mi- 
chael at a. {mall expence, wrote to him an account of the 
tranfaction, and offered, as they were priefts, to reftore them. 
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