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nicated that broke this promife; and I faw that, the more 
{crupulous and particular I was, the more the confidence of 
the ladies increafed. Armaxikos promifed me the affiftance 
‘of his prayers, and thofe of the whole monks, morning and 
evening ; and Aylo faid lowly tome, “ You'll have no ob- 
jection to this faint, I affure you he eats and drinks heartily, 
as I {hall fhew you when once thefe troubles are over.” 
I set the fervants all to work. There were apartments 
enough. I opened all the doors and windows, fumigating 
them with incenfe and myrrh, in abundance, wafhed them 
with warm water and vinegar, and adhered ftri@tly to the 
rules which my worthy and fkilful friend Doctor Ruffel had 
given me at Aleppo. 
Tue common and fatal regimen in this ‘country, and in 
moft parts in the eaft, has been to keep their patient from 
feeling the fmalleft breath of air; hot drink, a fire, and a 
quantity of covering are added in Abyfflinia, and the doors 
fhut fo clofe as even to keep the room in darknefs, whilft 
this heat is further angmented by the conftant burning of 
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Gandléesy.) jane divest ey 
Ayvappar, Ozoro Altafh’s remaining daughter, and the 
fon of Mariam Barea, were both taken ill at the fame time, 
and happily recovered. A daughter of Kafmati Boro, by a 
daughter of Kafmati Efhtés, died, and her mother, though 
fhe furvived, was a long time ill afterwards. Ayabdar was 
very much marked, fo was Mariam Barea’s fon. 
At this time, Ayto Confu, fon of Kafmati Netcho by 
Qzoro Efther, had arrived from Tcherkin, a lad of very 
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