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THOUGH it is not the place, I mutt not forget to tell the 
reader, that, the third day after I had come to Kofcam, a 
horfeman and a letter had arrived from Michael to Hagi 
Saleh, ordering him to carry me to Kofcam, and likewife a 
fhort letter written to me by Negadé Ras Mahomet, in Arabic, 
as from Ras Michael, very civil, but containing pofitive or- 
ders and command, as if to a fervant, that I fhould repair to 
the Iteghe’s palace, and not ftir from thence till future or- 
ders, upon any pretence whatever.. 
I cannor fay but this pofitive, peremptory dealing, did: 
very much fhock and difpleafe me. I fhewed the letter to’ 
Petros, who approved of it. much. faid-he was glad to fee 
it in that ftile, as it was a fign the Ras. was in: earneft. I 
fhewed it to Ayto Aylo, who faid not much to iteither the one 
way or the other, only he was glad that I had gone to Kof- 
cam before it came; but he taxed Ozoro Efther with being. 
the caufe of a proceeding which might have been proper to: 
a Greek or flave, but was not.fo to a free man like. me, who’ 
came recommended to their-protection, and had, .as yet, re- 
ceived no favour, or even civility.. Ozoro Efther laughed’ 
heartily at all this, for. the firft time fhe had fhewn any in-- 
clination to mirth ; fhe. confeffed fhe had fent a meflenger’ 
every day, fometimes two, and fometimes threc,.ever fince: 
Welled Hawaryat had died, and by. everyone of them fhe 
had preffed the Ras to enjoin me not. to. leave Kofcam, the: 
confequence of. which was the order above mentioned ;: 
and,.in the evening, there was a letter to Petros. from. An-: 
thulé, Janni’s ,fon-in-law, a:Greek, and. treafurer to. the” 
king,. pretty much. to.the fame purpofe as the firft, and in* 
no fofter terms, with direction, however, to furnifh me- 
with_every thing I fhould. want, onthe king’s.account 
Ongar 
