220 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 
Bruinp came Gufho of Amhara, and Powuflen, lately 
made governor of Begemder for his behaviour at the battle 
of Fagitta, where, as I have faid, he purfued Fafil and his 
army for two days. The Ras had given him alfo a farther 
reward, his grand-daughter Ayabdar, lately recovered from 
the {mall-pox, and the only one of my patients that, neither 
by herfelf, her mother, nor her hufband, ever made me the 
leaft return. Powuflen was one of the twelve officers who, 
after being delivered to Lubo by the Galla, together with 
Mariam Barea, had fled to Michael’s tent, and were protec- 
ted by him. 
One thing remarkable in this cavalcade, which I obferved,, 
awas the head-drefs of the governors of provinces. A large 
broad fillet was bound upon their forehead, and tied be- 
hind their head. In the middle of this was a horn, or a: 
conical piece of filver, gilt, about four inches long, much in 
the fhape of our common candle extinguifhers. This is 
called kin, or horn, and is only worn in reviews or parades 
after victory. Fhis l apprehend, like all other of their ufages,, 
is taken. from the Hebrews, and the feveral allufions made 
in fcripture to it arife from this practice:—* I faid unto 
fools, Deal not foolifhly ; and to the wicked, Lift not up the 
horn—* Lift not up your horn on high; fpeak not with a 
fiff neck*’—“ For promotion cometh,” &c.—* But my horn 
fhalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn”—* And the 
horn. 
~ % Fhe crooked manner in which they hold their neck when this ornament is on their fore=- 
bead, for fear it fhould fail forward, perfeétly fhews the meaning of fpeaking with a {lift negk. 
when you hold the horn on high, or ereét like the horn of the unicora.. 
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