2,0$ 
GUNDUFTCH. 
duck balls (as one of our attendants aptly termed them) made up 
of coarse flour, ghee, and hot water, and a quantity of sour tefF 
cakes, of which there is generally a profusion, constituted the whole 
of the supper. Beans and green wheat were afterwards introduced, 
which we begged leave to make over to our mules. In the early 
part of the evening I managed to get a few questions concerning 
Bruce, answered by the old gentleman, who said that he was well 
acquainted with Gondar. He stated that Bruce was a great favourite 
with the King, who gave him an excellent house to live in, and 
provided him with food, but that he never gave him any land, nor 
command; that he was much with the Iteghe and Ozoro Esther, 
and but little with the Ras ; that he never went out to war during 
his stay in the country, but kept much in the house, and was very 
curious after plants, stones, kc. : he added, that at that time he 
himself commanded Ras-el-Feel, and that he was at the hunting- 
match at Teherkin, at the time Bruce was there on his way to 
Sennaar. 
" I had every reason to be convinced of the authenticity of this 
relation, from its agreement with the accounts which had been 
given me, by the many persons to whom, at different times, and in 
different places, I had applied for information respecting Bruce. 
" Hadjee Hamed, the person I have before mentioned as being 
sent by the Ras to see us safely to Antalow, a man of about fifty-one 
years of age, remembered Bruce very well, and said that it was 
thirty-five years since he came into the country ; that he continued 
in the country between one and two years, and was well received 
by the King, Tecla Haiminout, who used to give him money, and 
daily send him provisions, but that he held no government nor 
