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years ; but that he remembered Abba Sulama, whom, he said, Ras 
Michael hung with Negardus, and some others : he added, that 
every thing went on well during the reign of Tecla Haiminout, he 
himself, in particular, being well provided for, and possessing plenty 
of every thing ; but that divisions afterwards occurred, and conti- 
nual changes of kings ; and that when the Aboona died he was left 
destitute, and had since been obliged to sell his matchlocks, of 
which he had ten, his swords, and all he was worth : he wished much 
I would carry him with me to Egypt. 
" A Greek named Georgis, who had resided some time at Gondar, 
was a more intelligent man than those I usually met with ; he had 
travelled over India, and spoke Indostanee ; he also wrote Arabic, 
and brought me two books, of the Old and New Testament, in 
Arabic and Latin, printed at Rome in the year 1671, in each of 
which was written " pertinet adMissionar. de Prop. Fid. anno 1746.'* 
These he shewed with pride, and said he had bought at Adowa. 
As he could have no motive for deceiving me, I put the usual ques- 
tions to him about Bruce, and his answers fully confirmed the ac- 
counts I had before received. 
^' Ligantur Metcha, another priest whose name I am unac- 
quainted with, Negada Moosa, and the Ras's principal builder, also 
remembered Bruce, and concurred in declaring that he never re- 
ceived any place, government, or land, from the King. They also 
affirmed, that he never was commander of any troops, particularly 
the Koccob horse, at the head of which' corps was an intimate 
friend of the priest's, at the time that Bruce was in the country. 
" In the different conversations 1 had with the Ras, I endeavoured 
to turn the subject on the arrival of Bruce in the country. He 
