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“ common in his Country^ but it was not the leis dear to him up-^ 
on that account 5 the perpetual Verdure of it pleafed him ex- 
treamlyj and alfb the Thoughts of its producing a Fruit which 
was no where elfe to be met with 5 and when he made a Prefent 
of that that came from his own Gardens, it was a great Satisfac- 
tion to him to be able to fay that he had planted the Trees that 
produced it with his own Hands. 
The Kingdom of Temen is not hereditary, but he that has had 
the Art of making himfelf the ftrongeft Party during a King’s 
Life, is commonly his Succefror5 and the King takes all poffible 
Care to gain every Body in Favour of his Children or nearefl 
Relations. 
The King is independent, being tributary to no other Prince; 
and as a Proof of that, while the Deputies remained at Mouah 
there arrived Ambaffadors to him from the Grand Seignior. It 
was given out that it was only an EmbafTy of Ceremony and 
Compliment ; but the true Reafon was to perfuade the King, 
not to allow the Europeans the Liberty of exporting Coffee by the 
Red Sea diredly, which was a great Lofs to the Turks. 
The King being at length perfedly recovered, the Deputies 
took Leave of that Court, and returned to Mocca 5 they came 
back the fame Way they went, but not being in Co great a Hurry, 
tlaey had more Time to make Remarks concerning the Country. 
The grcateft Part of the Mountains are barren, being burnt 
up by the Heat of the Sun. They produce no great Trees, but 
upon the lower Sides of them there are Plenty of Coppices. 
They met with red Partridges bigger than ours. Quails and Turtle 
Doves in abundance, which the Arabians never offer to fhoot. 
The Foxes and Monkeys were fo tame, that let a Man go as clofe 
to them as he pleafed, they never offered to run away. 
But the greatefl Curiofity of our Travellers, upon their Re- 
turn, was to obferve every thing that relates to the Coffee Plan- 
tations, and to inform themfelves of the Arabians concerning 
them, 
Befides the Coffee Trees, there were to be feen in the fame 
Plantations with them, a great many other Sorts of Fruit Trees, 
fuch as Peaches, Apricocks, Almonds, Citrons, Oranges, Figs, 
Apples, ^c. 
They were informed, that befides the Towns which they faw, 
there were others of very great Note, amongfl which is Sanaa y 
formerly the Capital of the whole Kingdom, and the Seat of 
their Kings. There are likewife feveral of the great Roads of 
the Kingdom paved for above an hundred Leagues together. 
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