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From thence they continued their Journey towards Manzuel; 
and about fix Leagues from Tagus they had the Pleafiire of feeing 
Coffee Trees for the firfi; time 5 and thefe pafi for the mod beau- 
tiful and beft cultivated in all Yemen. 
Manzuel has nothing remarkable ,* and from thence they went 
in two Days ioTram^ Night under the Trees. 
After they left that Town, they found the higheft Mountains 
which are in the Kingdom j and the Country, which till then 
was pleafant enough, tho’ moftly mountainous, began to be dry 
and barren,- no Trees were to be feen there, nor Valleys full of 
Coffee Plantations, as they had hitherto frequently met with. 
From Tranij they went to Damar., another confiderable Town 
at fifteen Leagues Diftance. The Roads were uneafy, and the 
Heat excefiive, till after Sun-fet. 
At Tamar the Scene changes again, and a very fine Country 
begins to open. Muahy the Refidence of that King, is but a 
quarter of a League from thence, and the Deputies arrived there 
the eighth Day after they left Mocca\ having travelled above an 
hundred and twenty Leagues almoft conftantly to the North Eafi:. 
Their Reception, and all that befell them during the three Weeks 
they remained there, I leave to be confulted in the Author, ther# 
being but little of that which has any Relation to my prefent 
Defign. 
The Town of Muah is remarkable for nothing but the Prince's 
refiding there. One of the Suburbs is wholly inhabited by Jenji}s^ 
who are never allowed to lie within the Gates. The Air is very 
good. Between nine in the Morning and four in the Afternoon 
the Heats are great; but it is pretty cool both before the rifing 
and after the fetting of the Sun. 
The Soil about the Town appear’d every where very good. All 
the Plains were Ibwn with Wheat and Ricej and the little Hills 
and Valleys were planted with Coffee Trees, Vines and Fruit 
Trees. 
There was nothing remarkable in the King’s Gardens, except 
the great Pains taken to furnilh it with all the Kinds of Trees 
that are common in the Country ; amongft which there were 
Coffee Trees, the finefl that could be had. When the Deputies 
reprefented to the King how much that was contrary to the Cufi 
tom of the Princes of Europe, who endeavour to flock their Gar- 
dens chiefly with the rarefl and mofl uncommon Plants that can 
be found. The King returned them this Anfwer, That he va- 
lued himfelf as much upon his good Tafce and Generofity as any 
Prince in Europe the Coffee Tree, he told them, was indeed very 
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