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Page 84
... things I may be thought to have little liking for the Abyssinians whose history I am writing . This is specially so in the matter with which I am now deal- ing . The reason is the little that used formerly to be known about this country ...
... things I may be thought to have little liking for the Abyssinians whose history I am writing . This is specially so in the matter with which I am now deal- ing . The reason is the little that used formerly to be known about this country ...
Page 85
... things and known them thoroughly . They were guided by what the Abyssinians themselves told them and their exaggerations , even about small things , are known only to someone who deals with them and understands them . I saw fit to make ...
... things and known them thoroughly . They were guided by what the Abyssinians themselves told them and their exaggerations , even about small things , are known only to someone who deals with them and understands them . I saw fit to make ...
Page 197
... things he abused him as an apostate , for having changed the Alexandrian errors , which he called the faith of his ancestors , for the holy faith of Rome , which he called the faith of the Portuguese . These letters reached Dancaz in ...
... things he abused him as an apostate , for having changed the Alexandrian errors , which he called the faith of his ancestors , for the holy faith of Rome , which he called the faith of the Portuguese . These letters reached Dancaz in ...
Contents
BIBLIOGRAPHY | xiii |
ABBREVIATIONS | xix |
NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION | xlviii |
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Abay Abba Abba Bagibo Abyssinians Adel Agau AJIB Aksum Alicô Almeida Almeida's map Amba Ambassador Amharic Andre de Oviedo Bahrey Bali Beccari Begameder Borana Bruce Cafres called Cecchi century Cerulli CHAPTER Cheesman Christian Christôs church circumcised coast court crossed Dambeâ Damot Dawaro district Dofar east Emperor empire Enarya entered Ethiopia Ethiopic Father Antonio Fernandes ford gada Galla give Gojam gold grade Grañ Guma Gurage Hadiya Hamelmal Hamitic Harar holy India inhabitants Jesuits Jimma João journey Kafa killed King Kingdom Lake Tana land leagues Lebna Dengel letters live lords luba Macuâ Maleg Manquer Mareb Massawa miles Moors Moslem mountains Mul'ata Nareâ Nile Páez Parkyns Portuguese province Qondala reached river Robale route Sagad Sarsa Dengel sent Shoa Sidama side stone Suaqhem Susneyos territories Tigrê tribes Viceroy Wolamo word XVI HSD XVIII AJIB Yeshaq Zeila