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Page 61
... usually leave loose and lift up the hair that remains on the head . The rest hangs from all parts of the head and over the neck in many little plaits . They soak it in unrefined butter which seems an odd perfume to us . Men , especially ...
... usually leave loose and lift up the hair that remains on the head . The rest hangs from all parts of the head and over the neck in many little plaits . They soak it in unrefined butter which seems an odd perfume to us . Men , especially ...
Page 79
... usually over thirty thousand souls , and when the Emperor marches with his entire force the whole multitude is over a hundred or a hundred and twenty thousand . Of these people the Emperor , lords and ladies , captains and many of the ...
... usually over thirty thousand souls , and when the Emperor marches with his entire force the whole multitude is over a hundred or a hundred and twenty thousand . Of these people the Emperor , lords and ladies , captains and many of the ...
Page 137
... usually much more numerous and have better horses , muskets , helmets , and coats of mail in plenty . The Gallas do not usually come in bands of more than six or seven to eight 16 1 See p . 117 , n . 7 . thousand , but these are mostly ...
... usually much more numerous and have better horses , muskets , helmets , and coats of mail in plenty . The Gallas do not usually come in bands of more than six or seven to eight 16 1 See p . 117 , n . 7 . thousand , but these are mostly ...
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