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=== Bruce vol III ===

& Tögray who is called nebrit or keeper of the sacred 
books of Axum & has before him a gold cup on a 
cushion. 19. the Acab saat chief ecclesiastical officer
of the king's household 20 first master of the household
924
21 betwudet or ras.

==== cris 925 ====

the Abyssines have a habit of bawling before 
the houses of the great in order not to leave them 
lonely. (273)

==== esther 926 ====

esther means nothing in Hebrew. does it in 
Abyssine? (281)

==== gush ====

the vill. of Geesh has about 18 houses.

==== superstit. ====

the Abyssines break or purify any vessel used 
by a stranger (292)

==== 928 ====

the men neither buy nor sell (?) 293)

==== brondo ====

Levitius XVII [symbole?] prohibits eating live flesh (300)

==== tables ====

the portuguese introduced tables & benches (301)

==== armée 931 ====

B. does not think that any king commanded 
40000 effective men at any time.

==== id 932 ====

30 officers command 500 men and over these is 
the shalaka, the whole regiment being called <u>bet</u> as
bearing the name of one of the king's houses.

==== saints 933 ====

there are S.t Pontius Pilate & his wife, S.t balaam 
etc (316)

==== clergé 934 ====

the head of the monks of Eustathios is superior 
of the couvent of Mahebar Selassé near Kuara towards
Sennār & the river dender. (319)

==== a*t*ege 935 ====

the itchegué is ordained by five priest : in 
troublesome times he is of much more importance than
the Abuna.

==== prêtres 936 ====

in the wine used for communion I often thought 
I tasted a flavor not natural to the grape itself.

==== falacha 937 ====

the falasha use circumcision & excision. for that
purpose they keep the nails of their little fingers very long. 
it is done on the 8.th day.

==== Agaw 938 ====

the tcheratz Agows are not circumcised, nor the 
916 
Damot Agows nor the Gafats nor the Amhara before 
A.D. 900 nor the shangalla.

==== calendrier 939 ====

Kamar means a cycle of years. matqué is 
the golden number. abacté is the epoch (352)

==== palais 940 ====

ashoa means the [hargat?] court or outer 
space surrounding the king's house (369

==== gondar ====

Gondar has 10000 families. the palace was built 
by facilidas. lat. 12° 34' 30'' long. 37° 33'

==== ŧana 942 ====

the greatest breadth of the tzana is from 
dingleber to lamgué 35 miles. at each end it is often not

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