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=== from Salt ===

==== ouvrag. sur l'Abyss. ====

more e curiose lettere del Ethiopia & [xunalmente?] al Rev. 
P.N. Viteleschi Xte da dembea 1617 dal pietro Paez e altera
da Goa 1620 per Mich. della pace - firenze 1622

==== id 1382 ===

litt. Aethiop. p.p. Soc. Jesu de profs. fide apud
Abissinos ab inente Julio 1623 ad exitum Apulis 1624 -
Gandavi 1626. - very interesting.

==== id 1383 ====

hist. de l'Eth. ès années 1624, 25 & 26. [sténo] p. Alphonze
patriarche de l'Ethiopie (Paris 1629) & Gaspard paez dated
July 1629.

==== id 1384 ====

hist. de l'Ethiopie en l'année 1626 jusqu'en 1629. [sténo] 
de Gorgora & emman. d'almeida, Paris 1629 (483)

==== Tigre 1385 ====

Tigré is bounded on the N. by the mareb ; E [agame?] ; 
W, shiré ; S. riv. Warré which rises E. of haramat. it 
contains the minor districts of Adet, adwa, gundufta, kella,
d. damo, haramat (famous for its cooks), amba sanet, tsai, 
tsama, & ab. garima.

==== Agame 1386 ====

Agamé is bounded : E M.ns Serrafé. Taranta etc. Chief
town genata : the smaller <u>goulta</u> are Seraxo, Shihah, 
calant, adegrāt, gullimuckida, gunde gunde & Ayro.

==== Enderta 1387 ====

Enderta S. of Agamé has : derra, asme, womburta, désa, 
muntille, & monos. also moculla, dirbah, gambela, gibba
upper & lower, wazza, saharti, & giralta. Antalo is cap. of 
enderta.

==== lasta ====

the portuguese call Lasta bugné. why ?

==== Agaw 1389 ====

the low districts of waag & gualin are inhab. by 
Christian Agows, who build always without mortar (490)

==== Somen ====

the range of the Samen mountains extends N. & S. 
80 miles.

==== b. negach 1391 ====

the bahar negash dominions have : hamazen, kōte, 
seah, kūde falasha, egella, serawé, maisella, dixan, 
halai, tsama, logo, rivai mennai, gehasé & zewan būr, all
districts.

==== chawa 1392 ====

the province of Shoa lies on a lower level than Efat. 
the most remarkable districts are walaka & gidm.

==== commerce de [arabe?] 1393 ====

massowa gives from 20000 to 30000 thal. which 
gives the value of goods = 250000 th tin = 7-5 th. per mocha 
frasil ; copper 9.5 ; pepper 2.5 ; cotton from 2.5 to 3. broad
cloth 3 th. per yard cloth of 2 colors on diff. sides, good ;
brass foil or silver leaf 2.5 th. per ounce ; wrought silk
1.5 per frasil ; besides low priced velvets, warse muslims & 
cheap looking glasses, good.

==== animaux 1394 ====

two species of dogs : the paria dog & the hunting dog. 
elephant (zohon, armaz) ; giraffa (jeratta ketahin) the hair is
good for hunting flies. the rhinoceros is two horned, & killed
young. however Pearce got a horn two feet long. the buffalo (gōsh)
is good for shields. the zebra (zecora)'s mane is used as a 
collar for war horses. the wild ass (ebenda hiyah, erge gudam)

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