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Bruce vol. II[modifier]

galla 452[modifier]

tribes. the nobles only have right of suffrage, and are [seated?] after 40 years of age, unless they have claim a number of men which with their age makes 40. they sit in council under the [wanzey?] tree. the number of candidates for royalty is reduced to four & the suffrage of six nations goes then no further. but the 7th whose [turn?] A is [illisible] have a king out of their own tribe choose from the 4 one who is crowned with [wanzey?] & given a bludgeon of the wood of the same tree, called Buco. the king of the W. Galla is called Lubo, the other mooty.


id oath 645[modifier]

They have certain stones for an object of devotion & the wanzey, and certain stars they swear with grass & dung.


succession[modifier]

the oldest son inherits all but gives the presents (cattle) & increase there of made by the father to his other children. the younger brother is obliged to marry the widow of the elder, but has no right to his fortune.


g. tribes 647[modifier]

the S. Galla are Elma killelloo, E. gooderoo, E. robali, E. doolo, E. bodena, E. horreta & E. michaeli the W. galla have the dhawi, edjow or ayzo & toluma etc.


coffee 648[modifier]

they eat balls of coffee rolled with butter. coffee first came from Caffa. (226) the Galla language is the same through all the tribes.


fever 649[modifier]

A mortal fever reigns in Dembea from March to heder michael.


land[modifier]

There is no gift of land known in perpetum in Abyssinia.


funge 651[modifier]

The funge were established in Atbara since 1504 by conquest ([vid?]. 299)


miné narea 652[modifier]

the distance from Miné to Narea is 50 leagues due south with very little inclination to the west. narea stands like a fortified place in the middle of a plain. their inhabitants & still more those of Kaffa are whiter than Neapolitans. Narea has many small fertile [illisible] valleys. Kaffa was converted to Christianity like narea in the time of Melec Segued.


snow 653[modifier]

snow has been seen on the moutains of Kaffa as also in that high ridge called dyre & tegla (313)


bali[modifier]

bali once under Abyssinia is N.E. of Narea & W. of Adel.


Paez[modifier]

16th Jan 1621 church of Gorgora dedicated by P.Paez. his praise [vide?] p. 345.


lands 656[modifier]

all lands belong to the king: there are (!) no church lands (356)


Itchege 657[modifier]

the Itchegué is the superior of the monks of debra Libanos order funded by Ab. T. Haimanot.


galla[modifier]

647 the E. Galla are called bertuma, the S. toluma & the W. boren Galla


agaw[modifier]

[illisible] agaw live at the head of the Takaze (370)