Some records of Ethiopia, 1593-1646 : being extracts from the History of high Ethiopia or Abassia, by Manoel de Almeida, together with Bahrey's History of the Galla / edited by C.F. Beckingham and G.W.B. Huntingford.

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COVER; PREFACE; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; NOTES ON TRANSLITERATION; THE ETHNOLOGY AND HISTORY OF SOUTH-WEST ETHIOPIA; ALMEIDA'S REMARKS ON HIS MAP OF ETHIOPIA; ETHIOPIA AND ITS PEOPLE: From The History of High Ethiopia or abassia, by Manoel de Almeida, Books I-III; 1. The name Prester John; 2. What countries and kingdoms are comprised in the Ethiopia which we are considering, and what part of it is controlled by the Emperor of the Abyssinians.

3. The kingdoms and provinces which at the present time are subject to the Emperor of the Abyssinians: an account of their position is given4. The Climate and Characteristics of Ethiopia, winter and summer; 5. The River Nile: its source and why it rises in the months of August and September; 6. The Rivers Zebee, Haoax, Tacazee, Mareb; 7. The great Lake of Dambed which the Abyssinians call a sea; 8. Mountains, Valleys and Mountain Ranges of Ethiopia. Description of Lamalmon; 9. Mines and minerals: gold, silver, iron, sulphur, saltpetre and salt.

10. Fertility of the country in different kinds of food: its fruits and trees11. Domestic and Wild Animals; 12. The different races inhabiting this Empire; 13. Appearance, Qualities and Dress of the People of Ethiopia; 14. Communal Customs of the Abyssinians about Circumcision and the Table; 15. Weddings and Burials; 16. The Women whom the Abyssinian Emperors marry and the ceremonial they observe in receiving and proclaiming them as such.; 17. Government of the Abyssinian Empire; 18. Soldiery of the Abyssinians; 19. Cities, Towns and Buildings of Ethiopia.

20. Revenue and Tribute of the Abyssinian Empire21. Accum and its Antiquities; 22. How the Emperors are crowned in this place; 22. The Fortress of Ambd Guexen: how and upon what the Emperors' sons used to live there, and whether some of their descendants still live there.; Extract from Book III, Chapter 2, describing the Church at Martula Maryam; HISTORY OF GALLA By Bahrey; Table showing the reputed descent fo the Galla tribes; THE GALLA. From Almeida's History, Book IV.

25. A brief Account of the Gallas is given: what race they are, from what countries they came, their customs and habits, and how they conquered and became rulers of the biggest and best part of the Abyssinian EmpireTRAVELS OF THE JESUIT FATHERS. From Almeida's History, Books VII-VIII; (i) THE JOURNEY OF ANTONIO FERNANDES,1613-14 (Almeida, Book VII, Chapters 13-19); 13. How Father Antonio Fernandez left for Gojam, and thence for Narea with the Ambassador, and what happened to them till they arrived.

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