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Christos com muyta gente de guerra pera da na terra de (^arqui, e chegando la em sete dias, o siguime muyto cedo se puseram em ordcm e os del Rey de Funye estavam ja aparelhados com muytos cavallos e gente de pe; mas, dando batalha *foram desbaratados os Balous e morreram muytos e a Jonael Ihe trouxeran 326 cabe^as e tomaram muytos cavallos, malhas, capacetes, espinguardas, atabales e camelos e tomaram com grande alegria onde estava o Emperador que os recebeo com muyta festa, mas dalli a 8 dias morreo de fevre o Cantiba Za Guiorguis, e o Emperador o chorou muyto, porque o amava e era seu parente; e assi pus em seu lugar por

Cantiba de Dambia a seu filho mais velho.

Translation

While the Emperor was still at ^alaba^a there reached him a letter from the Cantiba Za Guiorguis in which the latter stated he had attacked the lands of Berta, Caeba Batel and others which were under the rule of Rubat the King of the Fung and had captured many women and children, burnt their houses and taken much booty. The Emperor learnt later how Rubat had sent many footmen and horsemen to defend the district of ^arqui. He was also told how the Abuna Isaac, to whom the Patriarch of Alexandria had sent Abba Marcos to Ethiopia [? Whom Abba Marcos the

Patriarch of Alexandria had sent to Ethiopia}] had died in [lit. "from"] the land of Sennar a long time after Rubat had seized him. The Emperor felt this greatly, and at once started from Qalaba^a and journeyed as far as Dabola, and thence sent Jonael with a large force to the districts of Gema and Qaben; and he fell upon them and took many cows and goods and returned. Then the Emperor at once set forth from Dabola and, passing by Bed, went to Tan9al district and despatched to Jonael the Cantiba Za Guiorguis and Caba Christos with a large body of troops to attack the land of Carqui. And he [Jonael] reached [Qarqui] in seven days and on the following day very early set forth his array. And the troops of the king of Sennar were already standing ready with many cavalry and foot-

men. But when battle was joined the Balous were routed and many were killed and 326 heads were brought to Jonael, and many horses and suits of mail and helmets and muskets and camels and drums were taken, so that

they returned with great elation to the place where the Emperor was, and he received them with lavish entertainment. But eight days later the Cantiba Za Guiorguis died of fever; and the Emperor sorrowed greatly for he loved him Uke a father, and so appointed in his place as Cantiba of Dambia his eldest son.

Extract HI

Paez, Vol. HI, p. 372. The Emperor, after wintering at Gorgorra moves

to Debaroa. In 1619 Melca Christos and others invade the Sennar terri- tories in force.

Partindo Abeitahun Melca Christos e Jonael, foram como o Emperador Ihes mandou e, chegando destruiram todas as terras de Funye, matando e cativando muyta gente e tomaram muytos cavallos e armas e atabales, e chegando a Abromela (com ser serra tam forte que, revelandose huma