iii. 617
Palestine, various nations fled from it, i. 399
Palmyra, ruins, introd. 57
Papyrus, ships made of it, i. 370
---- description of it, app. 1
Petronius Arbiter improves Egypt, iii. 696
Polygamy, cause of its origin, i. 281
Poncet sent to Abyssinia, ii. 467
---- account of his travels, ii. 469
---- recovers the king of Abyssinia, ii. 478
Poncet, his journal vindicated, vol. ii. p. 492
Portugal, attempts to discover the East Indies, ii. 96
---- sends an embassy to Abyssinia, ii. 103
---- receives an embassy from Abyssinia, ii. 133
---- sends a reinforcement to David III., ii. 142
---- unsuccessful issue of the expedition, ii. 157
---- sends a second reinforcement to the king of Abyssinia, ii. 181
Pox, small, when introduced, i. 514
Ptolemy I. encourages the Indian trade, i. 457
---- II. his magnificent procession, i. 458
---- invades Ethiopia, i. 462
---- III. conquers Ethiopia, i. 463
R.
Rachamah, description of, appen. 163
Rack tree description of, appen. 44
Ras el Feel, the author made governor of that province, iii. 364
Ras Sem account of, Introd. 39
Red Sea, cause of that name, i. 237
Rhinoceros, hunting of him described, iv. 296
---- description of that animal, appen. 85
Roderigo de Lima attempts to enter Abyssinia, iii. 628
Rosetto, i. 20
Roule M. le Noir sent to Abyssinia, ii. 501
---- imprudent conduct at Sennaar, ii. 507
---- assassinated, ii. 508
S.
Saba, queen of, i. 471
---- visits Jerusalem, i. 472
---- has a son to Solomon, i. 476
---- founds the Abyssinian Monarchy, i. 476
Salama Abba, character of, iii, 201
----- condemned and executed, iv. 68
Samen, province of Abyssinia, iii. 252
Sancaho, iv. 376
Sand, pillars of, iv. 553-6
Sassa, append. 27
Sennaar, author arrives there, iv. 428
---- character of its king, iv. 430
---- account of his wives, iv. 418
---- treacherous conduct to the author, iv. 453
---- list of its kings, iv. 464
---- government, iv. 479
---- forces, iv. 480
---- climate, diseases, iv. 481
Serbraxos, first battle of, iv. 140
---- second battle of, iv. 165
---- third battle of, iv. 199
Sesostris improves Egypt, i. 368
Shangalla, account of that nation, ii. 546
---- division of their country, iv. 327
Shaw, Dr. his mistake about Egypt, iii. 700
Shalaka Welled Amlac, account of him, iv. 2
---- ---- ---- author’s reception at his house, iv. 6
Shell-fish found in the desert, iv. 339
Sheregrig, description of, append. 182
Shepherds, account of that people, i. 384
---- their various names, i. 385
---- habitation, i. 386
---- subdue Egypt, i. 395
Shoa, kingdom, iii. 255
Sid el Coom, iv. 460
Simoom, description of that poisonous wind, iv. 341
Sire, town of, iii. 152
---- province of Abyssinia, iii. 252
Sittinia, queen, iv. 531
Slave-trade, its origin, i. 392
Socinios claims the crown, ii. 250
---- defeats his rival Jacob, 259
---- the Galla, 275
Socinios crowned at Axum, ii. 278
---- expedition against Sennaar, ii. 298
---- subdues Fatima queen of the Shepherds, ii. 302
---- converted to the Catholic religion, ii. 308
---- sends ambassadors to Rome, ii. 309
---- openly professes the Catholic religion, ii. 344
---- bigotted conduct, ii. 552
---- limits the power of the Catholics, ii. 359
---- grants the Abyssinians full exercise of their own religion,