BOOK III.

ANNALS OF ABYSSINIA. Translated from the Original.

CONTAINING THE HISTORY OF THE ABYSSINIANS, FROM THE RESTORATION OF THE LINE OF SOLOMON TO THE DEATH OF SOCINIOS, AND THE DOWNFALL OF THE ROMISH RELIGION.

ICON AMLAC. From 1268 to 1283.

_Line of Solomon restored under this Prince--He continues the Royal Residence in Shoa--Tecla Haimanout dies--Reasons for the Fabrication of the supposed Nicene Canon_, P. 1.

IGBA SION. From 1283 to 1312.

_Quick Succession of Princes--Memoirs of these Reigns deficient_, 4

AMDA SION. From 1312 to 1342.

_Licentious beginning of this King’s Reign--His rigorous Conduct with the Monks of Debra Libanos--His Mahometan Subjects Rebel--Mara and Adel declare War--Are defeated in several Battles, and submit_, 5

SAIF ARAAD. From 1342 to 1370.

_This Prince enjoys a peaceable Reign--Protects the Patriarch of Cophts at Cairo from the Persecution of the Soldan_, 60

WEDEM ASFERI. From 1370 to 1380.

_Memoirs of this and the following Reign defective._ 62

DAVID II. From 1380 to 1409. 63

THEODORUS. From 1409 to 1412.

_Memoirs of this Reign, though held in great Esteem in Abyssinia, defective, probably mutilated by the Ecclesiastics_, 64

ISAAC. From 1412 to 1429.

_No Annals of this, nor the four following Reigns._ 65

ANDREAS I. OR AMDA SION. 66

TECLA MARIAM, OR HASEB NANYA. From 1429 to 1433. 67

SARWE YASOUS. ib.

AMDA YASOUS. ib.

ZARA JACOB. From 1434 to 1468.

_Sends Ambassadors from Jerusalem to the Council of Florence--First Entry of the Roman Catholics into Abyssinia, Religion--King persecutes the Remnants of Sabaism and Idolatry--Mahometan Provinces rebel, and are subdued--The King dies_, 68

BŒDA MARIAM. From 1468 to 1478.

_Revives the Banishment of Princes to the Mountain--War with Adel--Death of the King--Attempts by Portugal to discover Abyssinia and the Indies_, 78

ISCANDER, OR, ALEXANDER. From 1478 to 1495.

_Iscander declares War with Adel--Good Conduct of the King--Betrayed and Murdered by Za Saluce_, 114

NAOD. From 1495 to 1508.

_Wise Conduct of the King--Prepares for a War with the Moors--Concludes an Honourable Peace with Adel_, 120

DAVID III. From 1508 to 1540.

_David, an Infant, succeeds--Queen sends Matthew Ambassador to Portugal--David takes the field--Defeat of the Moors--Arrival of an Embassy from Portugal--Disastrous War with Adel_, 124

CLAUDIUS, OR ATZENAF SEGUED. From 1540 to 1559.

_Prosperous Beginning of Claudius’s Reign--Christopher de Gama lands in Abyssinia--Prevented by the Rainy Season from joining the King--Battle of Ainal--Battle of Offalo--Christopher de Gama Slain--Battle of Isaacs Bet--Moors defeated, and their General Slain--Abyssinian Army defeated--Claudius Slain--Remarkable Behaviour of Nur, Governor of Zeyla General of the Moors_, 173

MENAS, OR ADAMAS SEGUED. From 1559 to 1563.

_Baharnagash rebels, proclaims Tascar King--Defeated by the King--Cedes Dobarwa to the Turks, and makes a League with the of Masuab_, 206

SERTZA DENGHEL, OR MELEC SEGUED. From 1563 to 1595.

_King crowned at Axum--Abyssinia invaded by the Galla--Account of that People--The King defeats the Army of Adel--Beats the Falasha, and kills their King--Battle of the Mareb--Basha slain, and Turks expelled from Dobarwa--King is poisoned--Names Za Denghel his Successor_, 214

ZA DENGHEL. From 1595 to 1604.

_Za Denghel dethroned--Jacob a Minor succeeds--Za Denghel is Restored--Banishes Jacob to Narea--Converted to the Romish Religion--Battle of Bartcho, and Death of the King_, 238

JACOB. From 1604 to 1605.

_Makes Proposals to Socinios, which are rejected--Takes the Field--Bad Conduct and Defeat of Za Selasse--Battle of Debra Zeit--Jacob defeated and Slain_, 252

SOCINIOS OR MELEC SEGUED. From 1605 to 1632.

_Socinios embraces the Romish Religion--War with Sennaar--With the Shepherds--Violent Conduct of the Romish Patriarch--Lasta rebels--Defeated at Wainadega--Socinios restores the Alexandrian Religion--Resigns his Crown to his Eldest Son_, 262