---- 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