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119._o he_o drive_v he_o at_o last_o in_o a_o manner_n out_o of_o his_o empire_n ib._n granhe_n be_v reinforce_v by_o a_o body_n of_o turk_n and_o a_o train_n of_o artillery_n force_v gama_n to_o come_v to_o a_o battle_n 139._o granhe_n kill_v fight_v 144._o h._n the_o king_n of_o habassia_n victorious_a over_o the_o king_n of_o aden_n 19_o pretty_a story_n send_v from_o habassia_n 346._o the_o habassin_n hold_n the_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o perfect_a rule_n of_o faith_n 31._o their_o monastery_n little_a village_n 30._o monkery_n much_o the_o same_o in_o habassia_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n ib._n they_o be_v eutychian_o ib._n they_o deny_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n ib._n the_o emperor_n be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n 32._o their_o priest_n marry_v ib._n they_o have_v divers_a form_n of_o baptism_n ib._n all_o that_o be_v present_a at_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n must_v communicate_v they_o do_v not_o elevate_v nor_o adore_v the_o host_n nor_o keep_v 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226._o they_o be_v discover_v and_o make_v slave_n in_o arabia_n 227._o a_o maronite_n jesuit_n be_v send_v in_o disguise_n to_o ethiopia_n ibid._n he_o be_v discover_v and_o put_v to_o death_n for_o have_v profess_v himself_o a_o mahometan_a 228._o the_o jesuit_n erect_v a_o college_n at_o diâ—_n 233._o jacob_n the_o natural_a son_n of_o malac_n sague_v be_v then_o emperor_n 237._o jacob_n be_v depose_v and_o za_n danguil_v make_v emperor_n 239._o some_o instance_n of_o the_o jesuit_n sacrifice_v all_o other_o interest_n to_o that_o of_o their_o own_o order_n 241._o upon_o jacob_n delay_n of_o come_v to_o the_o army_n he_o be_v choose_v emperor_n by_o they_o 264._o a_o message_n be_v send_v to_o he_o by_o the_o army_n 265._o the_o army_n upon_o receive_v a_o letter_n from_o jacob_n declare_v for_o he_o 266._o jacob_n come_v to_o the_o army_n 267._o jacob_n make_v susunaeus_n great_a offer_v provide_v he_o will_v give_v over_o pretend_v to_o the_o crown_n 268._o jacob_n march_v 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