Narrative of the Portuguese embassy to Abyssinia during the years 1520-1527

by Francisco Alvares

GENERAL INDEX.

• Abima Mark, [255]
• Abyssinia long without an Abima, [253]
• Account of Pero de Covilham, [265], [270]
• Antiquities at Axum, [81], [83]
• Apes, [69]

• Baptism, [48], [49], [217], [240], [243]
• Betudete, [52], [168], [326], [328]
• Birds, [51]
• Bisan, arrival at, [18];
• description of, [32], [33];
• departure from, [38]
• Burial, [50]

• Canons, [63], [139]
• Church services, [23], [31]
• —— for women, [55]
• —— of Holy Trinity, [155], [233], [236]
• Churches, old, [75]
• —— near Axum, [87]
• —— St. George, [95], [156], [228], [229]
• —— cut out of the rock, [122], [130]
• —— of the Queen Mother, [237]
• Circumcision, [48], [246]
• Clergy, gathering of, [234]
• Consecration of church of the Trinity, [256]
• Conversation on Bible history, [136]
• —— church matters, [188], [193], [201], [225], [226], [254], [261], [262]
• —— about carpets, [258];
• about interpreters, [259]
• Court churches, [219]
• Cows, fine breed of, [104], [331]
• Cultivation, [35], [106], [139], [163]

• Dagusha grain, [102]
• Defiles, [158], [159], [160], [228], [341]
• Dress of the people, [77], [92]

• Embassy, arrival at Massowah, [3], [4];
• departure from Arquico, [11];
• presents sent with, [10], [179], [197], [239];
• selection of, [9], [10];
• assaulted with stones, [134];
• good reception of by Ras of Angot, [135], [137];
• received by the Prester, [166–170], [180–183], [184–186], [202], [211];
• difficulties of, [173], [194], [196], [199];
• present to, of a church tent, [195];
• of a chalice, [198];
• of dresses of honour, [211];
• mass of, [199–201];
• quarrels of, [213–215], [276], [277], [278], [282];
• preparations for departure, [272], [275], [301], [355];
• brought back to Court, [283];
• departure, [356], [363];
• return to Portugal, [382];
• reception by Diogo Lopes de Sequeira, [385];
• reception by the King, [386–388]
• Escape of a Prince from the mountain, [147]
• Epiphany Play, [241]

• Flogging, [145], [146], [157], [319], [320]
• Franks in Ethiopia, [174], [175], [177], [178]
• Friars, [62], [86], [96], [105], [289], [343]

• Game, abundance of, [67]
• Gold-washing, [85]
• Gratitude of a Portuguese to a Jew, [376]

• Happy valley, or mountain of the Princes, [140–144], [148], [149]
• Horse breeding, [412]

• Interview of Captain General, and the Barnagais, [8]
• —— of Don Rodrigo and the Barnagais, [42]
• Iron used for money, [117]

• Jews, [349]
• Journey from Lisbon to Coimbra, [382], [386]
• Justice, administration of, [64], [139], [279], [314], [316], [318], [333]

• King Abraham, [120]
• —— of Adea’s daughter, rejected on account of her large teeth, [110]
• King Lalibela, [122]
• Kingdom of Adea, [346]
• —— of Adel, [346]
• —— of Amazons, [318]

• Lakes, [151], [153], [154]
• Lent austerities, [285–288], [290]
• Lion, anecdote of, [52]
• Locusts, [67–72]

• Manuel, death of King, [299]
• Marriage, [46], [47]
• —— of priests, [56], [192]
• Maundy Thursday, [291]
• Memorial feast of St. Philip, [34], [35]
• Monasteries, description of, [21], [22], [88], [89], [90], [91], [118], [119], [162], [294]
• —— revenues, [36], [37]
• Moorish marauders, slaughter of, [107]

• Noble conduct of Hector da Silveira, [366]
• Nubians, [65]
• Nuns, [62]

• Officials sent by King Solomon, [353]
• Ordination, [248–252]

• Palm Sunday, [291]
• Prester, appearance of, [203];
• attends the Portuguese church service, [221], [224];
• battle with King of Adel, [304], [310];
• mode of encampment, [331], [338];
• mode of travelling, [218], [231], [233], [340];
• shows himself to his people, [220];
• reception of, [235];
• requests for presents, [238], [239];
• entertains the Portuguese, [244], [260], [298];
• presents to Portuguese and Franks, [271], [273];
• letter to Diogo Lopez de Sequeira, [368], [374];
• writes to King of Portugal, [270], [274], [389], [400];
• writes to the Pope, [313];
• divides the inheritance of his mother, [304];
• territories of, [350]
• Priests’ orders, [57], [247]
• Prison, [335]

• Queen of Adea, [323], [325]
• Questions of Archbishop of Braga, and replies to them, [401–412]

• Red Sea fortresses, plans for, [204]
• Remedies, Ethiopian, [164]
• Royal message, mode of receiving, [59]
• —— umbrellas, [230]

• Sacramental bread, how made, [28]
• —— wine, substitute for, [412]
• Saints in Ethiopia, [208]
• —— lives of, [209]
• Salt, used as money, [99], [117]
• St. Peter’s See, claims of, [190], [191], [206]

• Teff, grain, [32], [102]
• Tigray, [74]
• Tigrimahom, [73], [93], [329]
• Torrent, sudden rise of, [113]
• Translation of remains of King Nahum, [257]
• Tribute, [94], [131], [321], [322], [324]

• Visit of Alvarez to the Abima, [245]
• —— Don Rodrigo to the Abima, [263–5]
• Voyage of the Embassy to India, [364]
• —— down the Indian Coast, [377]
• —— from India, [378–381]

• Wealth of Portuguese monasteries, [262]
• Wrestling, [216]

• Yearly baptism, [240]