that work, occupying five large volumes in quarto, and being fold for five guineas, but few individuals can afford to purchase it. In order, therefore, that the generality of readers might not be debarred from the perufal of a work, fraught with fo much entertaining and interefting information, I have been induced to write the following Narrative, extracted from thofe celebrated travels; and I flatter myself, that on a fair and candid perufal, I fhall appear to have brought into the compass of a fingle volume, every thing worthy the reader's attention that is to be met with in the original work. 1 S. $. Preface to the Third Edition. HE very flattering Succefs which has THE attended the firft and fecond Editionsof this Abridgment, irrefiftably calls for the warmeft acknowledgments of the Editor: and, to fhew how much he is imprefied with gratitude, has now added Six capital Engravings, five of which are taken from the most interesting Paffages in the Work; the other is a Head of the indefatigable Traveller, from an accurate Likeness, which has been carefully preferved. Notwithflanding thefe profufe embellifhments, which has confiderably increased the expence, the Editor has rejected every pecuniary motive, by affixing One Shilling only to the original Price: and having now united elegance with information, he fearlessly throws himself once more on the candour of the Public. Page MR. BRUCE fails from Sidon-Touches at Cyprus -Arrives at Alexandria-Sets out for RofettoEmbarks on the Nile-Arrives at Cairo-Procures Letters from the Bey and the Greek Patriarch-Vifits the Pyramids-Obfervations on their Conftruction-Leaves Cairo-Embarks on the Nile for Upper Egypt-Vifits Metrahenny and Mohannan-Leaves Metrahenny-Comes to the Island Holouan-Falfe PyramidsTheir Buildings and Sugar Canes-Ruins of Antipolis -Ruins at Afhmounein-Gowa Ruins-Dendera Magnificent Ruins-Arrives at Farfhout-Vifits Thebes-Luxor and Carnac-Large Ruins at Edfu and Efné-Arrives at Syene-Goes to fee the Cataract-Remarkable Tombs-The Situation of Syene-Sets out for Kenné-Croffes the Defert of the Thebaid-Vifits the Marble Mountains-Arrives at Coffeir on the Red Sea-Voyage to Jibbel Gumrud-Returns to Coffeir-Sails from Coffeir-Jaffateen Iflands-Arrives at Tor -Paffes the Elanitic Gulf-Sees Raddua-Arrives at Yambo-Arrives at Jidda-Polygamy -Sails from Konfsdah-Ras Heli, Boundary of Arabia Felix-Arrives at Loheia-Proceeds to the Straits of the Indian Ocean-Arrives thereReturns to Loheia-Sails for Mafuah--Troubled with a Ghoft-Arrives at Mafuah 17 BOOK BOOK II. Page OF the Indian and Arabian Trade in their ear- ANNALS of Abyffinia-Line of Solomon reftored under Icon Amlac-Quick Succeffion of Princes ---Amda Sion, licentious Beginning of this King's Reign, and his rigorous Conduct with the Monks of Debra Libanos-Saif Araad enjoys a peaceful Reign-Zara Jacob fends Ambaffadors from Jeru- falem to the Council of Florence-Boda Mariam receives much ill Ufage during the early Part of his Life-Nafd, his wife Conduct during his Reign-David III. an Infant, fucceeds to the |