... III. _Of the Empire of Melli, and some curious particulars of the Salt Trade: Of the Trade in Gold: Of the,Azanhaji; and concerning swarms of Locusts_.The empire of Melli, of which some mention ... others.From Puerto Santo, which was discovered twenty-seven years before, we sailed on the 28 th of March, andcame the same day to Monchrico or Machico, one of the ports of the island of Madeira, ... distance between Tombuctu and Melli ought tobe about 420 miles. Of Melli we have no traces in our modern maps, but it may possibly be referred to Malel,the apparent capital of Lamlem; see Pinkert....