46 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



It was fcarcely day when the Moors prefented themfelves ; 

 bill, far from furprifing the Abyffinians buried in fleep, they 

 found the king with his army ranged in battle, who, with- 

 out giving them time to recover from their furprife, attack- 

 ed them in perfon with great fury ; and fmghng out Der- 

 dar, brother to Hak-eddin, animating his men before the 

 ranks, he flruck him fo violently with his lance that he 

 fell dead amon'g his horfe's feet, in the fight of both armies ; 

 whihl the Abyllinian troops pre fling every where brifkly 

 forward, the Moors took to flight, and were purfued with 

 great flaughter into the woods and faftnefl!es. 



After this vi(5lory, the king ordered his troops to build 

 huts for themfelves, at leafl: fuch as could not find houfes 

 ready built. He ordered, likewife, a great traift of land 

 contiguous to be plowed and fown, meaning to intimate, 

 that his intention was to flay there with his ai'my all the 

 rainy feafon. 



The Mahometans, from this meafure, if it fliould be car- 

 ried into execution, faw nothing but total extirpation be- 

 fore their eyes ; they, therefore, with one confent, fubmitted 

 to the tribute impofed upon them ; and the king having 

 removed Hak-eddin, placed his brother Saber-eddin in his 

 fl;ead, and the rainy feafon being now begun, difmiflTed 

 his army, and returned to Tegulat in Shoa. 



Though the perfonal gallantry of the king was a quality 

 fuflicient of itfelf to make him a favourite of the foldiers, his 

 liberality was not lefs ; all the plunder got by his troops in 

 the field was faithfully divided among thofe who had 

 fought for him ; nor did he ever pretend to a fhare him- 

 3 felf; 



