74 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



king, inftead of levying an army againft tliem, thought the 

 proper way was to fend them a governor, who fliould di- 

 vide the intereft and llrength of the enemy. There was 

 then an uncle of Mihico remaining in exile at Dejan *, 

 whither he had been fent formerly into banilhment at the 

 inftance of his nephew, but he ftill preferved the command 

 of a fmall diftrid; called Bomo, as well as the good inclina- 

 tions of his own fubjc6ls of Gadai, who held his memory 

 in great veneration. The king, therefore, fent for this go- 

 vernor of Bomo, and, fetting before him the behaviour of 

 his nephew, he gave him the inveftiture of his government^ 

 ■with many prefents both ufeful and honourable ; and, ha- 

 ving ordered fome troops from Amhara to attend him, he 

 difmiiTed him, to punilh and expel his nephew from the 

 province of Gadai. 



The fair of Adel was nigh, and thither all the inhabitants 

 of Bali and Dawaro go. It was at this time the confpira- 

 tors of Hadea had agreed to fall upon the provinces ; while,, 

 probably, thofe at the fair liad been likewife deftined to cut 

 off the inliabitants which might be found there. To coun- 

 teract: thefe deligns, the king, by proclamation, cxprefsly 

 forbade any of the inhabitants of Bali or Dawaro to go to 

 tlie fair, but all to join the governor of Bomo, who no 

 fooncr prefented himfelf in his diilridf, than the people of 

 all ranks flocked to him and fubmitted. 



Mihico faw himfelf undone by this addrefs of the king, 

 0f which he was quite uninformed. He fled immediately 



with 



* One of the ftecp raouQtains ufed for pvifons. 



