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At this time Ofman of Dawaro, Jonadab, Kefla, Youfef, 

 and other rebel Abyffinians, part of Ammer's army, one of 

 Gragne's generals, furpriled the king's eldeft fon, Vicftor, go- 

 ing to join his father the 7th day of March ; flew him, and 

 difperfed his army. Three days after, the king himfelf came 

 to adlion, with Ammer at Zaat in Waag, but he was there 

 again beaten, and his yotmgell fon Menas was taken pri- 

 foner. The king had fcarcc now an attendant, and, being 

 almoft alone, he took refuge among the rocks and bufhes 

 in a high mountain called I'fakm^ in the diftri(5t of Tfalamet. 

 But he had not remained above a day there, when he was 

 followed byjoram, (rebel-mafter of that diftri(5t) and narrow- 

 ly efcaped being taken as he was crofling the Tacazze on 

 foot and alone ; whence he took refuge on mount Tabor, a 

 very'high mountain in Sire, and there he paffed the winter. 



The amazing fpirit and conflancy of the king, who a- 

 lone feemed not to forfake the caufe of his kingdom, who 

 now, without children or army, ftill fmgly, made war for 

 the liberty of his country, alloniflied all Abyilinia as well 

 friends as enemies. Every veteran foldier, therefore, that 

 could efcapc the fmall parties of the Moors which fiUTound- 

 cd the king, joined him at Tabor, and he was again at the 

 head of a very fmall, but brave body of troops, though it 

 was fcarccly known in what part of the kingdom he was 

 hid. When Achmet-eddin, lieutenant of Ammer, pafibd 

 through Sire, loaded wath the fpoils of the churches and 

 towns he had plundered, the king, finding him within his 

 reach, dcficndcd from the moimtain, and, by a fuddea 

 march, furpriled and llow hilft with his own hand, leaving 

 the greaiell part of his arniy dead on the field. After which 

 li£ .diHributcd tlie b^Ocy an.on^ his final! army. 



. Ammer, 



