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and driving off a number of the inhabitanrs into flavery. 

 The king, rjeceffarily engaged at a diilance, fuffered thefe 

 injuries with a degree of impatience ; and, after having pro- 

 vided for the fecurity of the feveral countries immediarely 

 near him, he marched with his army directly for Woggora^ 

 committing every degree of excefs in his march, in order to 

 provoke the Falaflia to defcend from their heights and of- 

 fer him battle. 



A FRUGAL oeconomical people, fuch as the Jews are, could 

 not bear to fee their cattle and crops deftroyed in fo wanton 

 a manner before their very faces. They came, therefore,^ 

 down in immenfe numbers to attack the king, one of 

 the moft excellent generals Abyffmia ever had, at the liead 

 of a fmall, but veteran army. Geflien, brother of the fa- 

 mous Gideon, was then king of the Jews, and commanded 

 the army of his countrymen. The battle was fought on 

 the plain of Woggora on the 19th of January 1594, with the 

 fuccefs that was to be expetfted. Four thoufand of the Jew- 

 ifh army were ilain upon the fpot ; and, among them, Ge- 

 flien, their unfortunate king and leader. 



After this vicStory, Sertza Denghel marched his army in- 

 to Kuara, through the country where the Jews had many 

 ilrong-holds, and received everywhere their fubmiflion. 

 Then turning to the left, he came through the country of 

 the Shangalla, called Woombarea, and fo to that of the A- 

 gows. There he heard that new troubles were meditating 

 in Damot ; but the inhabitants of that province were not yet 

 ripe enough to break out into open rebellion. 



v.. ii.ff That. 



