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weft of Gojam, efpecially the tribe called Libo. But this 

 campaign was rendered fruitlefs by the death of the king's 

 eldeft fon, KennafFer Chriftos, a young prince of great hopes, 

 efteemed both by the king and the people. He had an ex^ 

 cellent underftanding, and the moft affable manners poffir 

 ble, to thofe even whom he did not like ; was very fond of 

 the foldiers; merciful, generous, and liberal; and was 

 thought to be the favourite of the king his father, who 

 buried him with great pomp in the church of Debra Roma, , 

 built by king Ifaac, in tlie lake Tzana.. 



In the midft of this mourning, there came a very bloody 

 order* from the king. Hiftory barely tells us the fadl, but 

 does not affign any other reafon than the wanton manner in 

 which Gideon king of the Jews had endeavoured to difturb , 

 his reign and kingdom, which was thought a fufficient ex- 

 cufe for it. However this may be, the king gave orders to 

 Kafmati JuKus, Kafmati Welled Hawaryat, Billetana Gueta 

 Jonael, and Fit-Auraris Hofannah, to extirpate all the Falar 

 iha that were in Foggora, Janfakara, and Bagenarwe, to the 

 borders of Samen ; alfo all that were in Bagla, and in all the 

 diftrifts under their command, wherever they could find 

 them ; and very few of thena efcaped, excepting fome who - 

 fled with Phineas. 



In this maflacre, which was a very general one, and execu^ 

 ted very fuddenly, fell Gideon king of that people ; a man of 

 great reputation, not only among his fubje6ls, but througlx- 

 out all Abyffmia, reputed alfo immenfely rich. His trea- 



fures, 



* It was pi obably part of the fruits of the new religion, and the work of his new religtou? 

 advifers. 



