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Gojam, appearing anywhere in force to Hop the defolation of 

 their country. The whole traft between Narea and the Nile 

 was now cleared of enemies, and a number of priefts at 

 that time fent to revive drooping Chriilianity in thofe parts. 



In the year 1617, a league was again made among the 

 Boren Galla, that part of them fliould invade Gojam, while 

 the others (namely the Marawa) fliould enter Begemder. 

 Upon hearing this, the king in hafte marched to Begemder, 

 that he might be ready in cafe of need to afTift Tigre. He 

 then fixed his head-quarters at Shima, but from this he 

 Ipeedily removed ; and, palling Emfras, came to Dobit, a 

 favourite relidence of the emperor Jacob, where he held 

 a council to determine which of the two provinces he fliould 

 arft afllft. 



It was the general opinion of his officers, that to march 

 at that time of the year into Tigre by Begemder, was to de- 

 ftroy the army, and diflrefs both provinces ; that an army, 

 well provided with horfe, was necelTary for adling with fuc- 

 cefs againft the Galla, and that, in effeft, though the royal 

 army at prefent was fo appointed, yet there was no grafs at 

 that time of the year in all that march for the fubfiftence 

 of the cavalry, and very little water for the ufe of man or 

 beafl, an inconvenience the Galla themfelves mufl experi- 

 ence if they attempted an invafion that way. It was, more- 

 over, urged, that, if the king fliould march through Wog- 

 gora and Lamalmon, they might get more food for their 

 beads, and water too ; but then they would throw tliem- 

 felves far from the place v/licre the Galla had entered, and 

 would be obliged to fall into the former road, with the in- 

 convenlencics already flated. The confequence of this de- 

 liberation 



