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This prince of the Arabs, Nile Wed Ageeb, embraced the 

 offer of the king of Abyffinia very readily ; and a treaty was 

 accordingly made between Socinios and him, and a territory 

 in Abyffmia granted him on the frontiers, to which he could 

 retire in fafety, as often as his affairs were embroiled with 

 the flate of Sennaar. 



It happened foon after this, that Alico, a Mahometan, 

 governor of the Mazaga for Socinios, that is, of Nara and Ras 

 el Feel, a low country, as the name imports, of black earth, 

 revolted from his mafter, and fled to Sennaar, carrying with 

 him a number of the king's horfes. Socinios made his 

 complaint to the king of Sennaar, who took no notice of ir, 

 neither returned any anfwer, which exafperated Socinios fo. 

 much that it produced the prefent expedition, and was a 

 caufe of much bloodlhed, and of a war which, at leaft in 

 intention, lalls to this day between the two kingdoms. 



Wed Ageeb, upon Socinios's firll fummons, came to 

 Gunke, his head-quarters, attended by a number of troops, 

 and fome of the bell horfc in Atbara. Upon his entering 

 the king's tent, he proflrated himfelf, (as is the Abyffinian 

 Guftom) acknowledged himfelf the king's vaffal, and brought 

 prefents with him to a very confiderable value. Socinios 

 received him with great marks of diilincftion and kindnefs> 

 He decorated him with a chain and bracelets of gold, and 

 s^ave him a dagger of exquifite workmanfhip, mounted with 

 the fame metal ; clothed him in filk and damailsi after the 

 Abyffmian fafhion, and confirmed the ancient treaty with 

 him. The fruit of all tliis was prefently feen ; the king and 

 his new ally fell fuddenly upon Serke, put all the male in- 

 habitants to the fv/ord, fold the women and children as 



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