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flaves, and burned the town to the ground. The fame they 

 did to every inhabited place on that fide of the frontier, well 

 to Fazuclo. After which, the king, having fent a farcaftic 

 comphment to Baady, returned to Dancaz, taking Wed Ageeb 

 with him. 



SociNios had only ravaged the frontier of the kingdom 

 of Sennaar to the weftward, from Serkc towards Fazuclo. 

 This was but a part of the large fcheme of vengeance he 

 had refolved to execute progrelTively from Serke, in repara- 

 tion of the affront he had received from the king of the 

 Fiuige. But he delegated what remained to the two princes 

 his fons, and to the governor of Tigre. 



Welled Hawaryat, at the head of the Koccob horfe,, 

 and another body of cavalry reckoned equal in valour,, 

 called Mala, and the greateft part of the king's houfehold 

 troops, were ordered to fall upon that part of the frontier 

 of Sennaar which the king had left from Serkc eailward. 

 Melca Chriflos, with the horfe of Sire and Samen, was ap- 

 pointed to attack the frontier flill farther eart, oppofite to the 

 province of Sire Tecla Georgis, governor of Tigre, was 

 dire(5led to lay wafle that part of the kingdom of Sennaar 

 bordering upon the frontiers of his province. 



The whole of this expedition fucceeded to a wifli ; only 

 Melea Chriilos, in palling through the country of Shangal- 

 la, was met by a large army of that people, who, thinking 

 the expedition intended againft them, had attacked him 

 in his paffage, with fome appearance of advantage ; but 

 by his own exertions, and thofe of his troops alarmed at 

 their prince's danger, he not only extricated himfeif from 



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