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bxit, perhaps, if the circum (lances of the times were fully 

 known, he may have been a wife one. 



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Y A S O U S L 



From 1680 to 1704. 



BrilUatit Expedition vf the King to Wechne — Var'ous Campaigns agalnji 

 the Agows and Galla — Comet appears — Expedition agalnji Zeegam 

 and the Eajlern Shangalla — Poncet's Journey — Murafs Enibajfy — 

 DuRotdes Embajy — Bu Roule ajfajftnated at Sennaar — The King Is 

 ajfajfinated, 



YASOUS fucceeded his father Hanncs with the approba- 

 tion of the whole kingdom. He had, as Vv-e have feen, 

 twice in Hannes's life-time abfconded from the palace ; 

 and this was interpreted as implying an impatience to reign„ 

 But I rather think the caufe was a difference of manners, 

 iiis father being extremely bigotted, fordid, and covetous ; 

 for he never, in thofe clopem-cnts, pretended to make a p^r- 

 ty contrary to his father's interefl, nor ihewed the leaft in- 

 clination to give either the army or the people a favourable 

 imprcllion of himfelf, to the difadvantage of the king. 

 There was, befides, a difference in religious principles. Ya- 

 fous had a great prediledlion for the monks of Debra Li- 

 VoL. XL 3 ^ banos. 



