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The Galla, who fought but a pretence for invading 

 Abyffinia, readily embraced this opportunity, and fwarmed 

 to him on all fides. His army, in a very fhort time, was 

 exceedingly numerous, and the Agows and all Damot were 

 ready to join him when he fliould repafs the Nile. This 

 revolt was indeed likely to have proved general, but for the 

 adivity and diligence of the king, who, on the firft intelli- 

 gence, put himfelf fo fuddenly in motion that he was 

 on the banks of the Nile before the Galla on the one fide 

 were ready for their jundion with the confederates on the 

 Other. 



The king's prefence impofed upon the Agows and the. 

 rebels of Damot, fo that they let him pafs quietly over the 

 Nile into the country of the Galla, hoping that, as their 

 defigns were not difcovcred, he might again return througlx 

 their country in peace if victorious over the Galla ; but, i£ 

 he was beaten, they tlicn were ready to intercept him. 



But the Galla, who expeded that they would have had 

 to fight with an army already fatigued and half-iuined by 

 an aaion with the Agows on the other fide of the river, no 

 looner faw it pafs the Nile unmolelled in full force, than; 

 they began to think how far it was from their intcreft to make 

 their country a feat of war, when fo little profit was to be 

 expefted. On the approach, therefore, of the king's army, 

 many of them deferted to it, and made their peace with 

 him. Tlie few that remained faithful to Ifaac were dif-^ 

 perfed after very little refiflancc ; and he himfelf being ta- 

 ken prifoner, and brought before the king, was given up 

 ^Q. the foldiers, who put him to death in his prefence. On 



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