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The king, though perfedlly informed of the part that 

 the whole province of Damot had taken in the rebelhon of 

 Ifaac, as alfo great part of the Agows, but moft of all that 

 tribe called Zeegam, yet had fo well difTembled, that moft 

 of them believed he was ignorant of their fault, and all of 

 them, that he had no thoughts of punifhing them, for he 

 had returned through Damot, after the defeat of Ifaac^ 

 vvithouf {hev/ing any mark of anger, or fuiFering his troops 

 to commit the fmalieft hoftility. He now pafTed in the 

 fame peaceable manner through the country of Zeegam, 

 intending to attack the Shangalla of Geefa and Wum- 

 barea. 



These two tribes are little known. Like the other Shan- 

 galla they are Pagans, but worlhip the Nile and a certaia 

 tree, and have a language peculiar to themfelves. They 

 are woolly- headed, and of the deepeft black ; very tall and 

 llrong, ftraighter and better-made about the legs and joints 

 than the other blacks ; their foreheads narrow, their cheek- 

 bones high, their nofes flat, with wide mouths, and very 

 fmall eyes. With all this they have an air of chearfulnefs 

 and gaiety which renders them more agreeable than other 

 blacks. Their women are very amorous, and fell at a much 

 greater price than other blacks'of the fex. 



This country is bounded on the fouth by Metchakel ; on 

 tlie weft by the Nile; the eaft by Scrako, part of Guefgue 

 and Kuara; and, on the north, by Belay, Cuba, and the Ha- 

 midge * of Scnnaar. They make very frequent inroads, 



and 



* A name of Uie Llack Pagans bordering on Scniiaiir to the fouth-vv^ft. 



