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Many of the principal people about the king advifed 

 him to put thefe turbulent people in irons, for daring to 

 come into his prefence without leave. But Yafous was con- 

 tented to remand each to the place of his banifliment from 

 whence he came. He then removed from Dek to Ibaba, on 

 the loth of January, the journey being no more than two 

 eafy days ; but, whether it was that the Galla did not in- 

 tend another invafion, or whether they were overawed by 

 the king's preparations and prefence, and did not think 

 themfelves fafe even in their own country, none of them 

 this year palled the Nile, or gave any uneafmefs either to 

 Gojam or Damot. 



Though the whole nation believed that the king's atten- 

 tion was entirely engaged in the various expeditions againft 

 the Galla and Shangalla, which he executed with fo much 

 diligence and fuccefs, yet there was ftill a principal object 

 fuperior to all thefe, which remained a fecret in his own 

 breaft, after the parties concerned had abfolutely forgot it. 

 All his campaigns againft the Shangalla were only defigned 

 to lull afleep thofe he confidered as his principal enemies, 

 that he might make the blow he aimed at them more cer- 

 tain and efFedlual. 



Six years had now pafled fmce the Agows, and particu- 

 larly the moft powerful tribe of them, the Zeegam, had, with 

 thofe of Damot and the Galla, confpired to put the crown 

 upon the head of the rebel prince Ifliac, who had loft his 

 life in the engagement which followed on the other fide of 

 the Nile. It will be remembered alfo, that the country of 

 the Agows is in general open, full of rich plains, abundant- 

 ly watered by variety of fine ftreams ; in other parts, gentle 

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