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^amc, and, marching through Mairfl.a, he cioim d the Nile, 

 xbr the fccond tunc, at Gout to, above the iirll cataract. 



The morning of the 3d of May, the fixth day of forced 

 marches, without having encamped the w^hole way, he en- 

 tered Zeep-am at the head of his army. He found the 

 country in perfect fecurity, both people and cattle below 011 

 the plains and in the villages ; and having put all to ilic 

 fword who tirft oflered themfelves, and the principal of the 

 confpirators being taken prifoners, he fold their wives and 

 children at a public auction for flaves to the higheft bidder. 

 He then took the principal men among them along with 

 him for fecurity for paying fix years tribute which they 

 were in arrears, fined them 6000 oxen, which he ordered to 

 be delivered upon the fpot ; and then collecting his army, 

 lie fent to the chiefs of Damot to meet him before he en- 

 tered their territory, and to bring fecurity with them for the 

 fine he intended to lay upon them, otherwife he would 

 dellroy their country with fire and fword ; and he advanced 

 the fame day to Aflba, fouth of the fources of the Nile, di- 

 vided only from Damot by the ridge of mountains of Amid . 

 Amid. 



The people of Damot, inhabiting an open level country 

 without defence, had no choice but to throw themfelves on 

 the king's mercy, who fined them 50,0 ounces of gold and 

 100 oxen, and took the principal people with him in irons 

 as hoftages. 



He then returned, leaving the fources of the Nile on his. 

 right, through Dengui, Fagitta, and Arooii ; crofl'ed the river 

 Kelti, having the Agow and Atchelicr on iiis left, and re- 



tunied": 



