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ting the treaty, gave the rebels an opportunity of aHcing 

 farther terms, and a fctclement was ipokcn of for the 

 king Hezekias, in ibme of the low provinces near Wal- 

 kayt. 



Welled de l'Oul, the queen's brother, a man in whom 

 the rebels had truft, feconded his filler's defire, and carried. 

 on the treaty, but from different motives ; it was his opinion, 

 that, to make peace with the rebels, leaving their party 

 unbroken, was to fpread the infetftion of rebellion all over 

 the kingdom ; and to let them keep their pojfts, was leaving 

 a fvvord in their hands to enable them to defend themfelves 

 on any future occafion. He therefore thought^ that, as the 

 king had Waragna now at his command, they fliould make 

 ufe of him to pluck up this rebellion by the roots, cut off all 

 the ringleaders, and difperfe the fa^Ttion ; but, in the mean 

 time, in order to be able to effed: this, they Ihould keep up 

 the appearance of being anxious for agreeing, in order to 

 lull the enemy alleep, till Waragna made his inilrucftions 

 and deiigns known to the king. 



From Wainarab, Waragna fent a meffenger to let the 

 king and queen know of his arrival ; and with him came 

 Arkiliidas, that no doubt might remain of. the truth of the 

 meffage. This officer told the king, that Waragna Hiould ad- 

 vance to Tedda, and offer the rebels battle there ; but if - 

 they retired (as he heard they intended) to Abra^ he would 

 follow them thither. He delired the king alfo to iffue his 

 orders to the feveral Shums to guard the roads, that as 

 few of the ringleaders of the rebels might efcape as poffi- 

 ble. 



